HP-UX 11i September 2003 Release Notes

I/0 and Networking Cards
Network Drivers
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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 at http://docs.hp.com.
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 fcd Driver
new for September
2003
The A6826A is a dual port 2Gb-capable adapter that operates in PCI 33MHz/66Mhz and
PCI-X 66Mhz/100Mhz/133Mhz bus speeds with a 64-bit bus width. FibrChanl-01
contains the driver (fcd) for the Dual Port Fibre Channel adapter A6826A.
FibrChanl-01 is always-installed.
Documentation
For more information on the A6826A Dual Port Fibre Channel adapter, see the HP Fibre
Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide located at http://www.docs.hp.com,
under “Networking and Communications.”
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