Re: Fiber card Drivers needed

From: pSeries AIX Geek (aixgeek@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Sat Feb 14 2004 - 22:59:52 EST


I had a similar problem on an older card, with similar
errors from cfgmgr. I had to get IBM hardware come in
and change the jumpers to change the card from Emulex
mode to IBM mode.

- pAG

--- jeff barratt-mccartney <jbarratt@COMPSAT.COM>
wrote:
> I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings...but is that
> a "supported" card? if
> not you are probably on your own. whether it will
> work is another issue.If
> it is a rebadged emulex you can probably get a
> driver.qlogic/jni/etc you may
> be travelling unchartered waters, as driver support
> for those cards is hit
> or miss. do you know who the original manufacturer
> is? does net app support
> it for AIX hosts? do they offer a driver? I suppose
> the good thing is that
> AIX recognized the card and is telling you
> (possibly) the requisite drivers.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM AIX Discussion List
> [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Michael R. Morrison
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 11:10 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Fiber card Drivers needed
>
>
> The card is a NetApp X1025B Gigabit Ethernet
> Controller.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harvey, Bruce T.
> [mailto:BTHarvey@LMUS.LEGGMASON.COM]
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:59 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Fiber card Drivers needed
>
>
> Who made the card? Emulex has drivers online for
> 4.3.3 and below ... IBM's
> the source for 5.1 and above. IBM didn't make any
> official drivers/cards
> themselves (supervise the reselling/remaking, I
> mean) until AIX 5L.
>
> Bruce T. Harvey
> Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
> Corporate Technology - UNIX Admin.
> Red Run 2nd Floor - Owings Mills, MD
> (410) 580-7383 - BTHarvey@LeggMason.com
>
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Jolet [mailto:john.jolet@FXFN.COM]
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:23 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Fiber card Drivers needed
>
>
> did you try searching for them on ibm's download
> site? you can search by
> fileset.
>
> On Thursday 12 February 2004 04:29 pm, you wrote:
> > 4.3.3.11 Box needs the following drivers. We are
> having no luck. Any
> ideas?
> > TIA
> >
> > cfgmgr: 0514-621 WARNING: The following device
> packages are required for
> > device support but are not currently
> installed.
> >
>
devices.pci.ethernet:devices.pci.86800010:devices.pci.86800010:devices.pci.
> >pciclass.020000
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