HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 Manufacturing Part Number: J2635-90040 March 2008 © Copyright 2006-2008 Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
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1 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes This document discusses the most recent product information pertaining to the FibrChanl-00 (td) HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver supported on the HP-UX 11i v3 operating system.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes • “Overview” on page 5 • “What is New in This Version” on page 7 • “Installation Prerequisites” on page 8 • “Known Problems and Workarounds” on page 13 • “Defects Fixed in This Release” on page 14 • “Related Information” on page 15 • “Software Availability in Native Languages” on page 16 4 Chapter 1
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Overview Overview The HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver manages the following single port Host Bus Adapters (HBAs): A5158A PCI Tachyon TL/TS Adapter • A6795A PCI Tachyon XL2 Adapter The A5158A and A6795A HBAs support Fabric Login between the host and storage devices. This feature enables better performance and fault isolation. The A6795A HBA supports link speeds of 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps. The A5158A HBA supports a link speed of 1 Gbps only.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Overview Table 1-1 Release Fibre Channel Driver Version History (Continued) HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 11i v1 HP-UX 11i v2.0 HP-UX 11i v3.0 Application Release 0706 B.11.11.14 (32-bit or 64-bit) B.11.23.0706 (64-bit) Application Release 0709 B.11.11.15 (32-bit or 64-bit) B.11.23.0709 (64-bit) B.11.31.0709 (64-bit) B.11.23.0712 (64-bit) B.11.31.0712 (64-bit) B.11.23.0803 (64-bit) B.11.31.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes What is New in This Version What is New in This Version This version of the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver contains only defect fixes and does not offer any new feature. For information about the defect fixes, see “Defects Fixed in This Release”.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Installation Prerequisites Installation Prerequisites You must install the Fibre Channel Mass Storage (FCMassStorage) software before installing the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver on the system. The FCMassStorage driver is available for download at: http://h20293.www2.hp.com/ http://itresourcecenter.hp.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Installing the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installing the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver To install the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver on an HP-UX 11i v3 system, complete the following steps: Step 1. Log in to the HP-UX 11i v3 system as superuser. Step 2. Download the HP-UX 11i v3 depot in the /tmp directory on your system. Step 3.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Removing the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Removing the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver To remove the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver from an HP-UX 11i v3 system, enter the fo llowing command at the HP-UX prompt: # swremove -x autoreboot=true FibrChanl-00 The following message is displayed: Execution Phase succeeded 10 Chapter 1
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Reinstalling the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Reinstalling the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver To reinstall the HP Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver on an HP-UX 11i v3 system, enter the following command at the HP-UX prompt: # swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x reinstall=true -x reinstall_files=true \ –s /tmp/<11.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Verifying the HP PCI Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installation Verifying the HP PCI Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Installation To verify whether the FibrChanl-00 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver is installed successfully on your system, complete the following steps: Step 1.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds Following is the known problem and workaround in the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver: • Problem: The A6795A Fibre Channel adapter settles in the Public Loop topology as opposed to the Point to Point Fabric topology when connected to a 4Gb Fibre Channel Brocade Switch port.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Defects Fixed in This Release Defects Fixed in This Release Table 1-2 lists the defects fixed in this release of the Fibre Channel PCI Tachyon XL2 driver. Table 1-2 Defects Fixed Number Description QXCR100058 6760 Supports users to update the EFI driver for the Tachyon XL2 (A6795A) Fibre Channel HBAs, using the FC Mass Storage utility /opt/fcms/bin/fcmsutil.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Related Information Related Information For more information about the HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver, see the following documentation available at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel Support Guide This document provides a product overview, and discusses additional features and regulatory information. It also describes how to install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain the driver.
HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages The HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel driver software is available in the English language only.
