Intel(R) Network Connections Software Release Notes
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March 10, 2017


Contents
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- Supported Operating Systems
- Viewing the User Guide
- Known Issues
- Customer Support
- Supported Adapters
- Legal / Disclaimers


Supported Operating Systems
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64-bit Operating Systems
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- Microsoft* Windows Server* 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft Windows* 10
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 7.3
- Novell* SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4
- SLES 12 SP2
- VMWare* ESXi* 6.5
- VMWare ESXi 6.0 U3


Viewing the User Guide
======================

Additional information can be found in the User's Guide. To access it:
1. Navigate to the MANUAL directory and double-click index.htm OR
2. Go to Dell web support site:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/intel-pro-adapters/manuals


Known Issues
============

Incorrect branding strings
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The Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X550/I350 rNDC and Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X550/I350
rNDC may display incorrect branding strings in Windows Device Manager. This issue
does not affect the functionality of the device. This issue only affects 
Microsoft* Windows Server* 2016.

Binding errors with uio_pci_generic DPDK drivers on Linux
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Binding the uio_pci_generic drivers to an X710/XL710 device may fail due to a
hardware limitation. Use the vfio/vfio-pci module to enable DPDK instead of the
uio_pci_generic module to workaround the issue.

RHEL 7.3 inbox drivers overwrite the drivers in this package
------------------------------------------------------------
In some situations, the RHEL 7.3 inbox drivers are preferred over the
drivers in this package. To get the drivers in this package to load
automatically at each boot, change the global module search order as follows:

  Edit /etc/depmod.d/dist.conf
  Change the ‘search’ line
  From: search extra built-in weak-updates
  To: search extra weak-updates built-in
  Run: depmod

Incorrect speed support for Intel(R) XL710-based 40GbE Network devices listed in
the User Guide
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The User Guide incorrectly states that the Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network
Adapter XL710-Q2 and the Intel(R) Ethernet 40G 2P XL710 QSFP+ rNDC support
10Gbps. These devices only support a link speed of 40Gbps.


Supported Adapters
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Copper Adapters
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- Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter
- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X550-t Adapter
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter
- Intel(R) Converged Network Adapter X710-T
- Intel(R) Ethernet Server Adapter X710-DA2 for OCP

Fiber Optic Adapters
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- Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
- Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-Q2
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter

Mezzanine Cards
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- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz
- Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz

Network Daughter Cards
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- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t bNDC
- 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 10G X710 rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 40G 2P XL710 QSFP+ rNDC

LOMs
--------------------
- Intel(R) Gigabit I350-t LOM
- Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM
- Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM
- Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane


Customer Support
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- Main Dell web support site: http://www.support.dell.com


Legal / Disclaimers
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