HyperFabric Administrator's Guide (HP-UX 11i v1)

Overview of the HyperFabric Product
HyperFabric Products
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IMPORTANT HF1 and HF2 adapters and switches are not supported by software
versions earlier than those listed in “HyperFabric Adapters” on page 5
and “Switches and Switch Modules” on page 5.
To determine the version of HyperFabric, issue the following command:
$ swlist | grep -i hyperfabric
Other Product Elements
The following are the other elements of the HyperFabric product family:
• A4892A HF1 copper cable (in 35-foot and 60-foot lengths)
• HF2 fiber cables
— C7524A (2m length)
— C7525A (16m length)
— C7526A (50m length)
— C7527A (200m length)
• The HyperFabric software: The software resides in ASICs and
firmware on the adapter cards and includes user-space components
and HP-UX drivers.
HyperFabric supports the IP network protocol stack, specifically
TCP/IP and UDP/IP.
HyperFabric software includes HyperMessaging Protocol (HMP).
HMP provides higher bandwidth, lower CPU overhead, and lower
latency (the time a message takes to get from one point to another).
However, these HMP benefits are available only when applications
that are developed on top of HMP are running. HMP can only be
used on HP 9000 systems running HP-UX 11.0 or 11i v1, provided
HyperFabric A6092A or A6386A (PCI 4X) adapter cards are installed
on those systems.
In addition, running an HMP application disables a node’s ability to
interoperate with nodes that are using any HP-UX 11.0 HyperFabric
versions earlier than B.11.00.11 or any HP-UX 11i v1 HyperFabric
versions earlier than B.11.11.01. If you use HMP on a node in the