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Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver v7.13.103.0.10d for Windows

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7.13.103.0.10d

Release Date

20 June 2017

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Download the latest Broadcom NetXtreme II Driver for Windows.

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Change history

Severity: Suggested

Version: 7.13.103.0.10d

Summary:

  • Beta Release for the Lenovo MSCT2 2016B project.
  • Updated E4 ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package.
  • CMPI provider for VMWare.
  • Linux QCS (in folder) updated to correct v30.0.44.pos.

Firmware Changes:

  • CQ88639: Burned in MAC no longer populated in Agentless.
  • CQ88600: Unable to establish link in OEM 57810 adapter.

Driver and Utility Changes:

  • Updated E4 ESX 6.5 qedentv with signed driver package

Legacy:

  • Windows 2003 support was discontinued as of the T7.0 program.
    • preventing driver install in W2K3 environment
    • preventing enumeration of iSCSI HBA in W2K3 environment
    • F6 kit is removed (no iSCSI boot over L4 path into W2K3)

Prerequisites:

  • FCoE is only supported using MFW.
  • FCoE and iSCSI are only available in the presence of valid licenses in NVRAM.
  • DCB/DCBX is required for FCoE. Please set NVRAM flag option #105 via Hii menu.
  • There is no FCoE support for 10GbaseT designs.

3rd party issues:

  • While performing shut/no shut on the switch port, it was observed that all initiators and targets were logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch.
  • After switch reboot, sometimes initiator and targets are logged out from the FCoE database of FCF enabled VLAN by CN4093 switch. Switch reboot is required to recover from this state.
  • In some cases, the "Application Protocol State Machine Status" for CN4093 switch port shows "Enable Operational" and "Enable Peer" status as "Disabled" for priority 3 resulting in inability to run the traffic with priority tag of "3." This seems to be a switch issue which needs further investigation.
  • The "Default Port VLAN ID" of the CN4093 switch port connecting to the Broadcom FCoE initiator must be configured as "1" for switch to respond to VLAN Request. When the PVID of the switch port is configured as any value other than 1 then switch does not respond to the VLAN Request and initiator will not be able to login to the fabric.

Testing Information:

  • HW:
  • External PHY Firmware versions for 10G Devices:
    • 8727 : v4.06
    • 8073 : v2.09
    • Solarflare: v2.00
    • 84833B1 : v1.52 (0x0134)
  • This package is provided with Storage at the committed Beta-1 level with very minimal Broadcom testing at this time.
  • Tested with V7000 Flex storage node, DS3524, Lenovo XIV, DS8870 storage system and TS3310 Tape Library. Basic operation and light error injection only.
  • Topologies tested: Lenovo CN4093 in NPIV and Lenovo CN4093 Full Fabric mode were tested. Basic operation and light error injection only.
  • Operating Systems tested: Windows 2012, ESX 5.1 and 5.5, RHEL6.4 and SLES11 SP3. No other operating systems tested at this time.
  • Compute Nodes tested: x240, x220, x440. Light testing only.
  • No FCoE boot support provided in this release.
  • Lenovo blade BIOS/MP needs to updated to a minimum version B2BE122D/1AOO40E before installing Tundra adapter to prevent system from becoming unresponsive during boot.

Notables:

  • 10G MBA driver release no longer supports RPL protocol. All files with xMMBA.NIC and xMMBA.LOM are removed.
  • Broadcom does not recommend nor support enabling (manually) TCP Chimney Offload in Guest Operating Systems (GOS) running in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Disclaimer:

  • FCoE: Broadcom only officially supports the FCoE and DCB feature set on adapters that are licensed for FCoE, and for which EMC e-Labs certification is already complete or in progress. Broadcom will *not* provide field support for unqualified platforms. Please refer to the EMC e-Labs certification matrix for existing support matrix postings, or contact your Broadcom liaison to inquire about configurations currently in the qualification queue for eventual support. Exercising either FCoE or DCB on an unsupported platform may lead to unpredictable results.

Operating System coverage:

  • Windows:
    • Server 2012 Enterprise Edition x64 (and R2)
    • Server 2012 Standard Edition x64 (and R2)
    • Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x64 (and R2)

Software Compatibility:

  • This release of software supports:
    • BCM5706 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM5706S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM5708 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM5708S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM5709 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM5709S NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57710 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57711 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57712 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57800 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57810 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57811 Netxtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
    • BCM57840 NetXtreme II 10Gb Ethernet Adapter

Package NOTES:

  1. When updating drivers via UXSPi, the utility will prompt version number(s) of drivers loaded on system that are pertinent to the Operating System being updated. After the utility completes and drivers are updated, there may be some driver version(s) where the New Version does not match the Installed Version. This may be because the adapter corresponding to the driver is not installed. Adapters must be installed to gain proper version numbers from the utility. Please disregard version numbers that do not pertain to the adapter(s) you have installed.
  2. When extracting files from this package, Windows 2008 R2 extract to floppy may not work. This is due to change in Windows security settings, and may become a limitation.

Note: See the change history file for more information.

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Modified date:
01 July 2021

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ibm1MIGR-5099258

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