HP-UX 11i Version 2 December 2007 Release Notes

iLO/vMedia devices nor is it available in the runtime kernel once the system has been installed
from media.
IMPORTANT: Starting with this release, the USB Bulk-Only Mass Storage driver will be installed
and configured by default on any system which has a USB host controller present at the time of
install—whether or not there is a USB mass storage device present. Previously, the Mass Storage
driver was only configured if a USB mass storage device was present at install time. This led to
confusion for customers who did not have such a device present at install time but later added
one (e.g., a supported keychain device). Now, such a supported device added later will work
immediately without further administrative action. The USB mass storage capability can be
disabled if desired for security or other reasons by deconfiguring it from the kernel using the
kcmodule command.
Additionally, several defects have been fixed.
Impact
The USB experience should be of higher quality - with less problems. The operating system install
from local USB devices will be faster.
Compatibility
This USB product is not compatible with any application that accesses human interface devices
(HID) through the legacy HID device special files in /dev/hid. Instead, applications should
use the mouse and keyboard device special files provided in /dev/deviceFileSystem
(/dev/deviceFileSystem/keyboardMux for keyboards attached to the USB and
/dev/deviceFileSystem/mouseMux for mice attached to the USB).
Performance
Installs from local USB devices will be faster.
Documentation
For further information about the USB product, see the USB READMEs in
/var/adm/sw/products.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Default-Installed Mass Storage Drivers
This release includes changes to the following default-installed mass storage driver.
“Default-installed” means that drivers are automatically selected for installation, but can be
de-selected during installation.
For the most current information on supported I/O cards, see the set of Support Matrixes available
on the I/O Cards and Networking Software Web page at
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html. At the top of the page, click the link for the
card technology you are interested in, then scroll down to the Support Matrixes heading. If a
support matrix for your card technology is unavailable, check the card’s user guide or release
notes.
FibrChanl-02 (Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2)
FibrChanl-02 (Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2) is the Fibre Channel
product that contains the fclp driver, which is used by the Fibre Channel HBAs.
Default-Installed Mass Storage Drivers 99