1GB Fiber Card for RP3440 Server

[Ray Bell]

I'm on HPUX 11.11 and need to get a 1GB fiber card for my server. My vendor have given me already two wrong ones card we purchase already and he said that the A7011A will work. I have check the site but not sure this is what we need a well because it showing up as a 2GB fiber card. However if this is the card then please let me know. Also if I need to install software and patches for this card then where I can I get it. Please let me know as well.
This server will be put into production on Wednesday and do I not need any more headache.

Thanks..

[Ninad_1]

A7011A is not a 2Gb card but 2-port 1GB ethernet card.
Please see
http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/ethernet/index.html

Also see for card installation instructions
http://docs.hp.com/en/5971-4261/index.html

Note that A7011A is Gigabit over fibre and A7012A is Gigabit over Copper - your UTP cabling. So use card suitable according to cabling you will be using or other way round.

Regards,
Ninad

[Torsten.]

A7011A is for networking, do you need a card for mass storage or networking?




Here is a list of cards (mass storage):

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11729_div/11729_div.HTML

A 2GB card can work with only 1GB too.

You will need to load the driver software.

[Ninad_1]

Also refer to
http://docs.hp.com/en/supportmatrixEthernetver2July05.pdf/supportmatrixEthernetver2Sept05.pdf
for support matrix for the cards.

Refer to
http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/index.html

for other Networking cards

If you want HBA cards for SAN to connect to storage arrays refer to
http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/storagesnf2/index.html


Regards,
Ninad

[Ray Bell]

Ninad date ...

I have a 1gb fiber switch, so will this card works with it?

Torsten...

It for a network connection...

[Sandman!]

Hi Ray,

Is this for your LAN (networking) or for your HBA (storage adapter). If it's an HBA then specify whether you're looking at either SCSI or Fiber Channel.

~thanks

[Torsten.]

This is the installation guide for A7011A:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5971-4261/index.html

Read how to install card and driver.

The speed configuration (per port) of the card can be 10, 100, or 1000Mbps times 2, because there are 2 ports.

(see same link)

[Torsten.]

BTW, there are no 2GB ethernet cards at all.

The A7011A (1000Base-SX--fiber-based) card is Gigabit Ethernet.


Next stage is 10 Gigabit Ethernet, like AB287A.

read more if you like:

http://docs.hp.com/en/10gigEwhitepaper.pdf/10Gige_arches_whitepaper_version3.pdf

[Ray Bell]

Where will I get a copy of the software for the fiber card?

[Torsten.]

First you should install the "IEther-00" bundle from your first application disk. Later you should install the latest patch bundle.