Overview of Software Installation Process

The installation media for the December 2005 release of HP-UX 11i v2 consists of two DVDs -- one with the Operating Environment (OE) and the other with applications. If you load the latest OE, you will then be able to select and load the latest 10 gigabit Ethernet driver bundle including the ixgbe driver described in this document. The ixgbe driver resides in a software set or “bundle” named 10GigEthr-00.

Install the Operating Environment according to the instructions in the Installation and Update Guide HP-UX 11i Version 2. The operating environment version should show as B.11.23 when you type: uname -a at the system prompt.

For instructions on how to install and configure your network card’s hardware and software, refer to the AB287A PCI-X 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card Installation Guide available on the web at http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html under “10 Gigabit Ethernet.” If the network card was factory installed (ordered on product option 0D1), the 10 gigabit Ethernet LAN driver for this card will already be on your system disk but will still need to be assigned an IP address and possibly other settings.