HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide, February 2007

Chapter 3
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
fcmsutil
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BIOS version : 01.04
FCODE version : 01.08
Asset Tag : NA
Example 3-3 shows the VPD information from the AB379A:
Example 3-3 Sample VPD information, AB379A Adapter
#fcmsutil /dev/fcd1 vpd
V I T A L P R O D U C T D A T A
--------- ------------- -------
Product Description : HP PCI-X 2.0 Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA
Part number : AB379-60001
Engineering Date Code : A-4602
Part Serial number : US00016362
Misc. Information : PW=15W;PCI=66MHZ;PCI-X=266MHZ
Mfd. Date : 4602
Mfd. ID : FC2410401-10 04
Check Sum : 0xc5
EFI version : 01.01
ROM Firmware version : 04.00.70
BIOS version : 01.06
FCODE version : 01.12
Asset Tag : NA
Auto-Speed Negotiation
The A6826A, A9782A, A9784A and AB465A adapters are capable of transferring data at 1 Gb or 2 Gb per
second. The AB378A, AB378B, AB379A, and AB379B are capable of 1 Gb, 2 Gb or 4 Gb per second. The
adapters automatically negotiate to find the highest speed common to the port and the infrastructure
connecting the port. Each port on dual port adapters negotiates speed independently.
To display the link speed along with other existing adapter information, enter the following command:
fcmsutil
<device_filename>
Once the adapter has negotiated a transfer speed, it does not attempt to negotiate again unless a link fails or
it detects a chip reset.
Device Replacement without System Reboot
The fcmsutil <device_file> replace_dsk <remote-N-Port-ID> command described in this section
enables target device replacement without a system reboot. This command is available for Fibre Channel
adapters or Fibre Channel combination cards that use the fcd driver, including the following: