Intel NIC Family Version 18.5.0 Linux Base Drivers - RPM Install
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This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
Intel NIC Linux KMP and KMOD RPMs for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SLES. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes - Resolved network connection failure related to teaming of VF when Windows Server 2016 is host OS, SLES as guest OS, SR-IOV is enabled and value of parameter 'IovQueuePairsRequested' is set to greater than 1. - Fixed issue with Intel(R) X710 devices causing low throughput when Application Target Routing (ATR) is enabled and flow directory filtering is enabled with flow type set to TCP4. - Fixed issue with Intel(R) X710 driver in which the value of 'tx_timeout' counter is incorrect. - Fixed issue in which SR-IOV for VF was not enabled after disabling and re-enabling of SR-IOV for VF on RHEL when 'Linux Integrated Servers (LIS)' with Hyper-V is installed. - Fixed issue with the 10GB devices in which the adapters that supports WoL feature did not wake up with IPv6 magic packet. - The driver now correctly updates the link speed when the SFP+ module is swapped with another SFP+ module of different speed. - Resolved issue with the 10GB devices in which unloading driver can hang endlessly if accelerated MACVLANs are present. - Fixed issue with default value of 'l2-fwd-offload' for SLES 12 OS being set to enabled when it should have been set to disabled.
Enhancements - The Intel(R) X710 UDP packet processing is optimized to prevent discards when flow control is enabled. - The Intel(R) X710 driver now supports new API and can now be compiled with Linux Kernel 4.15.1. - The i40evf driver now supports SR-IOV on Linux as guest OS on Windows Hyper-V as host OS. - The driver now supports IPv6 packets with extended headers with ATR (Application Targeted Routing) checks - The Intel(R) X710 devices now support Linux PF/VF for basic transmit/receive of QinQ packets: 802.1Q (ethertype 0x8100) and 802.1ad (ethertype 0x88A8). - Added support for Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Mezz
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Download 1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file. 2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the "I agree" link to accept the agreement. 3. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Extract 1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and extract the file using the following command: tar -xzvf Intel_LAN_18.5.0_Linux_Binary_RPMs_A00.tar.gz 2. To install base drivers, please download the User Guide (file Intel_LAN_18.5.0_Manual_A00.zip) for detailed instructions on driver installation.
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