Release Notes for IPF Systems March 2010 Release

"Testing HP AB287A 10 GigE Lan Port @ Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,2)/Pci(1|0).
ASIC internal loop back test Fail
Optical transponder internal loop back test Fail
This IO port failed with EFI_DEVICE_ERROR"
The error message does not indicate that the adapter is defective. Note that the failure of an IODIAG tool does
not impact the functionality of the adapter. Update the EFI driver on the adapter. You can download the latest
EFI Driver from the following Web site:
http://www.hp.com, (Software & Driver Downloads)
The information for downloading and flashing the EFI driver on the 10GigE adapter is available at the following
Web site:
http://www.hp.com, (Software & Driver Downloads)
MAPPER
QXCR1000930411
The MAPPER program may reset the system if the system has SATA drives configured. It is
recommended to run MAPPER from IPF0903 (B.01.96) with SATA configurations.
MAPPER PERFVER DFDUTIL COPYUTIL
QXCR1000775330
These programs may hang while scanning for device drivers when the dual port Lumen (AD355A) card is
present with Emulex SCSI Pass Thru Driver version 00032113 and is connected to a BD03656ABA disk. This is
a driver problem which will be fixed in future releases.
The following debug messages may be displayed when the XL2 and Emulex devices (AD299A, AD355A,
A6795A) are present:
Passed Version = 0x3, Controller Version = 0x4, or
Passed Version = 0x4, Controller Version = 0x3, and
controller is not started. returning EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER
QXCR1000924717
These programs may Machine Check Abort (MCA) if both the Emulex 3.21a3 driver and the Qlogic 2.0X driver
are loaded. It is recommended to unload the Qlogic 2.0X driver before running the aforementioned tools with the
Emulex 3.21a3 driver. After a system reset, you can unload the Emulex 3.21a3 driver to run the aforementioned
tools with the Qlogic 2.0X driver.
QXCR1000917742
These programs may MCA if both the Qlogic 1.05 driver and the Qlogic 2.0X driver are loaded. It is
recommended to unload the Qlogic 2.0X driver before running the aforementioned tools with the Qlogic 1.05
driver. After a system reset, you can unload the Qlogic 1.05 driver to run the aforementioned tools with the
Qlogic 2.0X driver.
The following serves as examples of how to identify and unload the drivers mentioned in QXCR1000924717
and QXCR1000917742 above.
The DRIVER NAME column identifies the driver names. The VERSION column identifies the version numbers of the
corresponding drivers.
Example 1: Both the Emulex 3.21a3 driver (version 00032113) and the Qlogic 2.0X driver (version 00000201)
are loaded. Unload the 2.0X Qlogic driver.
fs0:\> drivers
T D
D Y C I
R P F A
V VERSION E G G #D #C DRIVER NAME IMAGE NAME
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