HP-UX 11i March 2002 Release Notes

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I/0 and Networking Cards

Network Drivers

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same time. The intended users of this API are programmers who want to create

applications for managing SANs networks.

• As of December 2001, you can use the HSC Tachlite adapters (A6684A and A6685A)

on the following additional platforms:

— D320

— D330

— D220

— D230

The HSC Tachlite adapters (A6684A and A6685A) will also support boot on K260,

K360, K460, D390, R390, K370, K570, and K580.

• Changes have also been made to the Fibre Channel online diagnostic tool, fcmsutil,

to support the A6795A adapter. When you use the command, fcmsutil/dev/tdx

(where x is the number assigned to the adapter), the following additional information

will display:

— Link Speed (1Gb or 2Gb)

— Dino Present on Card

— Maximum Frame Size

— Driver Version

By using the command, fcmsutil/dev/tdx vpd, you can display Vital Product Data

(VPD) information on the adapter. This information includes the following:

— Product description

— Part number

— Engineering date code

— Part serial number

— Miscellaneous information

— Manufacturing date

— Check sum

— EFI version

— Asset Tag

Documentation

Effective December 2001, the following documents (available at

http://www.docs.hp.com) have changed or have been added:

• Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Manual

• HP Fibre Channel Fabric Migration Guide

• HP FC SNIA HBA API Programmer’s Guide (new)

• fcmsutil (1M) manpage

updated for

September 2001

The Tachlite driver enables the HSC Tachlite adapters (A6684A and A6685A), used in

the K-, R- and D-Class servers, to have the same fabric capabilities as the PCI Tachlite

adapter.

For a current list of driver versions, go to the ITRC web site, http://itrc.hp.com.

Click navigate knowledge trees and response center FAQs. After logging in (if necessary),

scroll to the Hardware area and navigate the links to networks/mass storage

connectivity/ﬁbre channel/technical support. Once you are on the Fibre Channel page,

select the Tachlite driver table in the “at a glance” box.