FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes Version Number B.11.31.1209.01 HP Part Number: 5900-2461 Published: September 2012 Edition: 1.
Contents FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 overview..............................3 New and changed features in this release...................................................................................3 New features......................................................................................................................3 Changed features................................................................................................................
This document provides information about the B.11.31.1209.01 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.11.31.1209.01) documents version changes and defect fixes. New and changed features in this release New features There are no new features in this release.
Table 4 HP-UX March 2012 (WEB1203) Fixes Defect ID Description QXCR1001192329 Driver has been modified to handle FW timeout issue seen when ERASE command is issued to tape drives. Maximum IO timeout value in driver has been increased from 0x1999 seconds to 0xFFFF seconds to be in compliance with the change in Q-Logic ISP 24xx FW specification. QXCR1001196129 Warning message is updated for FC Mezzanine configured in Loop Topology.
Table 9 HP-UX September 2010 (AR1009) Fixes Defect ID Description QXCR1000984392 This fixes the issue where rmsf can hang when trying to delete the stale device special file on the FC port that is no longer available or waiting for a link-up. The rmsf hang can further cause subsequent hang in other commands (e.g. ioscan, olrad, network access).
Table 13 HP-UX January 2010 (WEB1001) Fixes (continued) Defect ID Description The NVRAM corruption issue occurs only if the OS Boot Mode is set to [Windows/Linux/Other], which is the default (i.e., manufacturing) setting. QXCR1000991234 The fcd driver may cause a system panic with a data TLB fault. This problem, due to a potential race condition, where the fcd driver receives an I/O completion interrupt from the card, while it is still processing fatal errors, has been fixed.
Table 18 HP-UX September 2007 Fixes (continued) Defect ID Description SR: 8606477715 Avoid use of /tmp file for driver dumps SR: 8606466124 Modify FCD dump driver to support > 2TB LUNs 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.
instances listed. Select the DRV corresponding to the adapter port connected to the Arbitrated Loop device. 3. Enter the drvcfg command; for example, if the driver handle is 20 (your driver handle may be different): Shell> drvcfg 20. Take note of the controller handle number inside the brackets, labeled as Ctlr[] . 4. Enter the drvcfg -s command. The Driver Configuration Main Menu will be displayed. 5.
Error Target slot : ioscan failed! card not claimed : 8-0-1-5 Error Target slot : On line ADD failed !! Attention LED may be left in blinking state : 8-0-1-5 ------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, syslog will contain messages similar to the following: vmunix: FCD: Allocate shared memory failed, error code = -1 vmunix: init of hardware not successful. id=10772532 and my_isc=2 Corrective action: Retry the operation at a time when the system has more free memory available.
Corrective action: On systems prior to the HP-UX 11i v3 December 2007 OEUR, you must install Software Distributor patch PHCO_36530, or install the B.11.31.0709.308 or later revision of the Software Distributor product from http://docs.hp.
Corrective Action:The ioscan output can be returned to normal by either deleting the stale krm device files, or by starting krm, which will recreate the device files. • swlist does not indicate the mezzanine HBAs swlist does not indicate the Mezzanine HBAs, and cannot be added onto because of string size limitation. Corrective action: Refer to Hardware Requirements later in this document for more information.
Table 19 Recommended firmware versions (September 2011) (continued) Fibre channel adapter EFI driver version Firmware version 403619-B21 (with VC-FC boot 2.15 or later 4.04.04 or later support in BL860c) 2.20 or later 5.03.02 or later AD300A 2.20 or later 5.03.02 or later AB378A 2.15 or later 4.04.04 or later AB378B 2.20 or later 5.03.02 or later AB379A 2.15 or later 4.04.04 or later AB379B 2.20 or later 5.03.02 or later A6826A 1.49 or later 3.03.154 or later A9782A 1.
Table 20 Table of Driver Versions (continued) Release Name Driver Version Release Date Web Release 1203 B.11.31.1203.01 March 2012 Web Release 1204 B.11.31.1204 April 2012 Application Release 1209 B.11.31.1209 September 2012 Web Release 1209 B.11.31.1209.01 September 2012 Hardware requirements This version of the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 runs on HP Integrity servers and HP PA servers with the HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) operating system.
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