HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter
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1. UNCLAIMED because of a missing GSCtoPCI driver entry in the stand system file To correct this problem please perform the installation steps below in the given sequence U ser 14 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements commands are preceded by Installing on 10 20 1 Login as root 2 Check whether the GSCtoPCI entry is present in the stand system file grep GSCtoPCI stand system If itis not there edit the stand system file and add it under the Drivers Subsystems section 3 Verify that the bundle J 3630BA is installed on the system by looking at the swlist output swlist grep J3630BA 4 Verify that you havethe usr conf lib libfcms a library on your system ls usr conf lib libfcms a If either J 3630BA is not installed or usr conf lib libfcms ais not present install the J 3630BA bundle from any of the Application Release CDs dated March 2000 or later After the installation the swlist output should contain J 3630BA and the usr conf lib libfcms a library should be present 5 Verify whether the patches PHKL_16751 PHKL_17590 and PHSS 23581 are installed on your system what usr conf lib libpci a grep dino3 grep PHKL The output should contain PHKL_16449 or any of the later patches Please note that PHKL_16751 is the same as PHKL_16449 in this specific case of dino3 what usr conf lib libhp ux a grep2. firmware version on your system For a list of bootable firmware versions for the supported platforms visit the TRC Fibre Channel web site to access Fibre Channel HBA support information see above To determine the PDC firmware version on your system do the following HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What s in This Version At the BCH prompt Main Menu Enter command or menu gt Enter the command in fv The firmware version will display on the screen If you need to upgrade the PDC version on your system contact your HP representative Documentation e HP FibreChannd Fabric Migration Guide Part No J 2635 90014 Edition Date E1201 e Hewlett Packard Fibre Channa Mass Storage Adapters Serviceand User Manual Customer Order Part No A3636 90002 Edition Date E1201 e HP FC SNIA HBA API Programmer s Guide Part No J 2635 90015 Edition Date E1201 The documentation for this release is available December 2001 at http www docs hp com and on the AR1201 Instant Information CD HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 11i Known Problems and Workarounds 11i 1 This problem concerns the HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API Problem When the HBA_OpenAdapter API returns 0 it does not set the errno variable appropriately under the following scenarios e When thereis a file open error the errno variable is not set to EACCES e Wh
3. 23581 or later PHKL_17590 or later PHKL_16751 or later These patches are required You must install the patches before you install the driver You can download the patches from the ITRC at http itre hp com e Recommended Support Plus Media Kit December 2001 for your particular HP UX version This kit contains the Quality Pack bundle the Hardware Enablement bundle and the Support Tools bundle containing the diagnostics STM and EMS You can download the bundles from the HP Software Depot The HP Software Depot provides the December 2001 Support Plus bundles for users at no charge at the following URL http www software hp com SUPPORT_PLUS Hardware Requirements e A6684A or A6685A Fibre Channel HSC Tachlite adapter e HP UX server D220 D230 D270 D280 D320 D330 D370 D380 D390 R380 R390 K250 K450 K260 K 360 K 460 K370 K380 K570 K580 e 50 125 micron multi mode fiber optic cabling with SC connectors e Appropriate switches and devices for fabric For information on supported topologies see the HP Fibre Channa Tachyon TL Fabric Migration Guide Part Number J 2635 90008 Edition Date E0301 Installation Instructions If you download the HSC software from the web pay particular attention to the following instructions When you install the HSC adapter in systems running early versions of HP UX 10 20 earlier than March 2000 and 11 00 earlier than November 1999 ioscan may show the adapter as
4. Channel Adapter Release Notes What s in This Version What s in This Version This release of the A6684A and A6685A HSC Tachlite adapters includes the following HP FC SNIA HBA API Supported on 11 00 and 11i Additional platform and boot support Enhancements to fcmsutil New driver versions 10 20 11 00 11i Benefits This version allows customers to take advantage of new features fixes and enhancements Features FC SNIA HBA API HP has created a new FC SNIA HBA API Fibre Channel Storage Network Industry Association Host Bus Adapter Application Programming nterface The SNIA HBA API isa C library interface that provides a common HBA API library for all HP UX HBA vendors and a vendor specific API library for HP s Tachlite and XL2 Fibre Channel adapters The API software is bundled with the driver and is installed at the same time the driver is installed The intended users of this API are programmers who want to create applications for managing SANs Platform Support The A6684A adapters support the following additional platforms D320 D330 D220 D230 The A6685A adapters support the following additional platforms K250 K450 Boot Support Boot support is available on the following platforms K260 K360 K 460 K370 K380 K570 K580 D390 R390 fcmsutil Enhancements Enhancements have been made to fcmsuti to report additional information DinoPresent on Card Yes indicates HSC Tach
