IEther-00 (iether) B.11.31.1303 Ethernet Driver Release Notes (2nd Edition) HP-UX 11i v3 Abstract This document contains specific information that is intended for users of this HP product.
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1 IEther-00 overview The IEther-00 bundle contains the iether version B.11.31.
• PCI OLRAD • PCI Error handling and recovery • vPars V6 • HP Integrity Virtual Machines (HPVM) • HPVM AVIO • HP-UX LAN provider • MIB and driver statistics • Configurable using SMH or nwmgr • nettl tracing/logging 3 New and changed features in this release 3.1 New features There are no new features included in this version of IEther-00 at the time of this publication. 3.2 Changed features The iether driver has been enhanced with performance and stability improvements.
Table 3 HP-UX 11i v3 October 2012 fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.1210 SR number QXCR1001220405 1 Description After a LAN adapter port is reset, the statistics reported might reveal a large number of Inbound Discards. Activity on the receive side might appear to be hung. The following LAN adapter products could be impacted: AD221A, AD222A, AD393A, and rx2800 core LAN-on-Motherboard (LOMs).1 The rx2800 LAN interface is on the system motherboard. This LAN adapter appears in ioscan output as “AH395-60001”.
and connected to an external switch, system panic might occur when external switch UP/DOWN status changes On NC364 or NC360 adapters, with APA aggregation configured on ports connected to an external switch, when a user changes the external switch status from UP to DOWN or vice versa, a system panic occurs. The following panic string is seen: 'wait_for_lock: Already owns lock: lan:iether_hw_lockp ' This occurs in rare circumstances and only on the specific adapters noted.
2. 3. Click the Support & Drivers link on the main page. Click the Drivers & Software tab. 4. Enter your product name (for example, NC364m) or enter the product number and click Search. Click the Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.) link. Click EFI and FWs for use on Integrity under the Description heading for the EFI download. To review firmware versions and release notes, click the Readme tab. To download the firmware, click the Download button. Download the firmware.
