AB545A PCI-X
4 Port Gigabit Ethernet Card
Overview
HP-UX Networking
HP 9000 and HP Integrity Systems
E0307
U.S.A.
© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
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The AB545A PCI-X LAN cards have the following features and requirements:
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PCI-X 133 MHz capable card and is keyed so it only fits in 3.3V slots. It can operate at 32-bit or 64-bit
modes and is supported in the following frequencies:
— PCI-X 133. Best performance is achieved by putting the card into one of the highest-performing (or
“dual-rope”) PCI-X 133 slot. To identify which slots are the highest performing slots in a particular
system, please refer to the hardware users’ guide for each system.
— PCI-X 66
— PCI 66
The AB545A card is not supported in PCI 33 bus mode. See the CAUTION that follows:
CAUTION
The AB545A card DOES NOT SUPPORT PCI 33 MHz operation. Therefore, do not place
this card in the shared slot of a system where the card in the neighboring shared slot is a 33
MHz only card!!! Please see Table 1 on page 7 for the list of 33 MHz only cards.
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Requires either HP-UX 11i v 2.0 (64 bit) operating environment (OE) of September 2004 (or later) or
the software bundle, IEther-00 , from the 11i v 1.0 of December 2004 (or later) OE or application
software media.
— For 11i v 2.0, your system needs to be on the September 2004 operating environment or later, so you
need to load the entire OE.
— For systems that are already running 11i v 1.0, you can either just load the required software driver
bundle, or you can load the entire December 2004 11i v 1.0 OE and /or application software and you
will automatically get the driver you need for this card.
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Supported speeds: 10/100 Mbit/s either in full- or half-duplex modes and 1000 Mbit/s in full-duplex mode
Supports autonegotiation.
Supports Jumbo Frames.
Supports HP Serviceguard and Auto-Port Aggregation (APA) for high availability.
Supports virtual LANs (VLANs). This feature is described in Using HP-UX VLANs on http://docs.hp.com.
Supports PCI-X online addition/replacement (OLA/R) on specified systems. A patch is required. If your
system is running HP-UX 11i v 1.0, use PHKL_31227 (or later). If your system is running HP-UX 11i v
2.0, use PHKL_31226 (or later). If the patch is not installed, the OLA operation will not succeed and the
card will not be usable until the system is rebooted.
For instructions on how to perform online addition and replacement (OLAR) for PA-RISC-based systems
running HP-UX 11i v 1.0, see Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals. For instructions on performing OL* for
Itanium-based systems and PA-RISC systems running HP-UX 11i v 2.0 of September 2004 or later, refer
to the Interface Card OL* Support Guide .
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Supports configuration through SAM or command line on HP-UX 11i v2 and SMH or command line on
HP-UX 11i v3.
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Driver Availability
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Supports vPars on HP Integrity and HP 9000 (PA-RISC-based) systems. Enables creation of additional
partitions per server.
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Card resident EFI driver V 3.0.03.
Supports LAN Boot on HP Integrity systems running HP-UX 11i v2 and on select HP 9000 systems
running HP-UX 11i v1 or 11i v2.
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Supports Online/Offline Diagnostics.
Supports Ignite-UX.
IPv4 Checksum Offload for TCP (CKO).
IPv4 TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO).
Operating Distance for 1000Base-T (Copper UTP): Up to 100 meters — Cat 5 and Cat 5E
Driver Availability
The 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet cards use the iether driver. The bundle name for this driver is IEther-00. The
first supported release of the HP-UX iether driver is as follows:
* for HP-UX 11i v1 (11.11): December 2004 media
* for HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23): September 2004 media or http://www.hp.com/
To locate the iether driver on the web, go to http://www.hp.com/ and enter AB545A in the 'Search' field. On the
search results page, scroll down to find the HP-UX 11.23 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Driver (iether).
Verifying the LAN installation
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Verify that the LAN connector’s Link LED is steadily on (this means the card and driver are installed
successfully).
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Obtain the PPA number and the station address of each card by using the lanscancommand. The MAC
address labelled on each card refers to LAN port A. Add 0x1(Hex) to obtain the MAC address for the next
LAN port.
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To verify link-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:
$
linkloop -i PPA_number remote_station_address
Note: when you use linkloop, ensure that the remote system is on the same subnet and is an
HP-UX-based system.
To verify IP-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:
$ping Remote_IP_Address
and
netstat -in
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Verifying the LAN installation
When you use netstat -in, the output values Ipktsand Opktsshould be incrementing.
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Installation is complete when you have successfully run linkloop, pingand netstat. To configure
remote systems, see the Ethernet Support Guide available on the web at http://docs.hp.com. Do this step
only if remote systems have not been previously configured.