5. diagl grep PHKL The output should contain PHKL_17590 or any of the later patches what usr config lib libfcems a grep fcms grep PHSS The output should contain PHSS_ 23581 or any of the later patches If any of the above libraries or patches are not found on the system download and install them from http us support2 external hp com Verify the success of the patch installation by repeating the above steps 6 Download the 10 20 Tachlite driver depot to tmp directory from http www software hp com 7 Verify that the file has downloaded correctly using swlist 15 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements swlist d tmp lt 10 20 depot gt grep A6685A or A6684A Install the HSC Tachlite product swinstall s tmp lt 10 20 depot gt 9 Verify the HSC Tachlite driver installation after the system reboots what stand vmunix grep td If the output does not contain the string 1ibtd a the installation has not been successful One common reason for the failure could bea lack of disk space If this is the reason create sufficient disk space and retry the installation If the installation fails again contact the HP Response Center Installation Procedures for 11 00 1 2 Login as root 2 Check whether the GSCtoPCI entry is present in the stand system file grep GSCtoPCI stand system If itis not there edit the stand
6. HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Application Release 12 01 HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage O HEWLETT PACKARD Manufacturing Part Number J 2635 90012 E 1201 U S A Copyright 2000 2001 Hewlett Packard Company All rights reserved Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hewlett Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Warranty A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard product and replacement parts can be obtained from your local Sales and Service Office Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the U S Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 for DOD agencies and subparagraphs c 1 and c 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 for other agencies HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto California 94304 U S A Use of this manual and flexible disk s or tape cartridge s supplied
7. NCK 1 r B 11 00 a HP UX_B 11 00_32 64 v HP fa HP UX_B 11 00 _32 64 it is not available from depot or root This problem is being fixed in a later version of SD You can ignore this message ERROR Cannot continue the swremove task This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message The following problem is related to the HP UX kernel boot loader If a host on the loop is booting and another host on the same loop does an ioscan the booting host may experience a panic The host will eventually come up when it tries to boot again 11 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 10 20 Known Problems and Workarounds 10 20 There are no known 10 20 problems in this release Dependencies The following dependencies are not A6684A or A6685A adapter problems but you may encounter them during installation or when booting the system Therefore they are listed as dependencies You may see the following SD Software Distributor warnings and errors when you install the software using swinstall These messages are related only to SD They do not apply to the HSC Tachlite products This problem will be fixed in a later version of SD e During the swinstal1 step the following warnings are logged in the swagent log file WARNING The filesystems in the filesystem table will not be checked against those currently mounted because the mou
8. elease the une 2001 Application Release or the web release version of the HSC Tachlite driver B 11 11 06 before you install the adapter 3 The following is a description of a problem that occurs with the Brocade switch It is not a problem with the A6684A or A6685A adapter or software We document it here for customers who use Brocade switches in Fabric mode in a Public Loop topology Problem In Fabric mode when multiple hosts are connected on the same switch using a hub especially two hosts FLOGI gets timed out when a host changes from Point to Point to a Loop topology This problem occurs with Fabric mode only and not with QuickL oop Fix Usethetelnet command portCfgLport to lock the port in loop mode L_ Port when multiple hosts or targets are connected on a single switch port This command insures that nport_id addresses will not change during temporary transitions and will not cause any subsequent FLOGI time outs This problem is fixed in Brocade firmware revision V2 1 9d and later releases The portCfgLport command is clearly documented in the Brocade release notes for V2 1 9d and in the Brocade Man pages Dependencies The following dependencies are not A6684A or A6685A adapter problems but you may encounter them during installation or when booting the system Therefore they are listed as dependencies You may see the following SD Software Distributor warnings and errors when you install the software using swinstal
9. en the adapter for open is not available the errno variable is not set toENXIO e When there is an internal error the API does not always set the errno variable to EIO If the errnois not set appropriately the user application may fail to identify the cause of the failure Workaround or Fix The user application may set the errno value to 0 immediately before the call to HBA_OpenAdapter If the call returns 0 the application can verify if there is a change in the errno value If the errno value remains 0 the API has not set the errno value due to any one of the above listed error scenarios Otherwise the errno value set by the API may be interpreted as given in the programmer s guide Example code HBA _HANDLE adapter_handle errno 0 adapter_handle HBA _OpenAdapter adapter_name if adapter_handle 0 if errno 0 printf HBA_OpenAdapter failed Error cause not available n selse printf HBA_OpenAdapter failed errno set to d n errno else printf HBA_OpenAdapter returned a handle of u n adapter_handle 2 Problem If you install an HSC Tachlite adapter in a HP UX 11i system with the default Fibre Channel 11i driver version B 11 11 03 the system will panic at boot up Workaround Install Fibre Channel bundle FibrChanl 00 from the une 2001 OE Update HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 11i R
