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HP A6826A Release Notes

HP A6826A Release Notes

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HP A6826A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
Release Notes
Manufacturing Part Number: J6374-90009
March 2004
U.S.A.
© Copyright 2004 Hewlett Packard Development Company L.P.

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  • Page 1 HP A6826A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Release Notes Manufacturing Part Number: J6374-90009 March 2004 U.S.A. © Copyright 2004 Hewlett Packard Development Company L.P.
  • Page 2: Legal Notices

    Sales and Service Office. U.S. Government License Proprietary computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license.
  • Page 3 HP A6826A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement HP A6826A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement This release note contains information pertaining to the A6826A driver provided with AR0304. Chapter 1...
  • Page 4: What's In This Version

    HP A6826A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What’s in This Version What’s in This Version The following information is for version B.11.23.01 of the driver for the HP A6826A Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter. Features The A6826A is a dual port 2 Gb/s-capable Fibre Channel adapter that operates in PCI 33Mhz/66Mhz and PCI-X 66Mhz/100Mhz/133Mhz bus speeds with a 64-bit bus width.
  • Page 5 HP A6826A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Driver Versions Driver Versions The following table shows the driver versions for each release of the A6826A driver: Table 1-2 Driver Versions Release HP-UX 11i v2.0 Driver Name Bundle Application B.11.23.01 FibrChanl-01 Release 0304...
  • Page 6 Fibre Channel area of the Networking and Communications section. The HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide, available from the web, is the primary source of support documentation for HP Fibre Channel adapters. The HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide includes adapter installation details, supported hardware platforms, supported software versions, adapter configuration, and maintenance information.
  • Page 7 A6826A. 3. Issue: There is a change in behavior in HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API for A6826A HBAs. It also applies for other HBAs (such as A9782A, A9784A Comb cards) controlled by FibrChanl-01. This behavior is different from the current behavior of FibrChanl-01 for 11i v1.0 (FibrChanl-01 versions B.11.11.01 and...
  • Page 8 FL ports that are connected to a hub should be locked into loop-only mode wherever possible. With HP StorageWorks SAN 2/8, SAN 2/16, SAN 2/32 or Core 2/64 switches this can be done using the portCfgLport command.
  • Page 9: Compatibility Information And Installation Requirements

    HP Support PLUS CD (March 2004 and later). Installation instructions are available from http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/st/st_inst.htm. Requirements for Boot Support To boot through the Fibre Channel ports of the A6826A, A9782A or A9784A HBAs, the following are required: • EFI driver version 1.30 or later •...
  • Page 10 HP A6826A Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This product is available only in the English language. Chapter 1...