PCI 1Gb network card in L-Class server

[ITeam]

We have recently installed the following network card into an HP L1000 server running HPUX 11.00:

A6825A PCI 1000 Base-T

After installing the drivers for it (the web site says it is compatible with HPUX 11.xx), it is detected by ioscan but is listed as follows:

0/2/0/0 unknown PCI Ethernet (14e41645)

When I run sam to configure the card it does not appear! Just the existing 10/100 card is listed.

Thank you.

[Pedro Cirne · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You must install the last HW enablement patche bundl from:

http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/releasePage.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|patch.breadcrumb.releaseIndexPage|&releaseId=5013-2091

That should solve your problem.

Enjoy :)

Pedro

[Ermin Borovac]

According to the support matrix you need to load GigEther-01 bundle which should give you igelan driver to manage this card. Have you loaded GigEther-01 bundle?

[RAC_1]

From ioscan man page.

UNKNOWN There is no hardware associated or the type of hardware is unknown


You need to load the driver.

[ITeam]

I have already loaded the GigEther-01 bundle but will check again.

I have the patches to install as well so will see if that helps.

[Tim Nelson]

I would confirm that the bundle and drive actually loaded.

review swinstall log
review swlist
look at kernel or /stand/system and make sure the driver is there.
grep gelan /stand/system

[Ermin Borovac]

Yes make sure you install PHNE_28143 s700_800 11.00 LAN product cumulative patch.

[ITeam]

I installed the HWE patch bundle & the card is recognised correctly - cheers.

I need to transfer about 30Gb of data using the new card (1 Gigabit) to another server with an equally fast NIC. I was planning on setting up an NFS to do this. Now I am thinking 'how am I going to specify using the new card & not the standard 10/100 one'?!

The new card is [lan1].

Cheers.

[ITeam]

Installing the HWE patch bundle did the trick. Thanks everyone. I have posted another related question on a new thread.