10. er to the Hewlett Packard Fibre Channd Mass Storage Adapters Manual P N A3636 90002 E1201 For instructions on installing the adapter on your specific system please refer to your system s documentation Software Requirements For HP UX 11 00 Software Driver version B 11 00 10 The driver is available from the AR1201 Application CD or you can download it from the web at http www software hp com HP UX 11 00 Operating System 32 or 64 bit FCMS Patch PHKL_ 23939 or later for 11 00 only This patch is required You must install this patch before you install the driver You can download the patch from the ITRC at http itrc hp com For HP UX 11i Software Driver version B 11 11 09 The 11i driver is pre installed with the HP UX 11i Operating Environments You can also get the driver from the AR1201 Application CD or you can download it from the web at http www software hp com HP UX 11i Operating System 32 64 bit FCMS Patch PHKL_23626 or later for 11i only This patch is required You must install this patch before you install the driver You can download the patch from the ITRC at http itrc hp com For HP UX 10 20 Software Driver version B 10 20 03 HP UX 10 20 Operating System J 3630BA Fibre Channel Software Bundle if not already installed 13 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements e Dependency Patches PHSS
11. for this pack is restricted to this product only Additional copies of the programs may be made for security and back up purposes only Resale of the programs in their present form or with alterations is expressly prohibited Copyright Notices copyright 2000 2001 Hewlett Packard Company all rights reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation of this document without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws Trademark Notices UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group Brocade is a registered trademark of Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated All other brands or products are or may be trademarks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Announcement This release note contains information pertaining to HP UX 10 20 11 00 and 11i The A6684A adapters are now supported on additional D class platforms and boot support is now available for additional K class R class and D class systems Alsoincluded in this release are enhancements for fcmsutil and support for the new HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API This AR1201 release of A6684A and A6685A updates the HP UX 10 20 driver to B 10 20 03 the 11 00 driver to version B 11 00 10 and the 11i driver to version B 11 11 09 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre
12. l These messages are related only to SD They do not apply to the HSC Tachlite products This problem will be fixed in a later version of SD During the swinstal1 step the following warnings are logged in the swagent log file WARNING The filesystems in the filesystem table will not be checked against those currently mounted because the mount_all_filesystems option is set to false You can ignore the message or you can set the mount_all_ filesystems option to true and make sure that all the fstab entries are available WARNING The Analysis Phase had warnings See the above output for details This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message The following messages are logged in the swremove log file during swremove and swinstall ERROR Could not apply the software selection Obsolete NCSNCK 1 r B 11 00 a HP UX_B 11 00_32 64 v HP fa HP UX_B 11 00 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 11i _32 64 it is not available from depot or root This problem is being fixed in a later version of SD You can ignore this message ERROR Cannot continue the swremove task This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message The following problem is related to the HP UX kernel boot loader If a host on the loop is booting and another host on the same loop does an ioscan the bo
13. lite card installed Maximum Frame Size HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes What s in This Version Driver Version e Driver versions The following driver versions are available with this release 10 20 B 10 20 03 11 00 B 11 00 10 11i B 11 11 09 You can obtain these drivers from the AR1201 application release CD or you can download them from the web at http www software hp com The HP UX 11i driver is automatically selected for installation with the HP UX operating environments The following table shows the driver versions for each release of A6684A and A6685A Table 0 1 Release HP UX 10 20 HP UX 11 00 HP UX 11i Web Release B 11 00 07 February 2001 32 64 bit Web Release B 10 20 01 B 11 00 08 B 11 11 06 April 2001 32 bit 32 64 bit 32 64 bit Application B 10 20 01 B 11 00 08 B 11 11 06 Release 0601 32 bit 32 64 bit 32 64 bit Application B 10 20 03 B 11 00 10 B 11 11 09 Release 1201 32 bit 32 64 bit 32 64 bit For detailed information on supported platforms switches and devices for these adapters log on tothe TRC web site http itrce hp com dick on navigate knowledge trees and response center FAQs In the Hardware area navigate the links to networks mass storage connectivity fibre channel technical support Other To boot with the A6684A or A6685A adapter you must have the appropriate PDC Processor Dependent Code
