FibrChanl-01 (fcd) B.11.31.1009 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver Release Notes, Edition 3.0 (October 2010)

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FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass

Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release

Notes

Version Number B.11.31.1009

HP Part Number: 5991-0460_e3

Published: October 2010

Edition: 3.0

Summary of content (13 pages)

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FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes Version Number B.11.31.1009 HP Part Number: 5991-0460_e3 Published: October 2010 Edition: 3.
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Table of Contents FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 overview............................5 New and changed features in this release..............................................................................................5 New features.....................................................................................................................................5 Known problems fixed in this version...................................................................
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List of Tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 HP-UX September 2010 (AR1009) Fixes..........................................................................................5 HP-UX May 2010 (WEB1005) Fixes.................................................................................................5 HP-UX March 2010 (WEB1003) Fixes..............................................................................................6 HP-UX March 2010 (AR1003) Fixes...................................................
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This document provides information about the B.11.31.1009 release of the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3. FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 overview This release of the document for the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 (version B.11.31.1009) corrects a documentation error. 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 2010 (WEB1003) Fixes Defect ID Description QXCR1000887704 This fixes the issue where the SNIA returns HBA_STATUS_ERROR for HBA_SendCTPassThru API call failure. QXCR1001007011 This fixes a Serviceguard “safety timer” panic on a single-cpu vpar configuration, when the command fcmsutil_ns_query_port is executed. QXCR1000994941 This fixes the issue in the fcd driver that can intermittently result in a mailbox timeout fatal error.
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Table 8 HP-UX September 2008 Fixes Defect ID N/A Description There are no fixes for the September 2008 release. Table 9 HP-UX March 2008 Fixes Defect ID Description QXCR1000754446 Added Symbolic Name support. Symbolic Names are user friendly names assigned to SAN components, and registered with the name server of an FC switch. FC switches display the registered symbolic names, which can be used by users to correlate SAN components across multiple servers and storage.
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9. Under Main Menu, press 11 to write the changes to the NVRAM. 10. Also under Main Menu, press 12 to quit and go back to the EFI shell. • Some PCIe I/O backplanes do not support PCIe2 (5.0 GT/s) cards on slots 3 and 4 PCIe I/O backplanes with product number AD295A #200 on rx3600, AD296A #200 on rx6600, and upgrade product number AD298A for both rx3600 and rx6600 Integrity servers, do not support PCIe2 (5.0 GT/s) cards on slots 3 and 4. PCIe2 cards will not be seen when seated in these slots.
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— — — PHKL_36387: MCA recovery/shutdown patch PHKL_36332: Cumulative GIO patch PHCO_36371: PCI OL* DLKM and Chassis Delete These patches and other required patches are delivered in the FEATURE11i patch bundle on the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) OEUR media for September 2007. You may also check availability of the patch at the HP IT Resource Center site: http://itrc.hp.com • crashconf displays incorrect size for dump devices FibrChanl-01 now supports dump devices that are greater than 2TB in size.
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Corrective action: A fix in the 2Gb/4Gb drivers has been released. The following steps will resolve the issue: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. • Go to www.hp.com Click Software & Driver Downloads. In the white text box, type the name of the I/O card, such as A6826A. Click the >> button. Click the Cross Operating System button. Look for EFI 1.49 or later for adapters A6826A, A9782A, A9784A, and AB465A. Look for EFI 1.05 or later for adapters AB378A and AB379A.
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Operating system and version compatibility The following software (or later versions) must be installed before installing the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) driver, version B.11.31.1009 into a system: • • • • • • PHCO_36371 (PCI OL* DLKM and Chassis Delete) PHKL_36332 (Cumulative GIO Patch) PHKL_36387 (MCA Recovery/Shutdown Patch) PHCO_36356 (Mass Storage Critical Resource Analysis) PHCO_36530 (Software Distributor Patch) HP-UX CommonIO 11.31 (B.11.31.0709 or later). NOTE: The FC-COMMON.
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For current recommended firmware versions, see the HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd and fclp) Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs . NOTE: vpd Display EFI driver and ROM firmware versions using fcmsutil EFI/firmware bundles can be downloaded from www.hp.com, in the Software and Driver Downloads section. Driver versions The following table lists all the driver versions of the fcd driver on HP-UX 11i v3 with their associated release names and dates.
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Related information The latest documentation for the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 is available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs, under the HP-UX 11i v3 I/O Cards section. Available documents include: • • • • Support Guide: includes an adapter overview, installation details, adapter configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance information, additional features, and regulatory information.