Intel(R) Network Connections Software Release Notes
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July 20, 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 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Nano Server
- VMWare ESXi* 6.0 U3
- VMWare* ESXi 6.5
- Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* (RHEL) 6.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4
- Novell* SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP3

NOTE: THe following devices also support Microsoft Windows 7 x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 10
x64, RHEL 7.3 x64, and SLES 12 SP2 x64. Microsoft Windows 32bit Operating Systems are not
supported in this release.
- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X550/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X550/I350 rNDC
- Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC (Not supported on Windows 8.1 x64)


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
============

Linux Guest virtual machine crashes
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Devices based on the Intel 710 Series of network controllers do not support Linux
as the SR-IOV guest operating system on any Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V Host.

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
---------------------------------------------------------
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.

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 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter
- 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
- Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 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 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


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


Legal / Disclaimers
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