HP PCI Mux Release Note For HP-UX 11i, 11.0x, and 10.2x HP-UX Networking Manufacturing Part Number: J3596-90012 E0602 U.S.A. © Copyright 2002 © Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved..
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Release Note for HP-UX 11i Announcement 1 Release Note for HP-UX 11i Announcement The information in this chapter is for HP-UX systems running HP-UX version 11i (B.11.11.07) software. For information about version B.10.20.09, please see Chapter 3. For information about version B.11.00.15, please see Chapter 2. The following is a list of the cards, the number of ports supported by each, and their appropriate operating voltages.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i What’s in This Version What’s in This Version The information in this section is for version B.11.11.07 of the PCI RS-232 Mux products. Features and Benefits This version of the PCI Mux software offers the following new features and benefits: • Software for all PCI Mux cards is bundled under the name TermIO-00. • There is no charge for the software (for all board versions). The software is bundled with the hardware and requires no software license or codeword.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds There are no known problems for HP 11i Mux products.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing version B.11.11.07 of the PCI Mux products on HP-UX 11.i. Software Requirements You must have installed the HP-UX 11i Operating System before installing this product. To install this product, use the swinstall program. Hardware Requirements The B.11.11.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements lsdev -d pci_mux0 (pci_mux0 is the driver name of the PCI Mux.) Naming Scheme for emux_diag and emux_stty Because there are as many as eight PCI buses (Module ID), emux_diag and emux_stty use a combination of PCI bus and slot number as the naming scheme for “Slot” to uniquely identify a card for V-Class servers.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This section lists the fixes and patches that have been applied in version B.11.11.07 of the PCI Mux products. Patches PHNE_24182 PHNE_25491 Fixes Table 1-2 SR/CR Number Fixes Included in This Release Problem SR: 8606222097 CR: JAGad91212 OLAR functionality is now included in the 11.11.07 Mux driver.
Release Note for HP-UX 11i Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This version (B.11.11.07) of the PCI Mux software is in English. Available Documentation The PCI Mux-related documentation is as follows: • HP EISA/PCI Multiplexer Family Cabling Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual, Customer Order Number J3592-90001 (English) Note that this manual is also available on the HP WWW site http://www.docs.hp.com.
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Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Announcement 2 Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Announcement The information in this chapter is for the following HP PCI RS-232 Mux products: • The J3592A PCI Mux 8-port card and version B.11.00.15 software, for the following HP-UX systems: — A-Class Enterprise Servers: A180, A180C, A400 and A500 — L-Class Enterprise Servers: L1000, L2000, L3000 and L4000 — N-Class Enterprise Servers. — HP VISUALIZE UNIX B-Class, C-Class, and J-Class Workstations equipped with the PCI bus.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x What’s in This Version What’s in This Version The information in this section is for version B.11.00.15 of the PCI RS-232 Mux products. Features and Benefits This version of the PCI Mux software offers the following new features and benefits: • • When you order any of the PCI cards, the software ships free. The software is bundled with the hardware and requires no software license or codeword.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The known problems and corresponding workarounds for version B.11.00.15 of the PCI Mux products are as follows: • Disconnecting or connecting port modules while the system is active might generate a break character on the serial ports of any port module still connected. The gettys active on those ports might treat the break as an auto-speed detection loop and change the baud rate, causing the ports to appear “hung”.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing version B.11.00.15 of the PCI Mux products on HP-UX 11.0. Software Requirements You must have installed the HP-UX 11.0 (32-bit or 64-bit) Operating System before installing this product. To install this product, use the swinstall program. Hardware Requirements The B.11.00.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements lsdev -d pci_mux0 (pci_mux0 is the driver name of the PCI Mux.) Naming Scheme for emux_diag and emux_stty Because there are as many as eight PCI buses (Module ID), emux_diag and emux_stty use a combination of PCI bus and slot number as the naming scheme for “Slot” to uniquely identify a card for V-Class servers.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This section lists the fixes and patches that have been applied in version B.11.00.15 of the PCI Mux products. Patches PHNE_25489 Fixes This release contains the fixes listed below. Table 2-1 SR/CR Number Fixes Included in This Release Problem SR: 8606227010 CR: JAGad96072 The initialization process has been modified to pre-set all necessary registers with appropriate values.
Release Note for HP-UX 11.0x Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This version (B.11.00.15) of the PCI Mux software is in English. Available Documentation The PCI Mux-related documentation is as follows: • HP EISA/PCI Multiplexer Family Cabling Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual, Customer Order Number J3592-90001 (English) Note that this manual is also available on the HP WWW site http://www.docs.hp.com.
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Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Announcement 3 Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Announcement The information in this chapter is for HP-UX systems running HP-UX version B.10.20.11 software. For information about version B.11.00.15, please see Chapter 2. For information about version 11i (B.11.11.07), please see Chapter 1. The following is a list of the cards, the number of ports supported by each, and their appropriate operating voltages.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x What’s in This Version What’s in This Version The information in this section is for version B.10.20.11 of the PCI RS-232 Mux product. Features and Benefits This version of the PCI Mux software offers the following new features and benefits: • There is no charge for the software (for all board versions). The software is bundled with the hardware and requires no software license or codeword.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The known problems and corresponding workarounds for version B.10.20.09 of the PCI Mux product are as follows: • SAM improperly identifies PCI Mux Cards as “EISA MUX” Cards on the device screen. Other than potentially causing confusion, this misidentification has no other adverse impact. To fix the problem for the current release, you may correct the file, /usr/sam/lib/C/pd_devinfo.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing version B.10.20.11 of the PCI Mux product on HP-UX 10.20. Software Requirements You must have installed the HP-UX 10.20 Operating System before installing this product. To install this product, use the swinstall program. HP-UX Operating System Patch Dependencies Table 3-2 below lists the HP-UX 10.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Disk Space The disk space required is 500 KBs. Installation Information Listed below are some things to keep in mind when installing the PCI Mux product: • You must install the PCI Mux hardware when the system is down. • You must apply patches to HP-UX 10.20 prior to installation. These patches are listed in “HP-UX Operating System Patch Dependencies” above.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This section lists the fixes and patches that have been applied in version B.10.20.11 of the PCI Mux products. Patches PHNE_23881. Fixes This release contains the fixes listed in Table 3-3 below. Table 3-3 SR/CR Number 5003438879 (SR) Fixes Included in This Release Problem Port 4 fails on 8-port EISA mux. JAGaa42340 (CR) 1653298273 (SR) Port 4 fails on 8-port EISA mux at 11.0.
Release Note for HP-UX 10.2x Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This version (B.10.20.11) of the PCI Mux software is in English. Available Documentation The PCI Mux-related documentation is as follows: • HP EISA/PCI Multiplexer Family Cabling Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Manual, Customer Order Number J3592-90001 (English) Note that this manual is also available on the HP WWW site http://www.docs.hp.com.
