HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes

What’s New at a Glance

What’s New in the Initial HP-UX 11i v2 Release?

Chapter 3

What’s New in the Initial 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 it strongly recommended that you consult the

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

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: /opt/clic/bin/clic_ping utility not available in HP-UX 11i v2.

— INTL100: Required for HP Integrity rx5670 and rx2600 servers, 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.

• Instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) 6.0: Now always-installed and supported on HP

Integrity Superdome, HP Integrity rx7620 and rx8620.

1. The following summaries refer to the initial (October 2003) HP-UX 11i Version 2

Release Notes.