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HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement This release note contains information pertaining to both HP-UX 11.00 and 11i. The AR1201 release of A5158A updates the HP-UX 11.00 driver to version B.11.00.10 and the HP-UX 11i driver to version B.11.11.09. The adapter supports additional servers and workstations as well as the new HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API. Also included in this release are enhancements to fcmsutil.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What’s in this Version What’s in this Version • FC SNIA HBA API (supported on 11.00 and 11i) • Additional server and workstation support • Enhancements to fcmsutil • New driver versions (11.00 and 11i) Benefits This version of the A5158A software driver allows customers to take advantage of new features, fixes or enhancements.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What’s in this Version — Maximum Frame Size — Driver Version • Driver Versions - This release of the HP-UX 11i Fibre Channel driver is version B.11.11.09. This driver is automatically selected for installation with the HP-UX 11i Operating Environments. You can also obtain the driver from the AR1201 application release CD or from the web at http://software.hp.com. The HP-UX 11.00 driver version is B.11.00.10.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What’s in this Version Table 0-1 Release HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 11i Application Release 1201 B.11.00.10 (32/64-bit) B.11.11.09 (32/64-bit) HP-UX 11iv1.5 For detailed information on supported platforms, switches and devices for these adapters, contact your HP representative, or visit the ITRC Fibre Channel web site mentioned in the “What’s New in this Version” section.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11i) Known Problems and Workarounds (11i) 1. Problem: During online replacement (OLR) of the A5158A adapter on Superdome systems, the replacement could fail if the adapter is connected to hub/switch/device. The following error message will display: OLARD error: General error The slot will become inaccessible until you power cycle the system.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11i) Example code: HBA _HANDLE adapter_handle; errno = 0; adapter_handle = HBA_OpenAdapter(adapter_name); if (adapter_handle == 0) { if (errno == 0) { printf(“HBA_OpenAdapter() failed - Error cause not available\n”); }else { printf(“HBA_OpenAdapter() failed - errno set to %d\n”, errno); } }else { printf(“HBA_OpenAdapter() returned a handle of %u\n”, adapter_handle); } 5.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11i) WARNING: The filesystems in the filesystem table will not be checked against those currently mounted because the “mount_all_filesystems” option is set to “false.” You can ignore the message, or you can set the “mount_all_filesystems” option to “true” and make sure that all the fstab entries are available. WARNING: The Analysis Phase had warnings. See the above output for details.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11.00) Known Problems and Workarounds (11.00) 1. This problem concerns the HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API. Problem: When the HBA_OpenAdapter() API returns 0, it does not set the errno variable appropriately under the following scenarios: • When there is a file open error, the errno variable is not set to EACCES. • When the adapter for open is not available, the errno variable is not set to ENXIO.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11.00) fcmsutil /dev/tdn stat: Unable to map SF payload 4799 fcmsutil /dev/tdn devstat nport_id: Retries For Resources 35980 (retrying to obtain map resources) No resources for IO 27243 (number of times retries for mapping exhausted) Workaround or Fix: a. Use A5158A driver version B.11.00.04 (AP0900) or later. b. Do not install more than three (3) adapters in an EPIC/SAGA bus if one of the adapters is an A5158A adapter. 3.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11.00) PCI cards. The symptoms you are likely to see under these conditions are sluggish performance, especially when all (ten) PCI slots are used, or in the worst case, system panics. This behavior occurs because the default size of the I/O Page Directory (IOpdir) in the kernel is undersized for this configuration. Workaround or Fix: A patch is available that increases the default size of the IOpdir.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds (11.00) This message is related to the previous warning. You can ignore this message. The following messages are logged in the swremove.log file during swremove and swinstall. ERROR: Could not apply the software selection “Obsolete.NCSNCK,l=/,r=B.11.00,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00 _32/64”; it is not available from depot or root” This problem is being fixed in a later version of SD. You can ignore this message.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements The following are software and hardware requirements for the A5158A Tachyon TL adapter. For general installation procedures on installing the A5158A software and adapter, refer to the Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Manual, P/N A3636-90002, edition date E1201.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Hardware Requirements • L-, N-, V-, A400/A500, Superdome, rp7400 servers or B1000 and up, C3000 and up, and J5600 and up workstations. • A5158A Fibre Channel PCI Tachyon TL adapter • 50/125 micron multi-mode fiber optic cabling with SC connectors • Appropriate PDC for boot (see section, “What’s in this Version).
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version The following fixes and patches are included in this version of the software: Fixes Table 0-2 HP-UX 11.
HP A5158A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This product is available only in the English language.
