IEther-00 (iether) B.11.31.0810 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Release Notes

This document provides information about the October 2008 release of the IEther-00 bundle for
HP-UX 11i v3.
1 IEther-00 Overview
The IEther-00 bundle contains the iether version B.11.31.0810 driver, which supports the
following Gigabit Ethernet cards and combination cards:
PCI-X Combination
Cards
PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet
Cards
PCie Combination
Cards
PCIe Gigabit Ethernet
Mezzanine Cards
PCIe Gigabit Ethernet
Cards
AB290A, AD193A,
AD194A
A7011A, A7012A,
AB545A, AD331A,
AD332A
AD221A, AD222A,
AD393A
NC360m, NC364mAD337A, AD338A,
AD339A
2 New and Changed Features in This Release
2.1 New Features
There are no new features included in IEther-00 at the time of this publication.
2.2 Changed Features
There are no changed features included in IEther-00 at the time of this publication.
3 Problems Fixed in This Version
Table 1 lists the problems fixed in this version of IEther-00.
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 October 2008 Fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.0810
DescriptionSR Number
On fiber cards with IEther-00 version B.11.23.0809 installed, performing any of the following
actions might cause a LINK DOWN condition that persists until the system reboots:
• Executing two or more resets with lanadmin -r.
• Performing multiple disable/enable cycles on the switch ports.
• Disconnecting and reconnecting the cabling.
QXCR1000854397
The following table lists the problems fixed in recent versions of IEther-00.
Table 2 HP-UX 11i v3 September 2008 Fixes — IEther-00 B.11.31.0809
DescriptionReference Number
NC364m card port link flaps when the interconnect bay is empty.QXCR1000771417
4 Known Problems and Limitations
No known problems were identified for this version of IEther-00 at the time of this publication.
5 Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
• For specific installation instructions, see the installation procedure or overview document
for your card.
• For detailed information on supported server platforms, operating systems, and firmware
level requirements, see the Ethernet System-Driver Matrix for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i
v3.
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