HP-UX 11i v2 Network Command Differences when Using HP BL860c and BL870c Server Blades

HP-UX 11i v2 Network Command Differences when Using BL860c and BL870c Server Blades

• HP-UX 11i v2 command ioscan does not report the media type of the internal LAN-on-motherboard

(LOM) on the HP BL860c and BL870c as either 1000Base-SX or 1000Base-T, whereas for LAN cards in

non-blade servers, ioscan does show the media type. The commands in the following table show how

HP-UX 11i v2 driver versions before December 2007 identify the internal LAN interface of the HP

BL860c and BL870c.

nettl and lanadmin Command Output for Driver Versions of December 2007 and

Later

To identify the internal LAN interface on the HP BL860c and BL870c, please use the commands in the

following table with HP-UX 11i v2 driver versions of December 2007 and later.

Table 1 Command Output for Driver Versions before December 2007

Command Displays message similar to

ioscan -kfnC lan HP PCI-X 1000Mbps Dual-port Built-in

lanadmin -g <ppa> lan<ppa> HP PCI-X 1000Base-SX Release B.11.23.0609

nettl logs <4000> 1000Base-SX in path 0/1/1/0

Table 2 Command Output for Driver Versions of December 2007 and Later

Command Displays message similar to

ioscan -kfnC lan HP PCI-X 1000Mbps Dual-port Built-in

lanadmin -g <ppa> lan<ppa> HP PCI-X 1000Mbps Release B.11.23.0712

nettl logs <4004> 1000Mbps in path 0/1/1/0