FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 Manufacturing Part Number: J2635-90029 February 2007 © Copyright 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
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1 FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes This document contains the most recent product information pertaining to the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver supported on the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes • “Overview” on page 5 • “What is New in This Release” on page 6 • “Installation Prerequisites” on page 7 • “Installing the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver” on page 8 • “Verifying the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installation” on page 9 • “Known Problems and Workarounds” on page 10 • “Related Information” on page 11 • “Software Availability in Native Languages” on
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Overview Overview The HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver manages the following single port Host Bus Adapters (HBAs): • A5158A PCI Tachyon TL/TS Adapter • A6795A PCI Tachyon XL2 Adapter The A5158A and A6795A HBAs support Fabric Login between the host and storage devices. This feature enables better performance and fault isolation. The A6795A HBA supports link speeds of 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes What is New in This Release What is New in This Release This release of FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver supports the following new features: • Support for the new mass storage stack The Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver supports the new mass storage stack.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Installation Prerequisites Installation Prerequisites You must install the Fibre Channel Mass Storage (FCMassStorage) software before installing the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver on the system.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Installing the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installing the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver To install the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver on an HP-UX 11i v3 system, complete the following steps: Step 1. Log in to the HP-UX 11i v3 system as superuser. Step 2. Download the HP-UX 11i v3 depot in the /tmp directory on your system. Step 3.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Verifying the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installation Verifying the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installation To verify whether the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver is installed successfully on your system, complete the following steps: Step 1.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds Following is the known problem and workaround in the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver: Known Problem The A6795A Fibre Channel adapter settles in the Public Loop topology as opposed to the Point to Point Fabric topology when connected to a 4Gb Fibre Channel Brocade Switch port.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Related Information Related Information For more information about the HP PCI Tachyon Fibre Channel driver, see the following documentation set available at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide The support guide provides a product overview, and discusses additional features and regulatory information.
FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages The HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver software is available in English language only.
