Ethernet Support Guide for HP-UX 11i v3

2 Installing HP-UX driver software and verifying connectivity
This chapter describes how to obtain and install the latest software for an Ethernet card and how
to verify connectivity.
2.1 Determining whether the latest version of the LAN driver is installed
To determine whether you have the latest version of the LAN card driver on your server, follow
these steps:
1. Determine the latest available driver for your version of HP-UX by checking the driver’s history
support matrix; for example, the HP-UX Gigabit Ethernet Driver IEther-00 Release History.
2. To determine the driver version that is installed in your server’s kernel, run the following
command:
what /stand/vmunix /stand/current/mod/* | grep drivername
where drivername is one of the following:
• btlan
• gelan
• iether
• igelan
• icxgbe
• iexgbe
• ixgbe
• iocxgbe
The server displays the LAN driver version. For example:
iether_ilan Version: 2 Jan 18 2008
iether Revision: B.11.31.0709 Jan 18 2008
2.2 Getting and installing the latest software
Table 5 (page 15) lists the HP-UX software bundles and the associated drivers that are built into
the HP-UX OE.
Table 5 HP-UX software bundles and associated drivers
DriverSoftware Bundle
ietherIEther-00
gelanGigEther-00
igelanGigEther-01
ixgbe10GigEthr-00
icxgbe10GigEthr-01
iexgbe10GigEthr-02
iocxgbe10GigEthr-03
If your LAN card is a built-in card or was factory installed, the software bundle required for the
Ethernet card is already loaded onto your system’s hard drive.
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