FibrChanl-01 (fcd) B.11.23.0809 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver Release Notes, Edition 3.0 (September 2008)

1. Attach loop back hoods to all of the unconnected HBA ports. The loop back hoods will
cause the unconnected HBA ports to come online in a private loop topology.
2. Install the product bundle, mtIOScan, that enables boot time kernel threads. This will
reduce the overall boot delay due to unconnected ports to 21 seconds. This product can
be obtained from www.software.hp.com
• swlist Does Not Indicate the Mezzanine HBAs
swlist does not indicate the Mezzanine HBAs, and cannot be added onto because of string
size limitation.
Corrective Action: Refer to Hardware Requirements later in this document for more
information.
Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, refer to the installation guide specific to your to your
FibreChannel card.
Operating System and Version Compatibility
The following software (or later versions) must be installed before installing the FibrChanl-01
(fcd) driver, version B.11.23.0809 into a system:
• FibrChanl-00 (td) version B.11.23.0807 or later (for HP-UX 11i v2 Update 3)
• Product number B6191AAE, OnlineDiag bundle version B.11.23.03.xx, release in September
2004 (HWE0409)
• PHKL_33827 patch or later for HP-UX 11i v2 (needed for fcmsutil (1M) support for
options set_int_delay and get_int_delay)
• PHKL_36143 patch (needed for fcmsutil(1M) support for option sfp supported by 4Gb
Fibre Channel HBAs)
• PHKL_31500 patch or later (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)
• PHKL_31226 patch (only needed if OLAR functionality is required; applies to all cards that
have a bridge, including A9782A, A9784A, and AB465A)
• PHKL_34851 (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)
Driver bundles can be downloaded from the HP Software Depot at: http://www.software.hp.com
Patches are available from either: http://www.software.hp.com or http://itresourcecenter.hp.com
OnlineDiag is available at http://www.software.hp.com in the Enhancement releases and patch
bundles section, or on the HP-UX 11i v2 OE media (September 2004 and later). Installation
instructions are available at: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/st/st_inst.htm
Requirements for Boot Support: AD193A/AD194A, 403619–B21, AB378A, AB378B, AB379A,
AB379B. A6826A. A9782A, A9784A, AB465A
To boot through the fibre channel ports on these adapters, HP recommends that you update the
EFI driver and onboard firmware to the latest version. The following table lists the recommended
EFI and firmware versions at the release of FibrChanl-01 (fcd) driver, version B.11.23.0807 or
later:
Table 13 Recommended Firmware Versions (July 2008 or later)
Firmware VersionEFI Driver VersionFibre Channel Adapter
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD193A/AD194A
4.00.90 or later1.09 or later403619–B21
4.00.70 or later1.05 or laterAD300A
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