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Table 2 Publishing History Details (continued)
Publication DateSupported Product
Versions
Operating Systems SupportedDocument Manufacturing
Part Number
February 2007B.11.11.0701HP-UX 11i v1 January 2007J6373-90023
B.11.23.0612HP-UX 11i v2 December 2006
B.11.31HP-UX 11i v3
August 2007B.11.11.0706HP-UX 11i v1 January 2007J6373-99999
B.11.23.0706HP-UX 11i v2 December 2006
B.11.31HP-UX 11i v3
What’s in This Document
The HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Support Guide is divided into
several chapters and appendices. Table 3 briefly describes the content of each chapter and
appendix.
Table 3 Document Organization
DescriptionChapter
A7173A adapter features and specifications.Chapter 1: “HP A7173A Adapter
Overview” (page 11)
Detailed installation instructions for the A7173A adapter, including
hardware and software installation, connecting peripherals, and verification.
Chapter 2: “Installing the A7173A
Adapter” (page 13)
Detailed instructions for offline and online configuration of the A7173A
adapter, including confirming and changing SCSI parameters.
Chapter 3: “Configuring the A7173A
Adapter” (page 23)
A7173A adapter performance tuning, online replacement, and firmware
update instructions.
Chapter 4: “HP A7173A Administration
and Management” (page 45)
A variety of A7173A adapter troubleshooting information, including a
detailed description of the mptutil command for online diagnostics as
well as the HP Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE).
Chapter 5: “Troubleshooting” (page 51)
Interpretation of common SCSI error messages.Appendix A (page 65)
New and Changed Documentation in This Edition
This edition of the HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Support Guide
contains detailed instructions for performing offline A7173A adapter configuration and firmware
updates on HP Integrity® systems using the Extended Firmware Interface (EFI) utility. It has
been updated to provide more details on supported cabling configurations.
Typographical Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Book Title The title of a book. On the web and on the Instant Information CD, it may be
a hot link to the book itself.
Emphasis Text that is emphasized.
Bold Text that is strongly emphasized.
ComputerOut
Text displayed by the computer.
UserInput
A command entered by the System Administrator
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