Intel NIC Family Version 18.5.0 ESXi Firmware Update Package

Fixes
- Fixed link issue when optic modules or active optical cables are used with Intel (R) X520 devices
- Fixed link stability issue when 1G/10G dual speed optic module is used with Intel (R) X710 devices
- Fixed issue that incorrectly disabled and identified Dell SFP+ LR optic devices as unsupported devices with Intel(R) 10GbE 2P X710 Adapter
- Fixed PCIe training issue that may occasionally cause system halt during POST for some Intel(R) X710/XL710 devices
- Fixed issue that may cause system to delay for few minutes when entering Dell Lifecycle Controller when NPAR is enabled on some platforms for Intel(R) X710 devices
- Fixed issue that may show incorrect MAC address in Dell Lifecycle Controller when the MAC address is updated by iDRAC for Intel(R) X710 devices
- Fixed LLDP issue on Intel(R) X710 devices that caused Dell iDRAC Connection view to not work properly
- Fixed issue with the Intel(R) 25GbE XXV710 not properly identifying cable media which caused link to be established at 10GbE instead of 25GbE
- Fixed issue that may incorrectly show 'Wake on LAN' feature supported for some Intel(R) X710 devices
- The value of 'PCI VF Advertised' is now correctly applied from HII by enforcing a reset after update
- The UEFI driver now correctly resets all iSCSI related settings when the device is reset to the factory default
- The firmware update process now preserves configuration parameters related to 25G AOC cables and capabilities to prevent link loss due to resetting of configuration parameters during firmware update
- Fixed PCIe training issue that may occasionally cause system halt during POST for some Intel(R) X550 devices
- Fixed configuration issue that showed incorrect capability for 'OS to BMC pass-through' feature for Intel(R) X520 devices
- Resolved an issue that may cause failure when resetting to factory default settings on Intel(R) X540 and X550 devices
- Fixed issue that mistakenly caused messages to appear in Lifecycle Log saying "Unable to configure the virtual address..."

Enhancements
- The firmware update process is optimized to stop update process immediately after error or failure
- The default value for iSCSI configuration parameters ('iSCSIViaDHCP' and 'TCPIPViaDHCP') in Dell Lifecycle Controller is now set to disabled
- Added support for Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Mezz
- Added support for VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 2
- Added support for VMware ESXi 6.7