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HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd and fclp) Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix
H           July 9, 2008
Why use the HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd and fclp) Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix?

The following matrix will be useful if you are adding a HP Fibre Channel (fcd and fclp) Host Bus Adapter to a system.

Use this Support Matrix to check which bundle you need when adding Fibre Channel HBAs.

Check http://software.hp.com or http://itrc.hp.com to see if any specific patches are required for the latest version of the software that you need.
You can obtain patches from
http://software.hp.com.

For the latest EFI driver and firmware, go to:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html and search using product number.

Detailed information about slots in entry-level Integrity servers can be found at: 
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/SSM3-EL/slotmatrix.htm

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Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Minimum Adapter Firmware 14 Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
403621-B21 4Gb Emulex
Mezzanine (with Virtual Connect) 1 Fibre Channel HBA 14
BL860c, BL870c SFW 1.01 FW  2.72A2
EFI  4.00A1
Universal Boot 6.00A5
Yes 2 HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
No
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
403619-B21
4Gb QLogic
Mezzanine
 (with Virtual Connect ) 1
Fibre Channel HBA
BL860c, BL870c SFW 1.01 FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes 2 HP-UX 11i v2 0609 or later

HP-UX 11i v3 0709 or later
FibrChanl-01
minimum version
11i v2: B.11.23.08.01
11i v3: B.11.31.0709
No
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
403619-B21
4Gb QLogic
Mezzanine Fibre Channel HBA
BL860c, BL870c Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes 3 HP-UX 11i v2 0609 or later

HP-UX 11i v3 0709 or later
FibrChanl-01
minimum version
11i v2: B.11.23.06
11i v3: B.11.31.0709
No
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AD221A
PCIe Combo
1-port 4Gb FC
and
1-port 1000Base-T
(copper) Adapter

AD222A
PCIe Combo
2-port 4Gb FC
and
2-port 1000Base-T
(copper) Adapter

AD393A
PCIe Combo
2-port 4Gb FC
and
2-port 1000Base-SX
(fiber) Adapter
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
SFW 9.48 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid  SFW 9.48 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid  SFW 9.48 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
rx6600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid SFW 3.01 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
rx3600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid SFW 3.01 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
rx2660 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid SFW 3.01 FW  2.72A2
EFI  3.21A3
Yes  HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later FibrChanl-02
minimum version
11i v3: B.11.31.0803
OLAR only
Please note the following slot limitations on rx3600 and rx6600 servers:
• Slots 5 and 6 are the recommended slots for AD221A, AD222A, and AD393A adapters.
• Slots 3 and 4 are also supported for AD221A, AD222A, and AD393A adapters, but with the following restrictions:
      - I/O performance of the card may be limited.
      - Online Replacement is not supported.
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AD355A
PCIe Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA

AD299A
PCIe 4Gb Single Port Fibre Channel HBA
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
Any SFW FW  2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes HP-UX 11i v2 0706 or later

HP-UX 11i v3 0803 or later
FibrChanl-02
minimum version

11i v2: B.11.23.0712

11i v3: B.11.31.0803
11i v2: OLA only
11i v3: OLAR only
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes 11i v2: OLA only
11i v3: OLAR only
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes 11i v2: OLA only
11i v3: OLAR only
rx6600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes 11i v2: OLA only
11i v3: OLAR only
rx3600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes 11i v2: OLA only
11i v3: OLAR only
rx2660 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW 2.70X5
EFI  3.21A3
Yes No
Maximum supported number of AD299A/AD355A adapters is limited by the number of available PCIe slots in any listed system.
On the rx3600 and rx6600 servers with HP-UX 11i v2, AD299A/AD355A adapters are only supported on slots 5 and 6; they are NOT supported on slots 3 and 4. On the rx3600 and rx6600 servers with HP-UX 11i v3,  slots 5 and 6 are recommended, but slots 3 and 4 are also supported.
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AB378B
PCI-X 2.0 Single Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA

