HP-UX 11i September 2005 Release Notes

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Hardware Enablement
Chapter 4
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•The HWEnable11i bundle provides updated patches for new tape units and current
SCSI I/O adapters.
• The ATI FireGL X3 graphics card is now fully supported for c8000 workstation
models.
• The following HP-UX 11i v1 I/O driver bundles have been updated on the September
2005 HP-UX OE media:
— 10GigEthr-00 (ixgbe driver): Adds support for the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit
Ethernet card.
1
— FibrChanl-01 (fcd driver): Updated to incorporate defect fixes
— GigEther-01 (igelan driver): Updated to support AB465A PCI-X Multifunction
2-Port 2Gb FC / 2-Port 1000Base-T Adapter
2
— IEther-00 (iether driver): Updated to support AB290A PCI-X 2-Port U320
SCSI / 2-Port 1000Base-T Adapter and AB545A PCI-X 4-Port 1000Base-T
Adapter
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— RAID-01 (ciss driver): Updated to incorporate defect fixes
Impact
Each release of the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environment (OE) media provides the
cumulative changes in patches and bundles for support of legacy and new hardware.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no known performance issues.
Documentation
• Other sections in this document provide additional information:
— Supported Systems (see page 80)
— Graphics and Technical Computing Software (see page 66)
— Networking and Mass Storage Drivers (see page 70)
— Ignite-UX (see page 116)
— Online Diagnostics (see page 117)
• For information about the HWEnable11i bundle, refer to the Hardware Enablement
Bundle README file, delivered in the bundle.
1. The HWEnable11i bundle includes the patch, PHNE_32396, which is also required
for installation of the 10GigEthr-00 bundle.
2. For information about other changes to these drivers, see “GigEther-00,
GigEther-01, and IEther-00 (Gigabit Ethernet)” on page 73.