HP AD278A and AD279A PCI Multiplexer Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2 Manufacturing Part Number: J6386-90003 September 2006 © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Announcement 1 Announcement This document describes features, limitations, and known issues of the HP Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Multiplexer (MUX) product. The AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX product is compliant with Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) standard. The AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX is a high-speed serial communication multiple port product.
Announcement Common Features (AD278A/AD279A) Common Features (AD278A/AD279A) The current version of AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX serial adapters supports the following features: • Supports serial data transactions speed up to 115.2 kbps with AD278A PCI MUX 8-port adapter and 38.640 kbps with AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter. • Supports RS-232 connections. • Supports both Itanium-based and PA-RISC based processor architectures that enhances overall system throughput by off-loading CPU communication bottlenecks.
Announcement Features Specific to AD279A PCI MUX Features Specific to AD279A PCI MUX The AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter supports the following features: NOTE Chapter 1 • Supports up to 4 port modules (for a maximum of 64 ports) with AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter. • Supports 16 RS-232 asynchronous serial ports with RJ45 and DB25 male connectors. • External Bus Interface (EBI) provides power to port modules from bus. Applications that use less than 32 ports do not need a power supply.
Announcement Known Problems, Workarounds, and Limitations Known Problems, Workarounds, and Limitations There are no known problems for AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX products. Limitations Table 1-1 lists the slot limitations of AD278A PCI MUX 8-port adapter. Table 1-1 Server AD278A PCI MUX 8-Port Adapter Slot Limitations PCI MUX 8-port adater not supported on rp3410 Slot 4 rp3440 Slot 4 rx2620 Slot 4 Table 1-2 lists the slot limitations of AD279A PCI MUX 64-port adapter.
Announcement Known Problems, Workarounds, and Limitations • The pmux_stty utility supports the following features: — -a — +dtr(-dtr) — +lp(-lp) — +rs — -c — +lb(-lb) — -m Chapter 1 7
Announcement Interoperability Information and Installation Requirements Interoperability Information and Installation Requirements This section provides interoperability, software, and hardware requirements information for installing the current version of the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX product on HP-UX 11i v1 and HP-UX 11i v2. Interoperability Information The non-RoHS (A6748A/A6749A) adapters and RoHS (AD278A/AD279A) PCI MUX adapters can coexist on a system.
Announcement Interoperability Information and Installation Requirements Table 1-3 AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX Serial Adapters (Continued) Supported Platform Server/Workstation NOTE Class HP-UX 11i v1 HP-UX 11i v2 rx4640 Itaniumbased No Yes rx5670 Itaniumbased No Yes rx7620 Itaniumbased No Yes rx8620 Itaniumbased No Yes For latest information about the platform support, see Support Matrix document at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.
Announcement Interoperability Information and Installation Requirements Installation Information Consider the following points when installing the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX product: • Install the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX hardware when the system is down. • Install the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX driver software before installing the MUX cards, to avoid a second reboot. • The kernel dynamically assigns the major number for the PCI MUX when you install the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX driver.
Announcement Documentation Documentation Table 1-4 lists the AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX documents. Table 1-4 HP PCI Multiplexer Documents HP Part No.
Announcement Localization Localization The AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX software and documentation are not localized in non-English languages.
Announcement Hardware Regulatory Statements Hardware Regulatory Statements This document contains hardware regulatory statements for the HP AD278A/AD279A PCI MUX adapter1. FCC Statement (For U.S.A.) Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement IMPORTANT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Announcement Hardware Regulatory Statements Canada WARNING This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. EMI Statement NOTE 14 This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case you may be required to take adequate measures.
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