What’s in this Version

The following information is for the initial release of HP’s A9784A PCI-X 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and 1000BaseT Combination product for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 (version B.11.11). The information here also applies to the A9782A (fiber-based Gigabit Ethernet) card.

Table 1-1 “Systems Supporting A9782A/A9784A and Minimum Firmware Req’ts” shows all the hardware and software requirements for using the A9782A and A9784A. There are two separate drivers required for the combination card to operate: igelan for Gigabit Ethernet and fcd for Fibre Channel. 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 latest information on the Fibre Channel driver and features, refer to the A6826A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Release Notes available on http://docs.hp.com under “Networking and Communications” The Fibre Channel driver in the A6826A and the features of that Fibre Channel product are identical to the Fibre Channel implemented on the A9782A and A9784A. The A6826A release notes provide the most recent information on the Fibre Channel driver used on the A9782A/A9784A because the Fibre Channel driver and minimum system requirements are identical.

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

The A9782A and A9784A PCI-X 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Combination cards have 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. The cards are keyed for 3.3 volt I/O slots, which means they only fit in 3.3 volt I/O slots. For further details on which slots support the cards, refer to ““System Slots Keyed for the 3.3 Volt A9782A and A9784A Cards”” in this document.
vPars version A.02.03 support. Boot over vPars is supported only on the Fibre Channel port.
Interrupt Migration.
Support HP-UX 11i v 1.0 (64 bit) on PA-RISC platforms.
Support the following PA-RISC systems (see Table 1 for details):
- rp8420 and rp8400 (base system or base system and I/O Expansion (IOX) cabinet),
- rp7420 and rp7410, and
- Superdome (or Superdome with IO Expansion (IOX) cabinet).
Support a maximum of 8k LUNs per system on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 (B.11.11).
Support boot/dump on Fibre Channel port only.
Online/Offline Diagnostics. There is a known problem when running the Offline Diagnostic Environment (ODE) from the A9782A and A9784A cards. For details, refer to ““Known Problems and Workarounds”” in this document.
Ignite UX support.
Support readout of Vital Product Data (VPD) for Fibre Channel. To read the Fibre Channel VPD, use: fcmsutil devicefilename vpd .
Firmware for the Fibre Channel port.
Two LED speed indicators for the Fibre Channel port: one 1Gb LED and one 2Gb LED.
On the A9782A, two LED indicators for the GigE port: one LED for Link and one LED for Activity.
On the A9782A, the 1000Base-SX port operates only at 1000 Mbit/s and only in full-duplex mode. It autonegotiates duplexity and flow control but not speed.
Ensure that the 1000 Mbit/s port on the interfacing switch is set for autonegotiation or 1000Mbit/s full-duplex mode.
On the A9784A, 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. The Link/Activity LED stays on solid to indicate the link is up; the LED blinks when data is transmitted or received.
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 port supports use of Jumbo Frames. The maximum transmission unit (MTU) for using jumbo frames with the igelan driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 is 9000 bytes.
The Gigabit Ethernet LAN software supports TCP/IP, NFS, and DLPI applications. Ethernet and SNAP encapsulations are supported.
Support HP ServiceGuard.
Support PCI-X/PCI online addition/replacement (OLA/R) on supported systems.

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