HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

I/0 and Networking Cards

Network Drivers (new at 11i original release)

Chapter 5

NOTE Refer to “Managing PCI Cards with OLA.R” in the Conﬁguring HP-UX for Peripherals

manual for information on doing online addition and replacement of any Gigabit

Ethernet cards.

The HSC card is for use on D-, K-, and R-Class servers running HP-UX 10.20, 11.0 and

HP-UX 11i, with the following exceptions: The A4925A HSC 1000Base-SX card is not

supported on the D210, D220, D230, D310, D320, and D330 systems.

The A4925A card is supported on the D250, D260, D270, D280, D350, D360, D370, D380,

D390, R380, and R390 systems.

Please check with your HP representative for a deﬁnitive list of HSC card-supported

systems.

Compatibility Issues

• The Gigabit Ethernet LAN software is for use with only the following protocols:

TCP/IP, ARPA, and NFS

• The HSC and PCI 1000Base-SX/9000 cards operate only at 1000 Mbps. They do not

interoperate with 100Base-FX cards.

• The PCI 1000Base-T card operates at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps. Only full-duplex mode is

supported at 1000 Mbps. The PCI 1000Base-T card and link partner (for example, a

switch) must be set to autonegotiation to run at 1000Mbps.

• If using Jumbo Ethernet frames, ensure that all switches in the data path support

the Jumbo frame size and that both ends of the connection support Jumbo frames.

The 1000Base-T card supports Jumbo frames only at 1000 Mbps.

• On A180, B132, B132L, B160, B160L, B180, and B180L platforms running HP-UX

10.20, only one Gigabit Ethernet adapter is supported. (HP-UX 11.0 on these

workstations supports multiple adapters.)

• MC/ServiceGuard is not supported on A-180 servers running HP-UX 10.20.

Documentation Changes

The following document is new:

• PCI 1000Base-T and HSC/PCI 1000Base-SX/9000 (Gigabit Ethernet) Release Notes

Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver (updated for September 2001)

The HP-UX 11i Tachlite driver has been updated with a new patch. This patch updates

the driver to version B.11.11.07 for both PCU and HSC Tachlite adapters. Both PCI and

HSC share a common driver for 11i as of AR0601 (B.11.11.06). To get the latest ﬁxes, you

should install the following driver patch and FCMS dependency patch:

PHSS_24121 or later (Tachlite Driver B.11.11.07)

PHKL_23636 or later (FCMS)

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.