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HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes: HP Integrity Servers and HP Workstations > Chapter 4 Workstation- and Server-Specific Information

Networking and Mass Storage Drivers

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HP-UX 11i v2 includes drivers for networking and mass storage adapter cards. The drivers are described in the following sections:

Always-Installed Networking Drivers

The following table lists networking drivers that are automatically installed.

Table 4-3 Always-Installed Networking Drivers

Networking Driver Bundle

Driver

Card Number

Description

FDDI-00

fddi4

A3739B

PCI FDDI card

FibrChanl-01 and GigEther-01

fcd and igelan

A9782A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-SX (Fibre) Combination Card

FibrChanl-01 and GigEther-01

fcd and igelan

A9784A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-T (Copper) Combination Card

GigEther-00

gelan

A4926A

PCI 1000Base-SX (gigabit over fiber) card

GigEther-00

gelan

A4929A

PCI 1000Base-T (gigabit over copper) card

GigEther-01

igelan

A6794A

PCI 1000Base-T/SCSI card

GigEther-01

igelan

A6825A

PCI 1000/Base-T (gigabit over copper) card

GigEther-01

igelan

A6847A

PCI 1000/Base-SX (gigabit over fiber) card

GigEther-01

igelan

A7109A

PCI Gigabit Ethernet BaseT/Ultra 160 combo card

GigEther-01

igelan

A8685A

PCI 1000Base-T card

GigEther-01

igelan

A9782A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-SX (Fiber) Combination Card

GigEther-01

igelan

A9784A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-T (Copper) Combination Card

HPUXBase64, HPUXBase32

btlan
(btlan5 for 10.20/11.0)

A5230A

PCI 10/100Base-TX card for servers

HPUXBase64, HPUXBase32

btlan

A5506B

PCI 4-port 10/100Base-TX card

HPUXBase64, HPUXBase32

btlan
(btlan3 for 11.0)

A5838A

PCI Combination Dual port 10/100Base-TX and Wide Ultra2 SCSI card

IEther-00

iether

A7011A

PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-SX (Fibre) card

IEther-00

iether

A7012A

PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-T (Copper) card

 

GigEther-01

The GigEther-01 bundle delivers the igelan driver which supports the current cards A6794A, A6825A, A6847A, A8685A, and new cards A7109A, A9782A, and A9784A.

Summary of Change

As of March 2004, the following cards are supported on HP-UX 11i v2:

  • A9782A PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-SX (Fiber) Combination Card

  • A9784A PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-T (Copper) Combination Card

  • A7109A PCI Gigabit Ethernet BaseT/Ultra 160 combo card

Impact

You can now use the A9782A and A9784A cards on systems running HP-UX 11i v2.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

Documentation is available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

IEther-01

The IEther-00 bundle delivers the iether driver, which supports the A7011A and A7012A cards. In addition, IEther-00 supports the zx2000 core.

Summary of Change

As of March 2004, the following cards are supported on HP-UX 11i v2:

  • A7011A PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-SX (Fibre) card

  • A7012A PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-T (Copper) card

Impact

You can now use the A7011A and A7012A cards on systems running HP-UX 11i v2.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

Documentation is available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

Selectable Networking Drivers

The following table lists drivers that are not automatically installed, but can be selected during installation.

Table 4-4 Selectable Networking Drivers

Networking Driver Bundle

Driver

Card Number

Description

ATM-00

atm2pci


atmpci

A5483A,
A5513A,
A5515A,
J3557A

PCI ATM cards

HyprFabrc-00

clicd

A4919AA4920AA4921AA6092A, A6386A

PCI HyperFabricHSC HyperFabricHSC HyperFabricPCI HyperFabric

TermIO-00

pci_mux0

J3592A, A6748AJ3593A, A6749A

PCI MUX (8-port)PCI MUX (64-port)

TokenRing-00

pcitr

A5783A, A4930A

PCI Token Ring card

 

Always-Installed Mass Storage Drivers

The following table lists mass storage drivers that are automatically installed.

Table 4-5 Always-Installed Mass Storage Drivers

Mass Storage Driver Bundle

Driver

Card Number

Description

FibrChanl-00

td

A5158A

PCI Tachyon TL Fibre Channel card

FibrChanl-00

td

A6795A

PCI Tachyon XL2 Fibre Channel card

FibrChanl-01

fcd

A6826A

PCI-X Dual Port 2 Gb/1 Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

FibrChanl-01 and GigEther-01

fcd and igelan

A9782A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-SX (Fiber) Combination Card

FibrChanl-01 and GigEther-01

fcd and igelan

A9784A

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-T (Copper) Combination Card

 

FibrChanl-00

The FibrChanl-00 bundle delivers the td driver, which supports the A5158A and A6795A cards.

Summary of Change

FibrChanl-00 has been updated to incorporate defect fixes.

Impact

You can now use the A5158A and A6795A cards on systems running HP-UX 11i v2.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

Documentation is available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

FibrChanl-01

The FibrChanl-01 bundle delivers the fcd driver, which supports the A9782A, A9784A, and A6826A cards.

Summary of Change

As of March 2004, the following cards are supported on HP-UX 11i v2:

  • A9782A PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-SX (Fiber) Combination Card

  • A9784A PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base-T (Copper) Combination Card

  • A6826A PCI-X Dual Port 1Gb/2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

Impact

You can now use the A9782A, A9784A, and A6826A cards on systems running HP-UX 11i v2.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

Documentation is available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

scsiU320-00

The new scsiU320-00 bundle delivers the driver mpt.

Summary of Change

The scsiU320-00 driver bundle has been added to support cards that will be released in the future.

Impact

There are no impacts.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

When the new cards are released, documentation will be available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

Selectable Mass Storage Drivers

The following section describes a mass storage driver that is selected during installation rather than automatically installed.

RAID-01

The RAID-01 bundle delivers the driver ciss, which supports the A9890A card.

Summary of Change

As of March 2004, the following card is now supported:

  • A9890A RAID 6402 Smart Array Controller card

Impact

You will now be able to use the A9890A card on systems running HP-UX 11i v2.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

When new cards are released, documentation will be available on http://docs.hp.com in the “Networking & Communications” section.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.

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