HyperFabric Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11i v2 (B6257-90101, July 2011)

• If you update the HyperFabric software from a version earlier than B.11.00.11 or B.11.11.01
to the current release, the following things happen:
◦ The files /etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf and /etc/rc.config.d/
netconf are moved to the directory /tmp/clic.software_version/ (for example,
/tmp/clic.B.11.00.10).
◦ The /etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf file is deleted.
The result is that HyperFabric cannot find the existing configuration information, because it
has been removed from its normal locations.
WORKAROUND:
After the HyperFabric software installation is complete, you must run clic_init -c to create
the global configuration file. When you do this, consider the following things:
◦ If you want to keep the existing configuration: You must re-specify the existing configuration
information when you run clic_init -c. To do this, refer to the contents of the two
files that were moved to the /tmp/clic.software_version/ directory (the existing
configuration information is stored in those two files). Then, specify that configuration
information when you run clic_init -c.
◦ If you do not want to keep the existing configuration (that is, you want to do a new
configuration): Run clic_init -c and specify the configuration information you prefer.
• HP-UX 11i v1 installation issue on systems that have HyperFabric cards. Customers installing
or re-installing HP-UX 11i v1 using the Guided Installation option may encounter a program
loop during network configuration the first time the system reboots. This is not due to a defective
card.
WORKAROUND:
Use Advanced Configuration rather than the Guided Installation when installing or re-installing
HP-UX 11i v1 on a system that has HyperFabric cards installed on it.
• When the HyperFabric software is upgraded from version B.11.00.10 (or earlier), or from
version B.11.11.00, to the higher versions of HyperFabric software, if there are PCI 1X cards
(A4919A) installed on the systems being upgraded, doing a clic_start will fail. The
following error messages will be displayed for the adapter:
◦ #/opt/clic/bin/clic_start
◦ Searching for HyperFabric adapters...
◦ Starting the HyperFabric management daemon
◦ ERROR: clic2 interface: ifconfig: plumb error: Unknown error
◦ Ifconfig failed on the HyperFabric adapters
This is because a new field has been added to the HyperFabric configuration file, /etc/
rc.config.d/clic_global_conf, to enable HMP.
• Some of the directory structure of HyperFabric software remains on the system even after
removing the HyperFabric software (for example, /opt/clic). This will be fixed in future
releases.
Compatibility information and installation requirements
This section describes the software and hardware requirements for installing HyperFabric on the
HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11iv2 operating systems.
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