IB4X-00 (ib) B.11.31.1203 HP Fabric Clustering System for InfiniBand Driver Release Notes

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IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand Release Notes

Version Number B.11.31.1203

HP Part Number: 5900-2114

Published: March 2012

Edition: 1.0

Summary of content (8 pages)

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IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand Release Notes Version Number B.11.31.1203 HP Part Number: 5900-2114 Published: March 2012 Edition: 1.
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Contents IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand overview.........................................................................................4 New and changed features in this release...................................................................................4 New features......................................................................................................................4 Changed features.....................................................................................................
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Tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 HP-UX March 2012 (AR1203) Fixes.......................................................................................4 HP-UX September 2011 (AR1109) Fixes..................................................................................4 HP-UX March 2011 (AR1103) Fixes........................................................................................5 HP-UX August 2010 (WEB1008) Fixes...................................................................................
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This document provides information about the B.11.31.1203 (AR1203) release of the HP IB4X-00 driver for InfiniBand. IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand overview This document details features introduced with this release, and defects fixes for, the IB4X-00 Driver for InfiniBand on HP-UX 11i v3 for the B.11.31.1203 release. New and changed features in this release New features The following feature is new with the B.11.31.
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Table 3 HP-UX March 2011 (AR1103) Fixes Defect ID QXCR1001043163 Description The IB4X-00 driver is enhanced to support the InfiniBand QDR Mezzanine card 512519–B21 on HP Integrity blade servers. QXCR1001064478 The IB4X-00 driver is enhanced to support the InfiniBand QDR Standup card AT083A on Superdome 2 and rx2800 i2 systems.
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Table 9 HP-UX September 2008 Fixes Defect ID QXCR1000811373 Description System panic on systems with low memory. QXCR1000767358 InfiniBand reports erroneous timeout, when xntp changes system clock. Known problems and limitations This section provides a list of known problems and limitations as known to HP at time of publication. If workarounds are available, they are included. • Installation of IB4X-00 requires reboot The IB4X-00 product bundle has four components: 1. IB subsystem (IB RDMA) 2. IPoIB 3.
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Once it is updated through itutil a reboot or a power cycle of the slot is required to reflect the new firmware version. • The infiniband driver supports automatic recovery during PCI Error Injection but auto recovery is not always successful. Example: In the Scenario, if there are some IPOIB consumers which are still using the card resources during PCI Error injection, then auto recovery fails.
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Table 10 Supported Firmware (continued) IB HCA Product Name HB HCA Product Number Adapter Type Firmware versions Single port DDR Mezzanine card 410533-B21 PCI-Express Mezzanine, 1.2.0 4X InfiniBand DDR Dual port SDR standup card AB345A PCI-X, 2-port 4X InfiniBand SDR 3.5.0 Dual port SDR standup card AB345C (RoHS) PCI-X, 2-port 4X InfiniBand SDR 3.5.0 Dual port SDR standup card AB286A PCI-X, 2-port 4X InfiniBand SDR 3.5.