PCI Mux Release Notes HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, and 11i v2 HP-UX Networking Manufacturing Part Number: J3596-90013 August 2003 U.S.A. © Copyright 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. All rights reserved..
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Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Announcement 1 Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Announcement The information in this chapter is for HP-UX systems running HP-UX 11i version 1 and version 2 software. For information about HP-UX 11.0, please see Chapter 2. The following is a list of the cards, the number of ports supported by each, and their appropriate operating voltages. Table 1-1 Mux board versions PART NUMBER NUMBER OF PORTS BUS VOLTAGE A6748A 8 3.3 & 5.0 Volt A6749A 64 3.3 & 5.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 What’s New in Version B.11.11 and B.11.23 What’s New in Version B.11.11 and B.11.23 This section describes the features and benefits and known problems and workarounds in the current version of the PCI Mux software. Features and Benefits This version of the PCI Mux software offers the following new features and benefits: • Software for all PCI Mux cards is bundled under the name TermIO-00. • There is no charge for the software (for all board versions).
Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds There are no known problems for HP 11i Mux products.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing the current version of the PCI Mux products on HP-UX 11.i. Software Requirements You must have installed the HP-UX 11i Operating System before installing this product. To install this product, use the swinstall program.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements lsdev -d pci_mux0 (pci_mux0 is the driver name of the PCI Mux.) Naming Scheme for emux_diag and emux_stty Because there are as many as eight PCI buses (Module ID), emux_diag and emux_stty use a combination of PCI bus and slot number as the naming scheme for “Slot” to uniquely identify a card for V-Class servers.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This section lists the fixes and patches that have been applied in this version of the PCI Mux products. Patches PHNE_24182 PHNE_25491 Fixes Table 1-2 SR/CR Number Fixes Included in This Release Problem SR: 8606222097 CR: JAGad91212 OLAR functionality is included in the 11.11.07 Mux driver.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Announcement 2 Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Announcement The information in this chapter is for the following HP PCI RS-232 Mux products: • The J3592A PCI Mux 8-port card and the current software, for the following HP-UX systems: — A-Class Enterprise Servers: A180, A180C, A400 and A500 — L-Class Enterprise Servers: L1000, L2000, L3000 and L4000 — N-Class Enterprise Servers. — HP VISUALIZE UNIX B-Class, C-Class, and J-Class Workstations equipped with the PCI bus.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x What’s New in Version B.11.00.15 What’s New in Version B.11.00.15 The information in this section is for the current version of the PCI RS-232 Mux products. Features and Benefits This version of the PCI Mux software offers the following new features and benefits: • • When you order any of the PCI cards, the software ships free. The software is bundled with the hardware and requires no software license or codeword.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The known problems and corresponding workarounds for the current version of the PCI Mux products are as follows: • Disconnecting or connecting port modules while the system is active might generate a break character on the serial ports of any port module still connected.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing the current version of the PCI Mux products on HP-UX 11.0. Software Requirements You must have installed the HP-UX 11.0 (32-bit or 64-bit) Operating System before installing this product. To install this product, use the swinstall program. Hardware Requirements The B.11.00.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements lsdev -d pci_mux0 (pci_mux0 is the driver name of the PCI Mux.) Naming Scheme for emux_diag and emux_stty Because there are as many as eight PCI buses (Module ID), emux_diag and emux_stty use a combination of PCI bus and slot number as the naming scheme for “Slot” to uniquely identify a card for V-Class servers.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This section lists the fixes and patches that have been applied in this version of the PCI Mux products. Patches PHNE_25489 Fixes This release contains the fixes listed in Table 2-1 below. Table 2-1 SR/CR Number Fixes Included in This Release Problem SR: 8606227010 CR: JAGad96072 The initialization process has been modified to pre-set all necessary registers with appropriate values.
