10GigEthr-02 (iexgbe) B.11.31.1303.01 Ethernet Driver Release Notes

5 Compatibility and installation requirements

This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.

• For specific installation instructions, see the installation procedure or overview document for

your adapter.

• For detailed information on supported server platforms, operating systems, and firmware level

requirements, see the Ethernet Support Matrix.

These documents are available at:

http://www.hp.com/go/10-gigabit-ethernet-docs

5.1 Operating system and version compatibility

This release is specific for HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31).

5.2 Hardware requirements

This version of 10GigEthr-02 runs with the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) operating system on all HP

Integrity server blades and rack mounted systems. For more information about supported server

platforms, see the Ethernet Support Matrix at:

http://www.hp.com/go/10-gigabit-ethernet-docs

5.3 Firmware requirements

IMPORTANT: To ensure full functionality, you must install the latest adapter firmware and Extensible

Firmware Interface (EFI) driver for your adapter.

The 10GbEthr-02 (iexgbe) requires the latest firmware for supported devices. For more information,

see the latest HP-UX Ethernet Card Support Matrix at:

http://www.hp.com/go/10-gigabit-ethernet-docs

To determine and download the latest adapter firmware and EFI driver for your Integrity server

product, follow these steps:

1. Go to http://www.hp.com.

2. Click the Support & Drivers link on the main page.

3. Click the Drivers & Software tab.

4. Enter your product name (for example, NC532m or, for LOMs, a server name such as

Superdome 2) or enter the product number and click Search.

5. Click the Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.) link.

6. Click EFI and FWs for use on Integrity under the Description heading for the EFI download.

7. To review firmware versions and release notes, click the Readme tab. To download the

firmware, click the Download button.

8. Download the firmware.

9. To install the firmware update, follow the procedure supplied with the downloaded update

package.

6 Related information

The latest documentation for Ethernet adapters is available in English at:

http://www.hp.com/go/10-gigabit-ethernet-docs

• Installation guides are listed alphabetically in the “Setup and install — general” section.

• Release notes are listed alphabetically in the “Getting started” section.