FibrChanl-01 (fcd) B.11.23.0803 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver Release Notes

• PHKL_33827 patch or later fro HP-UX 11i v2 (needed for fcmsutil support)
• PHKL_36143 patch (needed for fcmsutil)
• PHKL_31500 patch or later (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)
• PHKL_31226 patch (only needed if OLAR functionality is required; applies to all cards that
have a bridge, including A9782A, A9784A, and AB465A)
• PHKL_34851 (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)
Driver bundles can be downloaded from the HP Software Depot at: http://www.software.hp.com
Patches are available from either: http://www.software.hp.com or http://itresourcecenter.hp.com
OnlineDiag is available at http://www.software.hp.com in the Enhancement releases and patch
bundles section, or on the HP-UX 11i v2 OE media (September 2004 and later). Installation
instructions are available at: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/st/st_inst.htm
Requirements for Boot Support: AD193A/AD194A, 403619–B21, AB378A, AB378B, AB379A,
AB379B. A6826A. A9782A, A9784A, AB465A
To boot through the fibre channel ports on these adapters, HP recommends that you update the
EFI driver and onboard firmware to the latest version. The following table lists the recommended
EFI and firmware versions at the release of FibrChanl-01 (fcd) driver, version B.11.23.0803:
Table 1 Recommended Firmware Versions (March 2008)
Firmware VersionEFI Driver VersionFibre Channel Adapter
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD193A/AD194A
4.00.90 or later1.09 or later403619–B21
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD300A
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB378A
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB378B
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB379A
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAB379B
3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA6826A
3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA9782A
3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterA9784A
3.03.154 or later1.49 or laterAB465A
For current recommended firmware versions, see the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support
Matrix at http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel
NOTE: Display EFI driver and ROM firmware versions using fcmsutil <fcd_device_file>
vpd
EFI/firmware bundles can be downloaded from www.hp.com, in the Software and Driver Downloads
section.
Hardware Requirements
This version of the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 runs
on HP Integrity servers with the HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) operating system. It supports Fibre Channel
hardware products such as:
• AD193A/AD194A PCI-X 4Gb FC and 1000BT Combination Card
• 403619–B21 PCIe Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
Compatibility and Installation Requirements 5