HyperFabric Release Notes HP-UX 11i v2 Manufacturing Part Number: B6257-90048 November 2004 United States © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. All rights reserved.
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1 HyperFabric Release Notes The information in this document applies to the release of HyperFabric software product HyprFabrc-00 (A6386A) on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system.
HyperFabric Release Notes Announcement Announcement HyperFabric is a high-speed network link that runs on various HP systems running HP-UX. HyperFabric supports Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP) and the IP network protocol stack (TCP/IP/UDP). This release notes contains information about version B.11.23.02 of the HyperFabric software.
HyperFabric Release Notes What Is in This Version What Is in This Version The following sections describe what this version of HyperFabric contains. Some Facts • HyperFabric version B.11.23.02 is supported on SD64A, rx8620, rx7620, rx56XX, rx4640 and rx2600 servers, and zx6000 workstations. • HyperFabric version B.11.23.
HyperFabric Release Notes What Is in This Version Documentation Availability Table 1-1 lists the available documentation with the HyperFabric software version B.11.23.02: in print, on the Instant Information CD, or on the HP web site http://www.docs.hp.com, under “Networking & Communications.
HyperFabric Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds The known problems and their workarounds in this version of HyperFabric are as follows: • HyperFabric initialization may fail if the STRMSGSZ kernel parameter is set. Workaround: Set STRMSGSZ to 0 on /stand/system from the command line to unset the parameter.
HyperFabric Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements This section describes the requirements for installing version B.11.23.02 of the HyperFabric software and hardware on the HP-UX 11i v 2 operating system. WARNING A change was introduced in both HyperFabric versions B.11.11.04 for HP-UX 11iv1 and version B.11.23.02 for HP-UX 11iv2 to ensure that HyperFabric failover time remains under 30 seconds in all conditions.
HyperFabric Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Table 1-2 HF Adapter Supported HyperFabric Adapter Configurations (Continued) Bus Type Supported HP Systems HP-UX Version OLAR Support? Maximum Adapters per System A6386A PCI (4X) zx6000 workstations 11i v2 No 1 A6386A PCI (4X) SD64A servers 11i v2 Yesa 8 (maximum 4 per PCI card cage) A6386A PCI (4X) rx7620 servers 11i v2 No 8 (maximum 4 per PCI card cage) A6386A PCI (4X) rx8620 servers 11i v2 Yesa
HyperFabric Release Notes Fixes in This Version Fixes in This Version Table 1-3 lists and describes the defect fixes included in B.11.23.02 version of HyperFabric. Table 1-3 Defect ID 10 Defect Fixes Description JAGaf43744 Hyperfabric UDP fail-over time should be less than 30 seconds. JAGaf43745 Memory corruption with 0x0101010 pattern. JAGaf03447 Hyperfabric: send wait timeout large/negative. JAGaf43747 Intermittent gets duplicate virtual route in clic_stat.
HyperFabric Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages The Native Language Support (NLS) for version B.11.23.02 of the HyperFabric software is as follows: • The software is available in English only. • The product documentation is available in English only.
