Hardware Enablement Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3

The Hardware Enablement Patch Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3 (HWEnable11i) provides patches required for new systems and for add-on hardware supported on HP-UX 11i v3, including I/O adapters and devices.

Summary of Change

The HWEnable11i bundle provides support for new PCI-Express I/O adapters in HP Integrity Servers, and HP-UX support for HP servers with PA8900 processors and the sx2000 chipset. Minimal HP-UX support requires other HWE components from this OE Update Release (OEUR) that includes diagnostics, I/O driver bundles, along with the Ignite-UX product. HP recommends a full update to the desired OE option from the latest 11i OEUR for full HP-UX support with the updated versions of the manageability and configuration tools.

This HWEnable11i bundle includes new HP-UX 11i v3 patches that improve PCIe Error Recovery (ER) and support of new PCIe devices. New patches were also added for CPU and memory On-Line Addition/Deletion (OLAD) for future HP platforms.

Impact

HP updates this patch bundle with required patches for new hardware. This bundle is delivered on each updated release of the 11i v3 OE media. In addition to delivery on the HP-UX 11i v3 OE media, the HWEnable11i patch bundle is also available from the ITRC web site: http://itrc.hp.com.

Compatibility

There are no known compatibility issues.

Performance

There are no known performance issues.

Documentation

The “bundle readme” document can be found on the OE media under the /DOCS/PATCH directory, or on the IT Resource Center website.

For further information, refer to the following ITRC website:

http://itrc.hp.com (Select link for More maintenance and support options. Then, select link for standard patch bundles.)

Also refer to the latest editions of the following documents, available at http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV3:

HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide (under Installing and Updating)
Read Before Installing or Updating to HP-UX 11i v3 (under Installing and Updating)
Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems (under Patch Management)
HP-UX 11i Version 3 Release Notes (under Release Notes)

Obsolescence

Not applicable.