14. nt_all_filesystems option is set to false You can ignore the message or you can set the mount_all_ filesystems option to true and make sure that all the fstab entries are available WARNING The Analysis Phase had warnings See the above output for details This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message The following messages are logged in the swremove log file during swremove and swinstall ERROR Could not apply the software selection Obsolete NCSNCK 1 r B 11 00 a HP UX_B 11 00_32 64 v HP fa HP UX_B 11 00 _32 64 it is not available from depot or root This problem is being fixed in a later version of SD You can ignore this message ERROR Cannot continue the swremove task This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message e The following problem is related to the HP UX kernel boot loader If a host on the loop is booting and another host on the same loop does an ioscan the booting host may experience a panic The host will eventually come up when it tries to boot again 12 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements The following are software and hardware requirements for the A6684A and A6685A adapters For general installation procedures on installing the adapters please ref
15. oting host may experience a panic The host will eventually come up when it tries to boot again HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 11 00 Known Problems and Workarounds 11 00 1 This problem concerns the HP Fibre Channel SNIA HBA API Problem When the HBA_OpenAdapter API returns 0 it does not set the errno variable appropriately under the following scenarios e When thereis a file open error the errno variable is not set to EACCES e When the adapter for open is not available the errno variable is not set toENXIO e When there is an internal error the API does not always set the errno variable to EIO If the errnois not set appropriately the user application may fail to identify the cause of the failure Workaround or Fix The user application may set the errno value to 0 immediately before the call to HBA_OpenAdapter If the call returns 0 the application can verify if there is a change in the errno value If the errno value remains 0 the API has not set the errno value due to any one of the above listed error scenarios Otherwise the errno value set by the API may be interpreted as given in the programmer s guide Example code HBA _HANDLE adapter_handle errno 0 adapter_handle HBA _OpenAdapter adapter_name if adapter_handle 0 if errno 0 printf HBA_OpenAdapter failed Error cause not available n selse prin
16. system file and add it under the Drivers Subsystems section Verify that you have HP UX 11 00 ACE dated November 1999 or later installed on your system by looking at the swlist output swlist grep ACE You should get output similar to the following XSWGR1100 B 11 00 47 08 General Release Patches November 1999 ACE If you do not have the specified version of HP UX install it from the HP UX 11 00 Additional Core Enhancements ACE CD dated November 1999 or later After the installation verify again with swlist as described above Verify whether the patch PHKL_23939 exists on your system what usr conf lib libfcms a grep fcms grep PHKL The output should contain PHKL_ 23939 or any of the later patches If the patch is not found on the system download and install it from http us support2 external hp com Verify the success of the patch installation by repeating the above step Download the 11 00 Tachlite driver depot to tmp directory from 16 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements http www software hp com Verify that the file has downloaded correctly using swlist swlist d Q tmp lt 11 00 depot gt grep A6685A or A6684A Install the HSC Tachlite product swinstall s tmp lt 11 00 depot gt Verify the HSC Tachlite driver installation after the system reboots what stand vmunix grep td If the o
17. tf HBA_OpenAdapter failed errno set to d n errno else printf HBA_OpenAdapter returned a handle of u n adapter_handle Dependencies The following dependencies are not A6684A or A6685A adapter problems but you may 10 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds 11 00 encounter them during installation or when booting the system Therefore they are listed as dependencies You may see the following SD Software Distributor warnings and errors when you install the software using swinstall These messages are related only to SD They do not apply to the HSC Tachlite products This problem will be fixed in a later version of SD During the swinstal1 step the following warnings are logged in the swagent log file WARNING The filesystems in the filesystem table will not be checked against those currently mounted because the mount_all_filesystems option is set to false You can ignore the message or you can set the mount_all_ filesystems option to true and make sure that all the fstab entries are available WARNING The Analysis Phase had warnings See the above output for details This message is related to the previous warning You can ignore this message The following messages are logged in the swremove log file during swremove and swinstall ERROR Could not apply the software selection Obsolete NCS
18. utput does not contain the string 1ibtd a the installation has not been successful One common reason for the failure could bea lack of disk space If this is the reason create sufficient disk space and retry the installation If the installation fails again contact the HP Response Center 17 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version The following fixes and patches are included in this version of the software Fixes Table 0 2 HP UX 10 20 11 00 and 11i Fixes SR Number Description 8606180952 Aborted backup due to SCSI overlapped command condition 8606180458 TL driver experienced mapping resource problem leading to I O failures on disks 8606212925 Tachlite driver requires replace_disk command when mixed with Tachyon 8606220874 A lot of Event 81 Target rejected PRLI logged by Tachyon TL Patches Table 0 3 HP UX 11 00 Patches Patch Number Description PHSS 23996 Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver Patch Table 0 4 HP UX 11i Patch Number Description PHSS 24121 Fibre Channel Tachlite Driver Patch 18 HP A6684A and A6685A HSC Fibre Channel Adapter Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages This version of HSC Tachlite is in English only 19
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