New for the 10.0 Release

A disconnected cable now causes the network interface state to be set DOWN, a HP-UX error to be returned from the DLPI interface (if applicable), and a message to be reported to the console and log file. The driver queries the card at one second intervals for proactive cable reconnect and disconnect detections.

The update utility that was used to install 9.0 software has been replaced with the Software Distribution (swinstall) product for the 10.0 release.

The ver_link script that was used to verify all cards in the backplane for the 9.0 release has been discontinued for the 10.0 release. Use the lanscan(1M) and,linkloop (1M), and ping(1M) commands to verify all cards.

The HP-UX 10.0 file system layout has been changed to follow the AT&T SVR4 and OSF/1 models. The 100VG-AnyLAN/9000 tools are now located in /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin.

In the SAM configuration utility, the ''Actions'' menus have been divided into two menus: a ''Selected'' menu for actions that apply only to the selected item in the list screen and an ''Actions'' menu for global actions that affect more than just the selected item.

In the SAM configuration utility, the Networking/Communications screen has been changed to Networking and Communications. The items on this screen have also been reordered. In addition, you must now select items from the Networking and Communications and Network Interface Cards screens by clicking on icons.

The new "Advanced Options" window for LAN card configuration in SAM allows you to set the station address, and the Internet broadcast address.

The lanscan(1M) command has one new field (DLPI Support) and two modified fields (Device LU is replaced by Card Instance Number and Encapsulation Method is replaced by MAC Type). The type of LLC packets supported will be displayed under the LLC Encapsulation Method when you use the -v option. The Card Instance Number is the same as the Network Interface Unit number. In addition, the lanadmin(1M) and linkloop(1M) commands now use the NMID value in place of the LAN device file name. Each device may be described in two lines.

The landiag(1M) command has been replaced with the lanadmin(1M) command to reflect the fact that it performs more than troubleshooting tasks. lanadmin(1M) displays IEEE 802.12 100VG-AnyLAN MIB statistics. They are documented in appendix A. In addition, the command line interface allows you to set the station address.

All log message cause and action statements are now online and can be displayed using the netfmt(1M) command with the -v option.

All installation and troubleshooting commands are documented only in online manual (man) pages. These include eisa_config(1M),ifconfig(1M), route(1M), lanadmin (1M), lanscan(1M), linkloop(1M), netstat(1M), and ping(1M).

The network logging and tracing utility (nettl(1M)) and formatting utility (netfmt(1M)) are documented only in online manual (man) pages. Example commands are located in chapter 3.

All information about manually configuring the product is located only in the Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software manual. The names of the 100VG-AnyLAN/9000 drivers and major numbers are located in Chapter 3, ''100VG-AnyLAN Resources.''

The hardware path convention has been changed to the following format: x/y/z where y is no longer the slot number when the card is installed. y is now always zero. z is now the slot where the card is installed.

The new graphical user interface for NetTL, the HP 9000 tracing and logging tool, is included in addition to the command line interface for this tool. Refer to Chapter 3, "Logging and Tracing," for information about the new GUI for NetTL.

Two new addressing schemes are included: variable-length subnet addressing and supernet addressing. Refer to the Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software manual for detailed information about addressing schemes.

The Configure LAN Card screen in SAM has been modifed to allow you to enter the new variable-length subnet mask or supernet mask in the subnet mask field.

An overview of the steps required to upgrade from a 9.X system to a 10.01 system is included in Chapter 1, "Overview of 9.X to 10.0 Upgrade Procedures." References to documentation that describe the upgrade procedures are included in the documentation maps.

100VG-AnyLAN/9000 is now supported on J2X0 computers.