IEther-00 (iether) B.11.31.1403 Ethernet Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3

• 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.
4 Problems fixed in this or earlier versions
4.1 Problems fixed in this version
At the time of this publication, there were no defects or fixes included in this release. For the most
current information, contact your HP support representative.
4.2 Problems fixed in previous releases
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 July 2013 fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.1307
DescriptionSR number
Previous settings in nettlgen.conf are overwritten when a new version of the driver is installed.
The installation script should not overwrite the entry if it's modified.
QXCR1001292750
PCIe AD393A GbE/FC adapter's GbE SX fiber ports down after updating IETHER to
B.11.31.1209.01 and subsequent release. This issue is seen only with AD393A GbE/FC
adapters.
QXCR1001284665
Table 2 HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.1303.01
DescriptionSR number
On server blades with 2-port NC364m/445978-B21 and 4-port NC360m/447883-B21
PCIe mezzanine 1GbE adapters, with APA aggregation configured on ports connected to
QXCR1001259174
an external switch, if 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.
Table 3 HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.1303
DescriptionSR number
Link timeout to PCIe device with Superdome 2 XFabric failover.QXCR1001233383
This problem was reported on Superdome2 servers, involving PCIe dual-port LAN controller
chips (AD221A, AD222A, and AD393A adapters). An error on the Superdome 2 XFabric
4