FibrChanl-01 (fcd) B.11.23.0807 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver Release Notes, Edition 2.0 (July 2008)

Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, refer to the installation guide specific to your to your
FibreChannel card.
Operating System and Version Compatibility
The following software (or later versions) must be installed before installing the FibrChanl-01
(fcd) driver, version B.11.23.0807 into a system:
• FibrChanl-00 (td) version B.11.23.0807 or later (for HP-UX 11i v2 Update 3)
• Product number B6191AAE, OnlineDiag bundle version B.11.23.03.xx, release in September
2004 (HWE0409)
• 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.11.23.0807:
Table 2 Recommended Firmware Versions (July 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
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