FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes Version Number B.11.31.1009 HP Part Number: 5991-0462 Published: September 2010 Edition: 1.
Table of Contents FibrChanl-02 (fclp) 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...................................................................
List of Tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 HP-UX September 2010 (AR1009) Fixes..........................................................................................5 HP-UX March 2010 (WEB1003) Fixes..............................................................................................5 HP-UX March 2010 (AR1003) Fixes................................................................................................6 HP-UX November 2009 Fixes...............................................................
This document provides information about the B.11.31.1009 release of the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3. FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 overview This release of the document for the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 (version B.11.31.1009) documents defect fixes and version changes. New and changed features in this release New features The following feature is new with the B.11.31.
Table 3 HP-UX March 2010 (AR1003) Fixes Defect ID Description QXCR1000931979 This fixes the issue where snia_demo ouputs an error message: /dev/fclp* not found, when run on a system with the fclp driver installed and no fclp adapters connected. QXCR1000969594 This fixes the issue where SNIA: HBA_OpenAdapter API fails with the HBA_STATUS_ERROR. QXCR1000976833 This fixes the issue where SNIA does not report more than 500 luns per HBA.
NOTE: AR0803 was the initial release of FibrChanl-02 (fclp) on HP-UX 11i v3. 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. • A voltage degradation alert message is shown in the System Events Logs upon system boot up This is only an alert message for the 456972-B21 HBA. Functionality and performance on the Mezzanine card are not adversely affected. No actions are needed.
1. 2. 3. • Return to the Boot Manager, enter and exit the EFI shell a second time, and retry the boot; or, Reset the system and retry the boot; or, Configure the EFI driver to always map the boot devices using the drvcfg -s at the EFI shell prompt. Fibre channel devices do not appear in the EFI shell The solution to this issue is to use the drvcfg -s at the EFI shell prompt, to configure the Emulex EFI driver to always man the boot devices. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
. • After completing your selection, use the ESC key to exit the EFI configuration menus. Using ioscan with krm not running When ioscan is run with the —fn or —Fn option, and the kernel resource monitor (krm) is not running, there could be stale krm device files in the system, which would correspond to different devices, including fclp, in ioscan output. This issue has no impact on the functionality of the Fibre Channel port; however, ioscan output may be confusing.
Table 10 Recommended firmware/EFI versions (September 2010) Fibre Channel Adapter EFI Driver Version Firmware Version Universal Boot Code AH403A 5.03A6 or later 1.00A12 or later 5.03A6 AH402A 5.03A6 or later 1.00A12 or later 5.03A6 456972-B21 6.03A7 or later 1.10A5 or later 6.03A7 AD355A, AD299A 3.21A3 or later 2.70X5 or later N/A AD221A, AD222A, AD393A 3.21A3 or later 2.72A2 or later N/A 403621-B21 4.00A1 or later 2.72A2 or later 6.
The new card versions are sold using the same product number as the previous versions; that is, 403621-B21, but with a new Engineering Date Code to identify the new cards as being compatible with HP Integrity BladeSystems. It is not possible to update previous recipes/versions of the Mezzanine card to be compatible with the HP Integrity blades. Identification The following are the ways to identify the versions of the cards that are compatible with Integrity c-Class blades.
Part number : "404987-001" Part Serial number : "MY18071ZYV" Engineering Date Code : "B-4813" Mfd. Date : "4807" Misc. Information : "PW=6.5W; PCIe x4 Gen1" ROM Firmware version : "2.72A2 SLI-3 (Z3F2.72A2)" EFI version : "ZU6.00A5" Card revision Although EDC is the primary way to identify changes in recipe for Integrity systems, it is also possible to use the card “Rev”, which is printed on a label on the box containing the card, and on a label on the card.
Look for EFI version ZU6.00A5 or later in the fcmsutil output. Related information The latest documentation for the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 is available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs, by clicking onHP-UX 11i v3 I/O Cards . Available documents include: • • • • Support Guide: includes an adapter overview, installation details, adapter configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance information, additional features, and regulatory information.
