HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes

What is New at a Glance

What is New in the Initial (October 2003) HP-UX 11i v2 Release?

Chapter 3

What is New in the Initial (October 2003) HP-UX 11i v2

Release?

The following summaries pertain to the initial HP-UX 11i v2 release (October 2003). For

further information, see the indicated chapters in the initial HP-UX 11i Version 2

Release Notes, available in its most current version at http://www.docs.hp.com.

The following is not an exhaustive list, so HP strongly recommends that you consult the

initial HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes for information that is not included here.

Initial Release Notes, Chapter 3: “Workstation/Server Specific Information”

• Always-installed Network Drivers:

— 100Base-T Driver, btlan: Updated to support interrupt migration and OLAR on

Itanium-based platforms.

— 1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet): GigEther-01 supported and IEther-00

introduced. 1024~9000 MTU supported.

— PCI FDDI: Enhanced to provide FDDI network connectivity for Itanium-based

platforms.

• Mass Storage Drivers:

— Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver: Updated to support interrupt migration and

OLAR.

— SCSI Drivers: Support limited to PCI cards. New cards A5149A and A5838A

supported, with limitations. HVD cards A4800A, A5159A, and A5159B not

supported. OLAR of A6828A and A6869A cards supported. Interrupt migration

supported.

• Selectable Network Drivers:

— ATM Networking Solution: Now available on Itanium-based platforms. Only

ATM adapter A5513A supported.

—HyperFabric: The/opt/clic/bin/clic_probe has superseded the

/opt/clic/bin/clic_ping utility.

— INTL100: Required for HP Integrity rx2600 server, as well as HP zx6000

workstation. A6792A add-on card not supported on HP-UX 11i v2.

— Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR): New olrad command provides

critical resource analysis routines. New hotplugd daemon provides Doorbells

capability. The rad command deprecated.

— PCI Mux Networking Solution, TermIO-00: Now available on Itanium-based

platforms.

— PCI Token Ring Networking Solution: Now available Itanium-based platforms.

• ATI FireGL X1 and ATI FireGL Z1: Provide compatibility with, and performance

increase from, ATI FireGL4 card. Appropriate drivers shipped with the products.

1. This release is supported on Itanium-based systems. It is not supported on PA-RISC systems.