HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Release Notes HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 (5900-1980, September 2011)
Table Of Contents
- HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Release Notes
- Contents
- 1 Announcement
- What is new in this release?
- Common features (AD278A/AD279A)
- Features specific to AD279A PCI MUX
- Known problems, workarounds, and limitations
- Defects fixed in this release
- Interoperability information and installation requirements
- Documentation
- Localization
- Hardware regulatory statements
- Declaration of conformity
- Declaration of conformity

Table 3 Defects fixed
Defect DescriptionDefect ID
The fastcook option is enabled by default. This is resolved in the current
release. The fastcook option is removed from the HP-UX system and is not
supported by the pmux_stty utility and the pci_mux driver.
QXCR1001143754
Interoperability information and installation requirements
This section provides information on interoperability, software, and hardware requirements for
installing the current version of the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX product on HP-UX 11i v2 and
HP-UX 11i v3.
Interoperability information
The non-RoHS (A6748A/A6749A) adapters and RoHS (AD278A/AD279A) PCI MUX adapters
can coexist on a system. The RoHS adapters cannot be connected to non-RoHS cables, connectors,
or port modules. The RoHS cables, connectors, or port modules cannot be connected to non-RoHS
adapters.
For more information about non-RoHS (A6748A/A6749A) and RoHS (AD278A/AD279A) RJ-45
connectors pin-out information, see the HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Support Guide.
Hardware requirements
Table 4 lists the platforms that support AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX serial adapters on HP-UX 11i
v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 systems.
Table 4 AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX Serial Adapters
ClassServer/Workstation
PA-RISCrp3410
PA-RISCrp3440
PA-RISCrp4440
PA-RISCrp7410
PA-RISCrp7420
Itanium-basedrx2620
Itanium-basedrx4640
Itanium-basedrx5670
Itanium-basedrx7620
Itanium-basedrx8620
For latest information about the platform support, see Support Matrix document at http://
www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Multiplexers.
Software requirements
The AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX serial adapters are supported on HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11), HP-UX
11i v2 (B.11.23), and HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) operating systems.
Disk space requirement
The disk space required is 1.5 MB.
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