HP-UX 11i Version 2 May 2005 Release Notes

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Selectable Networking Drivers
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10GigEthr-00 (10 Gigabit Ethernet)
The 10GigEthr-00 bundle supplies the ixgbe driver, version B.11.23.03, which supports
the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet card.
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet (ixgbe) driver is delivered as a selectable product in the May
2005 update of HP-UX 11i v2. In addition, you can obtain an HP-UX 11i v2-based copy of
the driver at http://software.hp.com under “Internet ready and networking.”
Summary of Change
The 10GigEthr-00 bundle is new with the May 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v2.
Impact
The 10GigEthr-00 bundle adds support for the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet
card.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no known performance issues.
Documentation
The AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide is available online at
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#10%20Gigabit%20Ethernet.
For more information about the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet card (such as a
current list of supported systems and switches that work well with this product), please
go to the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com/products1/unixserverconnectivity
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
a. In addition to currently supported cards, the swlist report may contain the product numbers of
cards that have been “pre-enabled,” but have not been released yet. Cards released after the
publication of this document may be supported but not shown in this table.
b. A5483A and A5515A supported only on HP 9000 Superdome, 64-bit A-Class, L-Class, and N-Class
servers.