Release Notes for PCI-X 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Cards

What’s in this Version

Release Notes for PCI-X 2-Port

Gigabit Ethernet Cards

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.

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A7011A specifications

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