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.

[Bill Hassell]

And just a reality check about a very short deadline, especially with fibre and switches, etc. Change the deadline to tentative. You've already gotten bad advice from your vendor and you'll need additional time to get the switch, the drivers and devices configured and tested.

[Ninad_1]

Hi,

You need to install The Gigabit Ethernet software bundle (IEther-00) for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 which is on the December 2003 application CD;
Please refer to the instruction manual link provided in my earlier reply [ Or here it is http://docs.hp.com/en/5971-4261/ch01s01.html for the hardware and software installation page ]
Also note the connectivity required for A7011A - "For 1000Base-SX, cabling can be either 62.5 micron or 50 micron multimode fiber optic (MMF) cable with LC connectors. If the remote connection is type SC, you will need an LC-to-SC conversion cable" as mentioned in Step 3 of the instructions.

Also refer to the Release notes for Ether-00 drivers at
http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-5389/index.html
for patch requirements and other information.

Regards,
Ninad

[Sandman!]

Well if you are still not sure on what to get for your server you might be better off getting a multi-function card.

IMHO it will give you the flexibility for connecting your server to the LAN as well as mass storage. For example it might be worthwhile checking out the following LAN/mass storage adapters each of which plugs into the turbo PCI slots on your RP3440:

PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel / 1000BaseT --> A9782A
PCI-X 2Gb Fibre Channel / 1000BaseSX --> A9784A
PCI-X 2-port 2-Gb Fibre Channel / 2-port 1-Gb Ethernet Adapter --> AB465A

Thing to note is that the Ethernet/BaseT cards are copper based while the BaseSX cards connect to fibre switches. And the drivers for these cards can be found on the application CDs.

~hope it helps

[Ray Bell]

Thanks for all your assistance...

I will get the software from the cd...

[Ray Bell]

Thanks for all your assistance...

I will push the deadline back.