FC HBA Driver for Solaris SPARC and x86 Platforms Release Notes

FC HBA Driver for Solaris SPARC and x86 Platforms

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Table of Contents
1.	Version
2.	Changes
3.	Bug Fixes
4.	Known Issues
5.	Additional Information
6.	Trademarks
7.	Notices
8.	Contacting Support

1. Version

These release notes describe the changes, fixes, known issues, and release details that apply to FC HBA driver for Solaris, version 5.02.

2. Changes

The following changes have been made to the FC HBA driver between versions 5.01 and 5.02.

Hardware Support

N/A

OS Support

N/A

Software Components

Added support for retrieving firmware dump on mailbox command timeouts.
Added support for greater than 255 boot target number.
Added IIDMA port settings.
Added dynamic LUN addition without I/O interruption.
Enabled dynamic target addition without I/O interruption.
Enabled processing RSCN without I/O interruption of other targets.
Enabled support for driver parameter entry changes with minimal I/O disruption.
Added support for multi-BIOS flash images.
Added force ATTACH property to insure that all instances are brought online during startup.

Industry Standards Compliance

N/A

3. Bug Fixes

The following fixes have been made to the the FC HBA driver between versions 5.01 and 5.02.

Corrected potential stall on mailbox command timeouts.
Corrected overlapped command errors on 4Gb HBAs.
Fixed delay with the ending of commands after loop down.
Corrected target online race condition with OS.
Corrected Solaris 8 user initiated system errors.
Corrected driver failover upon seeing RSCN.
Correction of FDMI serial number and node name.

4. Known Issues

None

5. Additional Information

None

6. Trademarks

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All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

7. Notices

Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are only for illustrative purposes. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.

8. Contacting Support

Please feel free to contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic Technical Support can be reached by the following methods:

Web: http://support.qlogic.com

North America Contact Information
Email: support@qlogic.com
Phone: (952) 932-4040

Support contact information for other regions of the world is available at the QLogic website:
http://support.qlogic.com

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