HP-UX 11i September 2002 Release Notes

I/0 and Networking Cards
Network Drivers
Chapter 7
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For information on installing and configuring the Gigabit Ethernet, see PCI 1000Base-T
and 1000Base-SX Quick Installation and Configuration Guide (for A6794A, A6825A, and
A6847A) or PCI 1000Base-T and HSC/PCI 1000Base-SX Quick Installation (for
A4942/5/6A and A4929A) available in the /opt/networkdocs directory and at
http://docs.hp.com.
The following release notes are also located in the /opt/networkdocs directory:
• gigether_relno.pdf
• gigether-01_relno.pdf
Beginning with the June 2002 release, Gigabit Ethernet release notes are also available
on the Instant Information CD and at http://docs.hp.com.
Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver
new for
December 2001
Now available is the new 2Gb, single port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter. The A6795A
PCI Tachyon XL2 adapter operates at bus speeds of up to 66 MHz with 64 bits bus width
and can transfer data at a 1Gb or 2Gb transfer rate. The adapter has auto-speed
negotiation that enables it to negotiate for the highest speed (1Gb or 2Gb) that is
common to the port and to the infrastructure connecting the port. Using the fcmsutil
diagnostic tool, you can display link speed and Vital Product Data (VPD) information
programmed on the adapter.
The A6795A adapter operates on the following platforms running HP-UX 11.00, 11i, or
later Operating Environments:
• A400, A500, L-class, N-class, and Superdome servers
• J6000 workstations
The A6795A adapter will support all of the fabric topologies currently supported by the
existing Tachlite adapter. Boot support for the first release will be only on the N- and
L-class systems.
Summary of Changes
• As of December 2001, the HP-UX 11i Fibre Channel driver version is B.11.11.09.
Although this driver is pre-installed with each of the HP-UX Operating
Environments, you can also obtain it from the December 2001 application release
CD. The Fibre Channel 11i driver is a common driver for the following Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapters:
— A5158A PCI 1Gb Tachyon TL adapter
— A6684A HSC Tachlite adapter
— A6685A HSC Tachlite adapter
— A6795A PCI 2Gb Tachyon XL2 adapter
• HP has created a new Fibre Channel Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA)
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API). The SNIA HBA
API is a C library interface that provides both a common HBA API library for all
HP-UX HBA vendors and a vendor-specific API library for HP’s Tachyon/Tachlite