HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes, December 2001

HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements
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• Dependency Patches
— PHSS_23581 or later
— PHKL_17590 or later
— PHKL_16751 or later
These patches are required. You must install the patches before you install the driver. You
can download the patches from the ITRC at http//itrc.hp.com.
• Recommended: Support Plus Media Kit (December 2001) for your particular HP-UX
version. This kit contains the Quality Pack bundle, the Hardware Enablement bundle, and
the Support Tools bundle containing the diagnostics (STM and EMS).
You can download the bundles from the HP Software Depot. The HP Software Depot
provides the December 2001 Support Plus bundles for users at no charge at the following
URL:
http://www.software.hp.com/SUPPORT_PLUS/
Hardware Requirements
• A6684A or A6685A Fibre Channel HSC Tachlite adapter
• HP-UX server:
— D220, D230, D270, D280, D320, D330, D370, D380, D390,
— R380, R390
— K250, K450, K260, K360, K460, K370, K380, K570, K580
• 50/125 micron multi-mode fiber optic cabling with SC connectors
• Appropriate switches and devices for fabric
For information on supported topologies, see the HP Fibre Channel Tachyon TL Fabric
Migration Guide, Part Number J2635-90008, Edition Date E0301.
Installation Instructions
If you download the HSC software from the web, pay particular attention to the following
instructions.
When you install the HSC adapter in systems running early versions of HP-UX 10.20 (earlier
than March 2000) and 11.00 (earlier than November 1999), ioscan may show the adapter as
“UNCLAIMED” because of a missing GSCtoPCI driver entry in the /stand/system file. To
correct this problem, please perform the installation steps below in the given sequence. User