FibrChanl-02 (fclp) B.11.23.1003 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 Release Notes

• PHKL_31500 patch or later (needed for HP-UX 11i v2)
• 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: AD355A and AD299A
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-02 (fclp) driver, version B.11.23.1003:
Table 7 Recommended Firmware Versions (March 2010)
Firmware versionEFI driver versionFibre channel adapter
2.70X5 or later3.21A3 or laterAD355A
2.70X5 or later3.21A3 or laterAD299A
For current recommended firmware versions, see the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support
Matrix at http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel
If your Fibre Channel adapter is not listed in the preceding table, no updates are required to
enable boot support.
NOTE: Display EFI driver and ROM firmware versions using fcmsutil
<fclp_device_file> vpd
EFI/firmware bundles can be downloaded from www.hp.com, in the Software and Driver Downloads
section.
Hardware requirements
This version of the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 runs
on HP Integrity servers with the HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) operating system. It supports Fibre Channel
hardware products such as:
• AD355A PCIe Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
• AD299A PCIe Single Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
Related information
The latest documentation for the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for
HP-UX 11i v2 is available at http://www.docs.hp.com, under the I/O Cards and Networking Software
section in the Fibre Channel category. Available documents include:
• Support Guide: includes an adapter overview, installation details, adapter configuration,
troubleshooting and maintenance information, additional features, and regulatory
information.
• Installation Guide: includes software and hardware installation information for specific
HBAs.
• Support Matrix: includes a matrix of Fibre Channel adapters, supported hardware platforms,
operating systems, driver bundle versions, and minimum PDC/firmware requirements.
• White Paper: white papers can also be found in this section.
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