About This Document

This document describes how to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot the HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter (A7173A adapter) on HP-UX 11i platforms.

The document edition indicates when this document was published. The manufacturing part number indicates the order in which this edition was published relative to other editions of this support guide. The edition and manufacturing part number will change when a new edition is published.

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Intended Audience

This document is intended for System Administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and managing the A7173A adapter.

HP-UX Release Name and Release Identifier

Each HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and release identifier. The uname -rcommand returns the release identifier. Table 1 shows the releases available for HP-UX 11i.

Table 1 HP-UX 11i Releases

Release

Release Name

Supported Processor Architecture

Identifier

 

 

 

 

 

B.11.11

HP-UX 11i v1

PA-RISC

 

 

 

B.11.20

HP-UX 11i v1.5

Intel® Itanium®

 

 

 

B.11.22

HP-UX 11i v1.6

Intel® Itanium®

 

 

 

B.11.23

HP-UX 11i v2

Intel® Itanium®

 

 

 

B.11.23

HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004

PA-RISC, Intel® Itanium®

 

 

 

B.11.31

HP-UX 11i v3 February 2007

PA-RISC, Intel® Itanium®

 

 

 

Publishing History

The details of the document versions published for various HP-UX releases are mentioned in the following table:

Table 2 Publishing History Details

Document Manufacturing

Operating Systems Supported

Supported Product

Publication Date

Part Number

 

Versions

 

 

 

 

 

J6373-90001

HP-UX 11i v1 (64 bit)

B.11.11.01

Sept. 2004

 

 

 

 

 

HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004

B.11.23.01

 

 

 

 

 

J6373-90008

HP-UX 11i v1 (64 bit)

B.11.11.01

March 2005

 

 

 

 

 

HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004

B.11.23.01

 

 

 

 

 

Intended Audience

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