Intel NIC Family Version 18.8.0 Linux Base Drivers - Source Code Install

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Intel NIC source code drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Novell SLES operating systems. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Resolved issue that allowed disabling of auto-negotiation when the link is down on Intel(R) Ethernet Controller XXV710 for 25Gbe backplane adapters.
- The Family Driver Version reported by Dell iDRAC will appear as "Unavailable" on Intel(R) I350, X520, and X540 based network adapters.
- Resolved issue that may result in a 'Resource temporarily unavailable' message when a VF is attached to a VM with Linux* distros based on kernel version 3.10 and higher.
- Resolved an issue with the i40evf Linux* driver in which the value of TSO, GSO and GRO flags get reset to default values when the MTU value is modified when the host OS is ESXi.
- Resolved an issue in which link speed is not restored back to 10Gb after setting link speed to 1Gb with Intel(R) 25G XXV710 adapters with dual speed 10/1G LR optics.
- Resolved an issue that caused the i40e Linux* driver to not re-initialize properly when a PF reset occurred while a core global reset is in progress.

Enhancements
- The i40e and i40evf Linux* drivers now support ADq (Application Directed queueing), which allows queues to be directed to specific applications.
- The i40e Linux* driver now supports VFd (SR-IOV Virtual Function daemon), which manages configuration and resources of VFs and PFs.
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Version

18.8.0, A00

Release date

30 Nov 2018

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 7
SuSE Linux ES 15
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Intel(R) 10GbE 4P X710-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X550-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X550 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Mezz
Intel(R) Ethernet 40G 2P XL710 QSFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 - Dual Port
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 - Quad Port
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-Q2
Intel(R) Ethernet OCP Mezzanine
Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM - 06E2
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM on C4130
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM on T620
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM on T630
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350 bNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X550/I350 rNDC
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