AB379B
PCI-X 2.0 Dual Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx2000 + IOX 12
Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes HP-UX 11i v1

HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v1: B.11.11.07.01

11i v2: B.11.23.04.01

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx1000 + IOX 12
PDC 24.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8440 + IOX Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8420 + IOX  PDC 24.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7440 Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7420  PDC 24.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp4440  PDC 46.34 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp34x0  PDC 46.34 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v2: B.11.23.04.01

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
sx2000 Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 2.50 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx8640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx8620 SFW 1.022 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx7640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
rx7620 SFW 1.022 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09
rx6600 PCI-X Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx3600 PCI-X Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx4640 SFW 3.17 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx6600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx3600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx2660 Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes No
EFI  1.09
rx2620 SFW 3.10 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
EFI  1.09
rx16x0 Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes No
EFI  1.09
rx2600 SFW 2.21 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
EFI  1.09
Maximum supported number of AB378B/AB379B adapters is limited by the number of available PCI slots in any listed system.
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AD193A
PCI-X Combo
1-port 4Gb FC
and
1-port 1000Base-T
(copper)
Adapter 6


AD194A
PCI-X Combo
2-port 4Gb FC
and
2-port 1000Base-T
(copper)
Adapter
6
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx2000 + IOX 12
Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes HP-UX 11i v1

HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v1: B.11.11.10

11i v2: B.11.23.06

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx1000 + IOX 12
 PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8440 + IOX Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8420 + IOX  PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7440 Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7420  PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp4440  PDC 45.11 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp34x0  PDC 45.11 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v2: B.11.23.06

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
sx2000 Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 3.88 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx8640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx8620 SFW 3.88 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx7640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx7620 SFW 3.88 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
rx6600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
rx3600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
rx4640 SFW 3.17 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
  EFI  1.09
rx2660 Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes No
  EFI  1.09
rx2620 SFW 3.17 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
  EFI  1.09
rx16x0 SFW 2.18 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
  EFI  1.09
rx2600 SFW 2.31 FW  4.00.90 Yes No
  EFI  1.09
Maximum supported number of AD193A/AD194A adapters is limited by the number of available PCI slots in any listed system.
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AD300A
PCIe 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI 1.09
Yes HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3 0709 or later
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v2: B.11.23.06

11i v3: B.11.31.0709
Yes
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI 1.09
Yes Yes
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI 1.09
Yes Yes
rx6600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx3600 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx2660 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90 Yes No
EFI  1.09
Maximum supported number of AD300A adapters is limited by the number of available PCIe slots in any listed system.
On the rx3600 and rx6600 servers with HP-UX 11i v2, AD300A adapters are only supported on slots 5 and 6; they are NOT supported on slots 3 and 4. On the rx3600 and rx6600 servers with HP-UX 11i v3,  slots 5 and 6 are recommended, but slots 3 and 4 are also supported.
Adapter Hardware Platform  Minimum System Firmware Requirements Recommended
Adapter Firmware
Boot Support Operating System Driver Bundle OL* Support
AB378A
AB379A
PCI-X 2.0 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx2000 + IOX 12
Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes HP-UX 11i v1

HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v1: B.11.11.10

11i v2: B.11.23.06

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
 HP 9000 Superdome
sx1000 + IOX 12
 PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8440 + IOX Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp8420 + IOX  PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7440 Any PDC FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
rp7420  PDC 23.1 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
sx2000 Integrity Superdome
PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid 12
Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes HP-UX 11i v2 0612 or later

HP-UX 11i v3
FibrChanl-01
minimum version

11i v2: B.11.23.04.01

11i v3: B.11.31
Yes
sx2000 Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
Integrity Superdome 12 SFW 2.50 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09
rx8640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx8640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx8620 SFW 1.022 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09
rx7640 PCIe + PCI-X Hybrid Any SFW FW  4.00.90
EFI  1.09
Yes Yes
rx7640 SFW 4.80 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
EFI  1.09
rx7620 SFW 1.022 FW  4.00.90 Yes Yes
vPars SFW 3.66 EFI  1.09