Always-Installed Networking Drivers

The following table lists networking drivers that are automatically installed. For more details about changes to these drivers, see the remainder of this section.

Table 4-1 Always-Installed Networking Drivers

Networking Driver Bundle	Driver	Card Number	Description
`FDDI-00`	`fddi4`	A3739A/B	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
`FibrChanl-01` and `GigEther-01`	`fcd` and `igelan`	AB465A	PCI-X Multifunction 2-Port 2Gb FC / 2-Port 1000Base-T Adapter
`GigEther-00`	`gelan`	A4924A, J1642AA	HSC 1000Base-SX (gigabit over fiber) card
`GigEther-00`	`gelan`	A4925A	HSC 1000Base-SX (gigabit over fiber) 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`	A6825A	PCI 1000/Base-T (gigabit over copper) card
`GigEther-01`	`igelan`	A6847A	PCI 1000/Base-SX (gigabit over fiber) card
`GigEther-01` and `scsiU160-00`	igelan and mpt	A7109A	PCI Gigabit Ethernet Base-T/Ultra 160 Combination Card
`GigEther-01` and `scsiU160-00`	igelan and mpt	A6794A	PCI Gigabit Ethernet Base-T/Ultra 160 SCSI Combination Card
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	A3738A	PCI 10/100Base-TX card
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	A5230A	PCI 10/100Base-TX card for servers
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	A5506A	PCI 4-port 10/100Base-TX card
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	A5506B	PCI 4-port 10/100Base-TX card
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	A5838A	PCI Combination Dual port 10/100Base-TX and Wide Ultra2 SCSI card
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	B5509BA	PCI 10/100Base-TX card for workstations
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3514A opt #001	HSC 10/100Base-TX 2-port for K-Class and T600 servers
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3514A opt #002	HSC 10/100Base-FX (fiber) 2-port for K-Class and T600 servers
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3515A	HSC 10/100Base-TX 1-port for C, J workstations and A, D, R-Class servers (except D200)
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3516A opt #001	HSC 10/100Base-TX 2-port for C, J workstations and A, D, R-Class servers (except D200)
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3516A opt #002	HSC 10/100Base-FX (fiber) 2-port for C, J workstations and A, D, R-class servers (except D200)
`HPUXBaseOS`	`btlan`	J3850A	HSC 10/100Base-TX card for T-Class server
`IEther-00`	`iether`	A7011A	PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-SX (Fibre) card
`IEther-00`	`iether`	A7012A	PCI-X 2-Port 1000Base-T (Copper) card
`IEther-00` and `scsiU320-00`	iether and mpt	AB290A	PCI-X 2-Port U320 SCSI / 2-Port 1000Base-T Adapter
`IEther-00`	iether	AB352A	Core 1000Base-T Dual-Port Card for the rx4640 server
`IEther-00`	iether	AB545A	PCI-X 4-Port 1000Base-T Adapter




	NOTE: The `HWEnable11i` bundle, which is normally installed by default on the 11i OE media, provides the patches that are required for the installation of these networking bundles. When updating an existing 11i system, you can install the `HWEnable11i` bundle and the desired networking bundle from the OE media in the same install session to meet software dependencies. In addition to currently supported cards, the swlist report may contain the product numbers of cards that have been “pre-enabled,” but have not been released yet.

GigEther-00, GigEther-01, and IEther-00 (Gigabit Ethernet)

For Gigabit Ethernet, HP-UX 11i v2 supplies the GigEther-00, GigEther-01, and IEther-00 driver bundles, which supply the gelan, igelan, and iether drivers, respectively.

Summary of Change

Changes since the May 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v2 include:

Checksum Offload (CKO) changes for the iether and igelan Gigabit Ethernet drivers:
The default for transmit side CKO will be OFF (disabled). The current CKO settings can be determined with the following command:
lanadmin -x cko <ppa>
If desired, the previous settings can be restored with the new driver by using the lanadmin -X command. The exact lanadmin command is as follows (note that the X is capitalized in these commands):
lanadmin -X send_cko_on <ppa>
Example settings for iether driver:
The checksum offload settings are preserved across reboots by setting HP_IETHER_SEND_CKO and HP_IETHER_RECV_CKO to “ON” or “OFF” in the /etc/rc.config.d/hpietherconf file.
PCI Error Handling support:
The PCI Error Handling feature allows an HP-UX system to avoid a Machine Check Abort (MCA) or a High Priority Machine Check (HPMC) if a PCI error occurs (for example, a parity error).
Without the PCI Error Handling feature installed, PCI slots are set in hardfail mode. If a PCI error occurs when a slot is in hardfail mode, an MCA or HPMC will occur, then the system will crash.
When the PCI Error Handling feature is installed, the PCI slots containing I/O cards that support PCI Error Handling will be set in softfail mode. If a PCI error occurs when a slot is in softfail mode, the slot will be isolated from further I/O, the corresponding device driver will report the error, and the driver will be suspended. The olrad command and the Attention Button can be used to online recover, restoring the slot, card, and driver to a usable state.
As of June 2006, the iether and igelan Gigabit Ethernet drivers support PCI Error Handling when the PCIErrorHandling-00 bundle is installed on the system. The PCIErrorHandling-00 bundle is an enhancement or extra functionality that needs to be added even if you've already loaded the June 2006 OE media (it is not part of the Operating Environments). The PCIErrorHandling-00 bundle is a customer-selectable feature that is located on the Software Pack (SPK) media.
Defect fixes:
For further details, see the specific driver release notes, available at http://docs.hp.com (navigate to I/O Cards and Networking Software then to Gigabit Ethernet)

Impact

There are no impacts other than those described previously.

Compatibility

In order for PCI-X Error Handling to work, the PCIErrorHandling-00 bundle found on the SPK media must be installed on the system.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

See the lanadmin manpage for details of settings to support CKO. For further information about the drivers, see the specific driver release notes at http://docs.hp.com (navigate to I/O Cards and Networking Software then to Gigabit Ethernet).

A list of systems that use the currently supported Gigabit Ethernet drivers is located in the HP-UX Ethernet Driver Support Matrix, Edition 2 (for the September 2004 release and later). It is located at http://docs.hp.com (navigate to I/O Cards and Networking Software then to Gigabit Ethernet).

Obsolescence

Not applicable.