Software Compatibility ====================== This release of software supports the following Network Adapters: Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit ET Quad Port Mezzanine Card Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter Intel(R) 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2 Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4 Mezz Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X520/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t bNDC Release Version Information for Adapters ======================================== Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter --------------------------------------------- Microsoft* Windows Server 2008 R2 9.16.10.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 9.16.10.0 Linux 3.1.0.2 Intel Boot Agent 1.5.62 Intel(R) Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit ET Quad Port Mezzanine Card -------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 12.7.27.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 12.7.27.0 Linux 5.2.15 Intel Boot Agent 1.5.62 EFI Driver 6.5.10 Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X520/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC -------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 12.11.98.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 12.11.98.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 12.11.98.0 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86 and x64 12.11.98.0 Microsoft Windows 7 x86 and x64 12.11.98.0 Linux 5.2.15 Linux Virtual Function Driver 2.3.5.2 Intel Boot Agent 1.5.62 EFI Driver 6.5.10 Intel(R) 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter -------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 3.9.58.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 3.9.58.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 3.9.58.0 Linux 3.22.3 Intel Boot Agent 2.3.34 EFI Driver 4.6.11 Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2 Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4 Mezz Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 Intel(R) 10G 2P X520-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC -------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.15.4 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.15.4 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.16.1 Linux 3.22.3 Intel Boot Agent 2.3.34 EFI Driver 4.6.11 Linux Virtual Function Driver 2.15.3 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC -------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.15.4 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.15.4 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 3.9.58.9101 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.16.1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86 3.7.24.0 Microsoft Windows 8.1 x64 3.9.58.9101 Microsoft Windows 7 x86 3.7.24.0 Microsoft Windows 7 x64 3.9.58.9101 Linux 3.22.3 Intel Boot Agent 2.3.34 EFI Driver 4.6.11 Linux Virtual Function Driver 2.15.3 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710-k bNDC Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC -------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 1.1.97 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 1.1.97 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 1.1.97 Virtual Function Driver 1.0.2.36 Intel Boot Agent 1.0.10 EFI Driver 1.1.33 Linux 1.2.21 Linux Virtual Function Driver 2.2.11 Release Version Information Common ================================== PROSet for Microsoft Windows Device Manager 19.6.171.0 Advanced Network Services Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 9.8.52.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 9.9.0.45 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 9.9.0.45 Umbrella Installer (Setup.exe) 19.4.0.13 iSCSI Boot ROM 3.0.44 iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 2.2.2.6 FCoE Boot ROM 1.8.22 Intel Boot Utility (BootUtil.exe) 1.5.45.0 SNMP MIB 1.4.10 DOS Diagnostics 1.24.25.12 PDF User Guides Gemini_12-24 OS Support ================== Microsoft Windows OS Supported ------------------------------ All hardware is supported on following OS: - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 * Microsoft Windows 8.1 x86/x64 and Microsoft Windows 7 x86/x64 are only supported on - Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC - Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC - Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC * Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R1 x86 and x64 are not supported in this release. Linux Kernels supported ----------------------- RHEL 6.5 x64 2.6.32-431 RHEL 7.0 x64 3.10.0-121 SLES11 SP3 x64 3.0.76-0.11 SLES12 x64 3.12.28-4 Fixes/Enhancements ================== Previous release: 16.0.0 Current release: 16.5.0 New Hardware Support -------------------- Added support for following Intel(R) X710 devices, - Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC - Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC - Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC - Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 - Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC - Intel(R) Ethernet Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC New Features ------------ - Added SW support for Intel(R) Ethernet X710 products Bug Fixes --------- - RHEL 6.5 OS on FCoE LUN not booting after installing ixgbe driver on the LUN - Cannot connect to FCoE LUNs through Dell PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator - On Linux, I350 devices does not advertise the EEE capabilities correctly - Multiple 'VMSMP Event ID 28' events are logged in System Event Log after one of the 'VMLB Teamed' adapter ports is disabled and enabled on Windows Server 2008 R2 - Disconnecting/reconnecting network cable while passing traffic on VMs causes TX Unit Hang error on Linux OS - Intel X520 fails to reconnect drives after a Compellent controller failover event on Windows Server OS - INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE BSOD occurs during reboot after installing Intel Network Drivers on Windows Server OS installed on a FCOE LUN - vxnmsg.dll file is missing from production/W2K8R2-x64/10G_VF directory after extracting the drivers from the Network Driver package - A false warning message "For Optimal performance, at least x Gt/s of bandwidth is required..." appears in dmesg log when a PF is directly attached to a VM on Linux OS - sriov_totalvfs reports incorrect maximum number of VFs the device can support Legal / Disclaimers =================== Copyright (C) 2015, Intel Corporation. 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