HP Integrity BL860c Errata: Additional Drivers and Patches - HP Integrity BL86 - Page 1

HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade Errata Additional HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) and 11i v3 (B.11.31) Drivers and Patches Introduction For full support of the HP Integrity BL860c Blade Server, HP recommends the installation of the following: • For HP-UX 11i v2, please install the HP-UX 11i v2 OE Update Release for June 2007 (or later) • For HP-UX 11i v3, please install the HP-UX 11i v3 OE Update Release for September 2007 (or later) Earlier OE releases will require the addition of key HP-UX components from the above listed OE releases for minimal HP-UX support with new hardware: • HWEnable11i patch bundle (with changes in HP-UX commands and kernel) • OnlineDiags and SysFaultMgmt bundles (with HW monitors and diagnostics) • I/O driver bundles (for new I/O adapters and storage devices) • Ignite-UX product (with install kernel and backup support) New servers may need the latest version of other HP-UX applications from the current OE release for hardware support with updated manageability and configuration tools. This new server also requires HP-UX patches and I/O driver bundles that are documented in the below sections. Additional Driver Bundles and Ignite-UX product updates that are recommended (*) The following IO Driver Bundles and Ignite-UX products are available for download from http://software.hp.com. These updated bundles and products will also be included in the HP-UX 11i v2 & v3 Applications DVD (Dec 2007 or later). Details on installing products from the Applications DVD are found the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide. • HP-UX 11i v2: SerialSCSI-00 B.11.23.0712 (or later) PCI-X/PCI-E SerialSCSI ("sasd") • HP-UX 11i v3: SerialSCSI-00 B.11.31.0712 (or later) PCI-X/PCI-E SerialSCSI ("sasd") • HP-UX 11i v2/v3: Ignite-UX C.7.4.157 (or later) • HP-UX 11i v2: IEther-00 B.11.23.0712 (or later) • HP-UX 11i v3: IEther-00 B.11.31.0712 (or later) (*) For more detailed information on why these SAS IO Driver Bundles and Ignite-UX product updates are recommended, please refer to the customer advisory (DocID # c01271844) that can be obtained at the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) web site: http://itrc.hp.com TITLE: FIRMWARE UPGRADE REQUIRED to Avoid Potential and Rare I/O Write Errors Observed During Intensive I/O Load on HP Servers with Dual-Enclosure SAS Configurations When One Enclosure Is Repeatedly Powered Off or Drives Are Randomly Hot-Removed For more detailed information on managing PCI-X SAS controller firmware, please refer to the customer advisory (DocID # c01243311) that can be obtained at the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) web site at: http://itrc.hp.com NC364m EFI on Integrity Notice: NC364m 4-port Gigabit Ethernet cards with EFI driver version 3.2.03 in Integrity blade servers such as the BL860c cause a harmless message "EFI_ASSERT_ERROR" to be printed to the console during bootup. This affects Integrity blade servers such as the BL860c when an NC364m mezzanine card is present in the system. This message is harmless. No actual card failure has occurred. The message does not occur during a LAN boot. This message does not occur when the card is in ProLiant servers. AD217-9013A web August 2008