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

HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes
What’s in This Version
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What’s in This Version
This release of the A6684A and A6685A HSC Tachlite adapters includes the following:
• HP FC SNIA HBA API (supported on 11.00 and 11i)
• Additional platform and boot support
• Enhancements to fcmsutil
• New driver versions (10.20, 11.00, 11i)
Benefits
This version allows customers to take advantage of new features, fixes and enhancements.
Features
• FC SNIA HBA API - HP has created a new FC SNIA HBA API (Fibre Channel Storage
Network Industry Association Host Bus Adapter Application Programming Interface). The
SNIA HBA API is a C library interface that provides a common HBA API library for all
HP-UX HBA vendors and a vendor specific API library for HP’s Tachlite and XL2 Fibre
Channel adapters. The API software is bundled with the driver and is installed at the
same time the driver is installed. The intended users of this API are programmers who
want to create applications for managing SANs.
• Platform Support - The A6684A adapters support the following additional platforms:
— D320, D330, D220, D230
The A6685A adapters support the following additional platforms:
— K250, K450
• Boot Support - Boot support is available on the following platforms:
— K260, K360, K460, K370, K380, K570, K580
— D390, R390
• fcmsutil Enhancements - Enhancements have been made to fcmsutil to report
additional information:
— Dino Present on Card (“Yes” indicates HSC Tachlite card installed)
— Maximum Frame Size