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Hardware Enablement Patch Bundle (HWEnable11i)
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The HWE Patch Bundle (HWEnable11i) delivers support for new and future SPU, I/O, and mass-storage products. This bundle is labeled as required, ignited on all systems in manufacturing, and automatically loaded as part of any OE update. It is included on the 11i OE media and on the Support Plus CD.

Some of the bundle's patches include the following:

updated for December 2002

  • Verified HP-UX support for the following workstations with 875MHz PA8700+ processors (no HP-UX software changes were required for these models in December 2002):

    • A9636A Visualize C3750 workstation

    • A9638A Visualize J6750 workstation

  • Verified HP-UX support for the following newly updated optical units (although updated, some of these products retain previous product numbers):

    Table 5-8 Supported Updated Optical Units

    Product Number

    HP Part Number

    		Product DescriptionPlatform Requirements

    A7853A

    D4398-60083

    		CD-RW DriveBXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

    A8068A

    D4388-60018

    		DVD-ROM DriveBXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

    A8070A

    A7851-64001

    		DVD-ROM/CD-RW ComboJ6X00

     

  • Added new 11.00 (IETHER) and 11.11 (IETHER-00) networking drivers for A6974A PCI Next Generation 10/100Base-TX Single Port card. [2]

  • Added required 11.00 and 11.11 LVM patches for the following products[3]:

    • A6189A (formerly A7293A) FC Disk Array VA7110

    • A6218A VA7410 Array (released August 2002)

updated for September 2002

  • Added IDE/ATAPI support for workstations with the following optical units:

    Table 5-9 Supported Optical Units

    Product Number

    HP Part Number

    		Product DescriptionPlatform Requirements

    A5001A

    D4389-60091

    		CD-ROM DriveBXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

    A7853A

    D4398-60083

    		CD-RW DriveBXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

    A8068A

    D4388-60018

    		DVD-ROM DriveBXX00, C3XX0, J5X00

    A8069A

    		A7231-64005

    Slim DVD-ROM Drive

    J6X00

     

  • Enabled 3D graphics support for A7789A graphics adapter.

  • Added SCSI Ultra160 boot support for SuperDome, rp8400, and rp7410 servers.

updated for
June 2002

  • Added support for the faster processors of the following servers (pre-enabled with March 2002 release):

    • rp5430 (model string: 9000/800/L1500-8X)

    • rp5470 (model string: 9000/800/L3000-8X)

    • rp7410 (model string: 9000/800/rp7410)

    • rp8400 (model string: 9000/800/S16K-A)

  • Added support for I/O adapters:

    • A6825A PCI 1000Base-T, A6847A PCI 1000Base-SX, and A6794A 1000Base-T/SCSI

    • A7789A Graphics Card for workstations C3650, C3700, J6000, and J6700

  • Added support for I/O devices:

    • A6491A SC Disk System DS2300 (Ultra160 SCSI Disk Enclosure)

    • A6255A FC Disk System DS2405 (FibreChannel Disk Enclosure)

    • A8068A, A8069A, A8070A DVD-ROM Units for Workstations

updated for
March 2002

  • Added support for servers:

    • rp2430 (model string: 9000/800/A400-6X)

    • rp2470 (model string: 9000/800/A500-6X or 9000/800/A500-7X)

    • rp7410 (model string: 9000/800/rp7410)

  • Added support for I/O adapters:

    • A7784A PCI-Universal Audio Card

    • A7789A PCI Graphics Card for PA-8700 Workstations

    • A6684A HSC Tachlite FC Mass-Storage I/O Adapter for D- and R-Class servers
      (HP-UX 11.x boot only supported on D390/R390 with PDC version 41.35)

    • A6794A 10/100/1000Base-T Product for HP rp7410 server

    • A6828A PCI Single Channel Ultra160 SCSI Adapter[4]

    • A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Adapter[4]

  • Added support for peripherals:

    • A6188A VA7100 Disk Array

    • A6189A VA7405 Disk Array

    • A6189B (2Gb-FC) VA7405 Array

    • A6218A (2Gb-FC) VA7410 Array

updated for
December 2001

  • Added support for servers:

    • rp2400 ( model string: 9000/800/A400-6X)

    • rp2450 (model string: 9000/800/A500-6X or 9000/800/A500-7X)

    • rp5400 (model string: 9000/800/L1000)

    • rp5430 (model string: 9000/800/L1500-7X or 9000/800/L1500-8X)

    • rp5450 (model string: 9000/800/L2000)

    • rp5470 ( model string: 9000/800/L3000-7X or 9000/800/L3000-8X)

    • rp7400 (model string: 9000/800/N4000-7X or 9000/800/N4000-8X)

    • rp8400 (model string: 9000/800/S16K-A)

  • Added support for workstations:

    • C3650

    • C3700

    • J6700

  • Support for Superdome IO Expansion (IOX) cabinets

  • Support for all PA 8700-based products

  • Support for changes of SAM and fruled commands to modify the behavior of PCI Attention light (LED), so that it conforms to PCI Hotplug Specification (See “New Attention Indicator Behavior” in Chapter 4 “nPartition (Hard Partition) Systems”.)

  • Support for modified DIMM labels so that user interface to parstatus command more accurately matches HW labeling

  • Support for 2D graphics on L-class systems

  • Support for add-on workstation audio card/driver for B-Class

  • Improved USB driver supports Update-UX tool for migration from HP-UX 10.20 to 11i

  • The ups_mond software now supports longer shutdown values for PowerTrust II UPS units

  • Added Ultrium tape drive support to fbackup and frecover commands

The HWEnable11i bundle also includes support for the following peripherals:

  • A4982B PCI Visualize-fxe Graphics Adapter

  • A6077A PCI 128 Audio Card for B2600 workstations

  • A6795A PCI Tachlite 2Gb FC Mass-Storage I/O Adapters
    (HP-UX 11.x boot supported with PDC version 41.46 on L3000, N4000 servers)

  • A6685A HSC Tachlite FC Mass-Storage I/O Adapter for Kx60, Kx70, Kx80 servers
    (HP-UX 11.x boot supported with PDC version 41.33/41.34)

  • A6188A VA7100 Disk Array

  • A6189A VA7405 Disk Array

  • A6092A HyperFabric Adapter (PCI 4X)

  • A6386A HyperFabric2 Adapter (PCI 4X)


[2] These new networking drivers were delivered on the respective 11.00 Install/Update media, 11i OE media, and Application Release media.

[3] The September HWE bundles lack the necessary LVM patches needed to avoid potential data corruption when using the Business Copy feature with the VA7110 and VA7410 arrays. The HWE bundles for December 2002 include these required LVM patches.

[4] See “SCSI Driver c8xx” for further information about supported systems.



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