PCI Mux Release Notes

Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
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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.11.00.15 version of the PCI Mux products run on the following HP-UX systems
equipped with the PCI bus:
• V-Class, N-Class, and L-Class servers for 64-port Mux (64-bit OS).
• A-Class servers for 8-port and 64-port Muxes (32-bit OS).
• B-Class, C-Class, and J-Class workstations for the 8-port and 64-port Muxes (32-bit OS).
• N-Class and L-Class servers and C-Class and J-Class workstations for the 8-port and
64-port Muxes (64-bit OS).
Disk Space
The disk space required is 500 KBs.
Installation Information
Listed below are some things to keep in mind when installing the PCI Mux product:
• You must install the PCI Mux hardware when the system is down.
• You must install the PCI Mux driver software before installing the Mux cards, to avoid a
second reboot.
• The kernel dynamically assigns the major number for the PCI mux when you install the
PCI Mux driver.
This major number can differ from system to system. However, once a major number is
assigned, it remains unchanged across reboots until the driver is removed. You can find
out the major number by entering the following command: