HP-UX 11i Version 2 Release Notes (October 2003)

Workstation- and Server-Specific Information
Selectable Network Drivers
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Impact
You can now connect to FDDI networks from your Itanium-based system.
Compatibility
Earlier versions of the lanscan and lanadmin binaries do not work on HP-UX 11i v2
because they depend on the lanscan and lanadmin shared libraries.
Performance
There are no performance issues.
Documentation
For further information, see Installing and Administering HP9000 PCI FDDI (product
number J3626-90032), available at
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/netcom/index.html#FDDI/9000.
Obsolescence
The lanscan and lanadmin shared libraries and their corresponding catalog files have
been obsoleted.
Selectable Network Drivers
The following sections describe network drivers and devices that are selected during
installation rather than automatically installed.
ATM-00
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), ATM-00, product supports Classical IP and Lan
Emulation over ATM protocols. ATM-00 software is compliant with UNI 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0
versions of ATM Signaling.
All the supported ATM adapters work with MC/ServiceGuard to provide local and
remote recovery high availability features. ATM adapters also support Online Addition
and Replacement (OLAR) of PCI cards.
Summary of Change
The ATM networking solution is now available on enterprise Itanium-based platforms.
Only the ATM adapter A5513A (155Mbps MMF) is supported on Itanium-based
platforms.
Impact
There are no impacts.
Compatibility
There are no compatibility issues.