HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 Release Notes

March 2011 Release Notes, Hardware-specific information
• CommonIO: Packages multiple products which support SAS and Fibre Channel adapters, and
is always installed. Updated with quality and performance improvements. See the HP
CommonIO B.11.31.1103 Release Notes at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
• Hardware Enablement Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3 (HWEnable11i): Provides support for new
HP Integrity Server Blades, along with HP-UX support for older HP servers using PA8900
processors or Intel Itanium processors. Includes new HP-UX 11i v3 patches for support of the
latest HP Integrity systems with new Core I/O and chipsets. New patches were also added
for >1TB LUN boot support, graphics monitors, and future I/O adapters.
• HP Insight Control power management: Version 6.2 includes support for discovery, monitoring,
and control of HP Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (iPDU), discovery and power monitoring
support from the Eaton Power Xpert Meters, and support for HP Integrity Superdome 2. See
HP Insight Control Release Notes at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. (Note: The
HP-UX 11i Version 3 March 2011 Release Notes, Edition 2 incorrectly stated that version 6.3
of this product was delivered in the March 2011 OEUR. The correct statement is that version
6.2 was delivered in the March 2011 OEUR.)
• Networking and Mass Storage Drivers
10GigEthr-00: Contains the ixgbe driver, which supports the AB287A and AD385A
PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Cards. Updated with quality and performance improvements.
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See 10GigEthr-00 (ixgbe) B.11.31.1103 Ethernet Driver Release Notes at http://hp.com/
go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ 10GigEthr-01: Contains the icxgbe driver, which supports the AD386A PCIe 10
Gigabit Ethernet Card. Updated with quality and performance improvements. See
10GigEthr-01 (icxgbe) B.11.31.1103 Ethernet Driver Release Notes at http://hp.com/
go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ 10GigEthr-02: Contains the iexgbe driver. Updated with quality and performance
improvements. For further information, including the products supported by this bundle,
see10GigEthr-02 (iexgbe) B.11.31.1103 Ethernet Driver Release Notes at http://hp.com/
go/hpux-iocards-docs. Note: The latest version of the 10GigEthr-02 bundle contains
critical updates to the iexgbe driver. To download this bundle, go to HP Software Depot
at http://hp.com/go/softwaredepot. Search for 10GigEthr-02.
◦ New: 10GigEthr-03: Contains the iocxgbe driver. Added to all OEs as a
recommended (default-installed) product. For further information, including the products
supported by this bundle, see 10GigEthr-03 (iocxgbe) B.11.31.1103 Ethernet Driver
Release Notes at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ FibrChanl-01: Delivers the driver fcd for use with Fibre Channel HBAs. For information
on specific changes in this release, see FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage
Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes. For information on supported cards, see the
respective HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix. Both documents are
available at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ FibrChanl-02: Delivers the driver fclp for use with Fibre Channel HBAs. Note: HP
strongly recommends you update to the newest release of this product (currently available
on the web), as it delivers an important fix. For more information, see FibrChanl-02 (fclp)
Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes For information on
supported cards, see the respective HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix.
Both documents are available at http://hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
◦ New: FibrChanl-03: Delivers the driver fcoc for use with Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
HBAs. Added to all OEs as a recommended (default-installed) product. Note: HP strongly
recommends you update to the newest release of this product (currently available on the
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