Optionally, if you want to verify that the iether driver appears for each installed card, enter: ioscan
-fknClan
The ioscan output for each port would look something like the following:
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W
lan 3 1/0/2/1/0/6/0 iether
1000B-T Adapter
State H/W Type Description
CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB545-60001 PCI/PCI-X 4-port
The last two digits of the hardware path (third column) reflect the path of each port -- in the sample
output shown, the “0” indicates LAN A (as shown in Figure 1). Both ports need to show as CLAIMEDhere.
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Figure 1
AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Card
Activity/Link LEDs
Flashing = Data traffic
Solid = Link established
OFF = No link
ACT / LNK
Port A
Port B
RJ-45 Connectors
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Port C
Port D
Speed LEDs
Off 10 Mbit/s
Green = 100 Mbit/s
Amber = 1000 Mbit/s
1000Base-T
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Supporting Systems
For the list of systems that support this card and the ones that don’t, refer to the Ethernet Support Matrix on
http://docs.hp.com. That matrix also tells which OEs support each card and the driver associated with each
product.
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Unsupported Shared Slot Usage with 33 MHz Cards
Unsupported Shared Slot Usage with 33 MHz Cards
The AB545A 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet card is not supported in the shared slots of systems where the card in
the neighboring shared slot is a 33 MHz only card. The 33 MHz only cards are specified in Table 1.
As of the date of publication of this document, the 3 systems listed in Table 1 are the main ones where the
AB545A card should not be placed in the neighboring shared slot with the cards listed. The restriction applies
to all systems with shared slots even if the system isn’t shown in Table 1.
Table 1
AB545A Cannot be in Neighboring Shared Slots with These 33 MHz Cards
Systems that Have Shared Slots
HP 33 MHz Only
Cards
Card Description
rx4640
rp4440
rx4640-8
A3739B
A5230A
A5506B
A5513A
FDDI Dual Attach
10/100B-TX (RJ45)
4-port 10/100B-TX
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ATM 155 (MMF
connector)
A5783A
A5838A
Token Ring (4/16/100
Mb/s)
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2port Ultra2-SCSI +
2port 100T
A6748A
A6749A
8-port Terminal MUX
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64-port Terminal
MUX
J3525A
2-port serial
(X25/FR/SDLC)
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J3526A
Z7340A
4-port serial (X25/FR) not applicable
8 port ACC
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not applicable
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Supporting Systems
For the list of systems that support this card, refer to the Ethernet Support Matrix on http://docs.hp.com
under I/O Cards and Networking. The matrix tells which OEs support each card and the driver associated
with each technology.
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Unsupported Shared Slot Usage with 33 MHz Cards
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Physical, Environmental and Regulatory Information
Card Physical and Environmental Specifications
A Physical, Environmental and Regulatory
Information
This appendix contains regulatory statements for the United States, Canada, and the European community.
Card Physical and Environmental Specifications
Following are the product physical and environmental specifications of the AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit
Ethernet LAN card.
Physical Specifications
Form Factor
PCI support
Height
PCI full length card PCI-X (rev 2.3)
64-bit 3.3V only 133Mhz
10.668 cm (4.2 in)
Depth
16.9 cm (6.6 in)
Width
1.295 cm (0.51 in)
Weight
0.18 kg (0.4 lb) kg
Electrical
Power consumption:
25 Watts
Environmental
Temperature
Degrees F = (1.8 x Degrees C) + 32
+5o C to 40o C
+10o C to 40o C
Operating Temperature Range (Degrees Celsius)
Recommended Operating Temperature Range (Degrees
Celsius)
-40o C to 70o C
20 C/hr
90
Non-operating/ storage Temperature Range (Degrees Celsius)
Temperature Shock Immunity - Max Rate of Change
Non-operating/storage Humidity Range in %RH
Recommended Operating Humidity Range @ 22 Degrees
Celsius in %RH
40 to 60
Heat Dissipation (in Watts)
17
Maximum kV (if less than 15 kV) with no loss of function
Maximum kV (if less than 25 kV) with no component damage
Operating Altitude
8
25
3,000 meters (9900) ft
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FCC Statement (For U.S.A.)
Non-operating Altitude
4,500 meters (14850 ft)
Electromagnetic Compatibility
This document contains regulatory statements for the United States and the European community.
FCC Statement (For U.S.A.)
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
WARNING
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
might cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in
which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures
may be required to correct the interference.
Hewlett-Packard’s system certification tests were conducted with HP-supported
peripheral devices and cables, such as those received with your system. Changes or
modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Canada
Warning: This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du
Canada.
EMI Statement (European Community)
NOTE
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference, in which case you may be required to take adequate measures.
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