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Also note that the above mentioned limits are applicable for boot disks only. For data disk limits,

refer to the respective component (LVM or VxVM) documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/

hpux-LVM-VxVM-docs.

Verifying supported network drivers, mass storage drivers, I/O cards, and

storage devices

Before installing HP-UX 11i v3, make sure that the drivers, I/O cards, and storage devices on your

system are supported.

You can run the msv2v3check script to validate whether the drivers, mass storage I/O cards,

and mass storage devices installed on your system are supported on HP-UX 11i v3. This script will

report if any unsupported drivers, mass storage I/O cards, and mass storage devices are found

on your system. This script will also check the minimum firmware versions required for these cards

or devices.

You can retrieve the msv2v3check script from the HP Software Depot (http://www.hp.com/go/

softwaredepot ). For more details on the msv2v3check script, see the white paper HP-UX 11i v2

to 11i v3 Mass Storage Stack Update Guide (http://hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs).

For a list of supported and unsupported HP-UX I/O cards and mass storage devices, see the HP-UX

Supported I/O Cards Matrix and the HP-UX Supported Mass Storage Devices Matrix (http://

hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs). For the most recent list of cards that support the >2 TB boot feature,

see the support matrixes at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.

HP StorageWorks compatibility with HP-UX 11i v3

For up-to-date status and recommended firmware versions for HP StorageWorks components

supported with HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX 11i v3 and HP StorageWorks Compatibility section

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/hpuxconnectivitymatrix.html

Firmware updating

Make sure your system meets the minimum firmware requirements for the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31)

release. New IO adapters and certain virtualization applications may require updated firmware.

Check the product documentation for further information.

For information on your options for updating firmware, see the HP Integrity Servers and HP 9000

Servers Firmware Update Options document, which is included with the document collection

provided for each HP server. To access one of those collections, select one of the following links

and navigate to your server.

• Server Console Solutions

http://www.hp.com/go/thin-clients-docs

• HP 9000 Servers

http://www.hp.com/go/hp9000_servers-docs

• HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures

http://www.hp.com/go/blades_enclosures-docs

• HP Carrier-Grade cc2300/cc33xx Servers

http://www.hp.com/go/carrier_grade_cc_servers-docs

• HP Integrity cx26xx Servers

http://www.hp.com/go/integrity_cx2620_servers-docs

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