HP-UX 11i Version 2 June 2007 Release Notes

Hardware-Specific Information
Selectable Networking Drivers
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Impact
PCI Express (PCIe) technology is now enabled on HP-UX 11i v2 to support PCIe
dual-port cards.
For the most up-to-date information on what is changed from one release to the next, see
the IEther-00 driver’s release history. It is located on http://docs.hp.com under I/O
Cards and Networking Software and then under 1000Base-T and 1000Base-SX
(Gigabit Ethernet). For information about supported cards, see the HP-UX Ethernet
Driver Support Matrix, available at the same location.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no known performance issues.
Documentation
Additional documentation is available on http://www.docs.hp.com (navigate to I/O
Cards and Networking Software, then to 1000Base-T and 1000Base-SX (Gigabit
Ethernet)). For information about supported cards, see the HP-UX Ethernet Driver
Support Matrix, available at the same location.
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Selectable Networking Drivers
This release includes changes to the following selectable networking drivers. “Selectable”
means that the drivers are not automatically installed, but can be 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.
10GigEthr-00
The 10GigEthr-00 bundle supplies the ixgbe driver.