Software Distributor Requirements, Issues Fixed, and Workarounds HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3 (5900-2562, March 2013)

Operating system and version compatibility

The following software (or later versions) must be installed before installing the FibrChanl-01 (fcd)

driver, version B.11.23.0903 into a system:

• FibrChanl-00 (td) version B.11.23.0807 or later (for HP-UX 11i v2 Update 3)

• Product number B6191AAE, OnlineDiag bundle version B.11.23.03.xx, release in September

2004 (HWE0409)

• PHKL_33827 patch or later for HP-UX 11i v2 (needed for fcmsutil (1M) support for

options set_int_delay and get_int_delay)

• PHKL_36143 patch (needed for fcmsutil(1M) support for option sfp supported by 4Gb

Fibre Channel HBAs)

• PHKL_31500 patch or later (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)

• PHKL_31226 patch (only needed if OLAR functionality is required; applies to all cards that

have a bridge, including A9782A, A9784A, and AB465A)

• PHKL_34851 (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)

Driver bundles can be downloaded from the HP Software Depot at: http://www.software.hp.com

Patches are available from either: http://www.software.hp.com or http://itresourcecenter.hp.com

OnlineDiag is available at http://www.software.hp.com in the Enhancement releases and patch

bundles section, or on the HP-UX 11i v2 OE media (September 2004 and later). Installation

instructions are available on the Business Support Center (BSC) website at: www.hp.com/go/

hpux-diagnostics-online-docs

Requirements for Boot Support: AD193A/AD194A, 403619–B21, AB378A, AB378B, AB379A,

AB379B. A6826A. A9782A, A9784A, AB465A

To boot through the fibre channel ports on these adapters, HP recommends that you update the

EFI driver and onboard firmware to the latest version. The following table lists the recommended

EFI and firmware versions at the release of FibrChanl-01 (fcd) driver, version B.11.23.0807 or

later:

Table 24 Recommended firmware versions (July 2008 or later)

Firmware VersionEFI Driver VersionFibre Channel Adapter

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD193A/AD194A

4.00.90 or later1.09 or later403619–B21

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD300A

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB378A

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB378B

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB379A

4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB379B

3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA6826A

3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA9782A

3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA9784A

3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterAB465A

For current recommended firmware versions, see the HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd and fclp) Host Bus

Adapter Support Matrix on the BSC website at www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs