10GigEthr-03 (iocxgbe) B.11.31.1303 Ethernet Driver Release Notes (Edition 3, June 2013 Update)

10GigEthr-03 overview
Bundle description
NOTE: The software version released with Application Release (AR) 1303 is B.11.31.1303.01.
Some tools might report the software version as B.11.31.1303_LR, which is equivalent to
B.11.31.1303.01.
The 10GigEthr-03 bundle contains the iocxgbe driver, which supports the following products:
HP Integrity server
integrated
FlexFabric (CNA)
adapters
PCIe 10 GbE/FCoE
CNA mezzanine
adapters
PCIe 10GbE / FC
combo standup
adapter cards
PCIe 10GbE /
FCoE CNA standup
adapters
PCIe 10 GbE
mezzanine
adapters
PCIe 10 GbE
standup adapters
BL8x0c i4 server
blades integrated
(LOM) FlexFabric
adapter
(NC553i)
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NC551m
NC553m
AT094AAT111ANC552mAT118A
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An Emulex BE3 CNA built-in (embedded) adapter; also referred to as a Converged Network Controller (CNC)
For more information about installing a supported adapter, see the respective adapter installation
guide at the following website:
http://www.hp.com/go/10-gigabit-ethernet-docs
For more information about installing integrated FlexFabric (CNA) adapters, see the respective
server installation documentation at the following locations:
www.hp.com/go/blades-docs
www.hp.com/go/integrity_servers-docs
For more information about firmware requirements and how to obtain the latest firmware for your
product, see “Firmware requirements” (page 11).
Terminology
When referring to CNA (Converged Network Adapter) technology, the following terms are used:
Adapter The whole card.
AVIO Accelerated Virtual Input/Output. An I/O protocol that
improves virtual I/O performance for network and storage
devices used within the HP Integrity VM environment.
Card The adapter, most often in reference to the hardware or to
a specific form factor (such as PCIe mezzanine).
CNA Converged Network Adapter. A computer input/output
device that combines the functionality of a host bus adapter
(HBA) with a network interface controller (NIC). In other
words, it "converges" access to a storage area network and
a local area network, respectively.
Device The adapter as a whole, or an HP-UX device.
DIO The direct I/O networking feature that allows virtual
machines to directly control I/O devices, minimizing device
emulation overhead incurred with AVIO.
FC Fibre Channel. A network technology used for storage
networking.
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