                       
                       Release Notes

Driver Name  : QLogic PCI Fibre Channel NetWare Driver
Version      : 6.50z
OS platform  : NetWare 5.1, 6.0
FW version   : 23xx-3.02.13

Table of Contents
1.   Overview
2.   Enhancements
3.   Bug Fixes
4.   Known Issues
5.   Additional Information

1. Overview
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This document decribes the changes between versions 6.50y 
and 6.50z of the QLogic Fibre Channel driver for NetWare.


2. New Features/Enhancements
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* 2300 RISC 3.02.13 TP updated.

* Added FC-4 registration for nodename (RNN_ID).

* Added FC-4 registration for symbolic nodename (RSNN_NN).

* Added pci subsystem vendor id known vendors list extension.
  This allows the driver to load for the new vendor ids.


3. Bug Fixes
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* Added read to flush cache if spurious interrupts detected. 
  This prevents spurious interrupts from being reported by 
  NetWare on systems with hardware experiencing slow cache 
  flushing.

* Added test to do FC-4 registration only if loop up occurred.
  This prevents RSCN storm when multiple adapters are present.

* Added removal of call to post hacb for invalid MS iosb.
  This prevents an abend when an invalid MS iosb comes back.

* Added mask out of adapter nodename when copied from portname.
  This makes the HBA nodename consistent with other drivers.

* Added spinlock for adapter restart.
  This prevents an abend during adapter restart.

* Added test for last path gone before returning AEN hacb.
  This prevents device deactivation during driver multipathing.


4. Known Issues
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5. Additional information
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Currently, all references to NW6.5 in the file "Readme.txt" 
do not exist until NW6.5 is formally released by Novell.




