What’s in this Version

The following information is for the initial release of HP’s PCI-X 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet cards for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 (version B.11.11) and HP-UX 11i v 2.0 (version B.11.23). The information here applies to the A7011A (1000Base-SX--fiber-based) card and A7012A (1000Base-T--copper-based). HP-UX 11i v 1.0 is for PA-RISC-based machines. HP-UX 11i v 2.0 is for Itanium2®-based machines.

The Gigabit Ethernet software bundle (IEther-00) for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 is on the December 2003 application CD. The Gigabit Ethernet software bundle (IEther-00) for HP-UX 11i v 2.0 is on the March 2004 application CD. You can check to see if these drivers are present on your system by running the commands described in ““How to Verify that the Correct Driver is in the Kernel”” in this document.

For the most up-to-date list of network cards and the systems that they work on, check the Card, Driver, Version matrix on http://docs.hp.com under “Networking and Communications,” or ask your sales representative.

Features

Each A7011A and A7012A PCI-X 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet card has the following features:

PCI-X operation in 133 MHz, 64-bit-compatible mode. Note: the cards can also operate in PCI mode and so can be put in a PCI slot. This will of course affect performance.
Supports HP-UX 11i v 1.0 (64 bit) on PA-RISC platforms and HP-UX 11i v 2.0 on Itanium2® platforms.
Supports the following PA-RISC systems:
- Superdome (or Superdome with IO Expansion (IOX) cabinet). Includes new 64-way.
- rp8420 (base system or base system and I/O Expansion (IOX) cabinet),
  rp8400 (base system or base system and I/O Expansion (IOX) cabinet).
- rp7420, rp7410.
- rp4440, rp3440.
Supports the following Itanium2® systems:
- Superdome (or Superdome with IO Expansion (IOX) cabinet). Includes new 64-way.
- rx8620 (base system or base system and I/O Expansion (IOX) cabinet).
- rx7620.
- rx5600.
- rx2600.
Supports Ignite-UX.
On the A7011A, the 1000Base-SX port operates only at 1000 Mbit/s and only in full-duplex mode. It autonegotiates flow control but not speed or duplexity.
Ensure that the 1000 Mbit/s port on the interfacing switch is set for autonegotiation or 1000Mbit/s full-duplex mode.
On the A7012A, the 1000Base-T port operates at 10 or 100 Mbit/s in either full- or half-duplex modes and at 1000 Mbit/s only in full-duplex mode.
Ensure that you set both your switch and the gigabit Ethernet port on the card to autonegotiation or set both to the same speed and duplex mode
The Gigabit Ethernet cards support use of Jumbo Frames. The maximum transmission unit (MTU) for using jumbo frames with the iether driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 or v 2.0 is in the range of 1501 to 9000 bytes.
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN software supports TCP/IP, NFS, and DLPI applications. Ethernet and SNAP encapsulations are supported.
Support interrupt migration.
Support HP ServiceGuard.
Support vPars.
Support virtual LANs (VLANs).
Support PCI-X/PCI online addition/replacement (OLA/R) on supported systems.
The 1000Base-SX A7011A has two duplex LC connectors and two LEDs--one LED for each port. Each LED flashes to indicate Activity (data traffic) and is solid to indicate the link is up.
The 1000Base-T A7012A has two RJ-45 ports. Each port has an activity/link LED and a speed LED that is off for 10 Mbit/s, green for 100 Mbit/s, or yellow for 1000 Mbit/s.

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