XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes, March 2010

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HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel

Driver Release Notes

HP-UX 11i v3

HP Part Number: 5900-0582

Published: March 2010

Summary of content (9 pages)

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HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-0582 Published: March 2010
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Table of Contents 1 HP PCI Tachyon TL/TS/XL2 Fibre Channel Driver Release Notes.............................5 Overview.................................................................................................................................................6 Driver Versions..................................................................................................................................6 What is New in This Version.........................................................................
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List of Tables 1-1 1-2 4 Fibre Channel Driver Version History............................................................................................6 Defects Fixed on HP-UX 11i v3 OS During March 2010 Release....................................................
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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.
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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.
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Table 1-1 Fibre Channel Driver Version History (continued) Release HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 11i v1 HP-UX 11i v1.6 HP-UX 11i v2.0 HP-UX 11i v3.0 Application Release 0903 B.11.11.18 (32-bit or 64-bit) B.11.23.0903 (64-bit) B.11.31.0903 (64-bit) Application Release 0909 B.11.11.19 (32-bit or 64-bit) B.11.23.0909 (64-bit) B.11.31.0909 (64-bit) Application Release 1003 B.11.11.19 (32-bit or 64-bit) B.11.23.1003 (64-bit) B.11.31.1003 (64-bit) NOTE: In the current release, the driver version B.11.23.
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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.
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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. Symptom: The /opt/fcms/bin/fcmsutil /dev/ tool displays PUBLIC_LOOP in the output instead of the expected PTTOPT_FABRIC output, against the Topology field.