HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC) Adapter Release Notes (December 2005)

HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC) Adapter
What’s New
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HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC) Adapter
This Release Note provides clarification on the interaction with HyperFabric and alerts users to updates in
the Administration Guide
What’s New
Minimum System Memory Requirements per Card
The minimum system memory requirements is 512 MB per AB286A HCA installed.
AB345A HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (DB) Adapter added to HP Fabric Clustering Products
A new Host Channel Adapter has been added to the selection of products for HP Fabric Clustering Systems.
The AB345A adapter is for use in database clusters and includes features specifically required to support and
integrate with the Oracle 10gRAC database. See separate Release Notes for details on the new AB345A HCA
for HP Fabric Clustering Systems, HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (DB) Adapter Release Notes. The AB345A can
only be installed in supported Integrity servers.
Known Problems and Issues
Potential Data Corruption in Applications
On a kernel with an InfiniBand driver, in order to avoid potential data corruption problems, you must install
the following patch:
PHKL_33563 to prevent potential data corruption in applications after fork() is executed.
Patches can be found through the HP IT Resource Center at: http://www.itrc.hp.com.
Use Consistent OS and Software Versions in the Fabric
HP requires all systems in the fabric to use both the same HP-UX OS software version, and the same HP-UX
Fabric Clustering System for InfiniBand software version, such as version B.11.23.04.
HP requires all switches in the fabric to use the same firmware image version such as:
HP-374305-001-Release-2.2.0hp-build018.img
Use the latest software and switch firmware available online at: http://support.hp.com.
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