10GigEthr-01 (icxgbe) B.11.23.1107 Ethernet Driver Release Notes

1 10GigEthr-01 overview
The 10GigEthr-01 bundle contains the icxgbe version B.11.23.1107 driver, which supports the
AD386A PCIe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Card.
2 New and changed features in this release
2.1 New features
There are no new features included in 10GigEthr-01 at the time of this publication.
2.2 Changed features
There are no changed features included in 10GigEthr-01 at the time of this publication.
3 Problems fixed in this version
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v2 July 2011 fixes — 10GigEthr-01 B.11.23.1107
DescriptionSR number
Duplicate multicast/broadcast packets on the guest if HPVM AVIO is use.QXCR1001082392
An assert failure causes system failure. When his problem occurs, the following message is
logged in dmesg/syslog:
QXCR1001115026
assert failure file=icxgbe_icxgbe_xfer.c line=216
Problems fixed in recent versions
Table 2 HP-UX 11i v2 Decembr 2010 fixes — 10GigEthr-01 B.11.23.1012
DescriptionSR number
Panic in icxgbe_ilan_hdm_send() in servers with more than 128 CPUs.QXCR1000886474
All IOVR resources are exhausted on servers with vPars enabled.QXCR1001022813
Nameserver fcd queries fail due to malloc_map_failure in vPars environment.QXCR1000968047
AD386A PCIe 10GbE adapter icxgbe link down after system reboot.QXCR1001041440
4 Known problems and limitations
• Duplicate multicast/broadcast packets on the guest if HPVM AVIO is use.
Severity: Medium.
This problem will be fixed in a future release of the 10GigEthr-01 bundle.
• No install kernel support for HP-UX 11i v2.
The HP-UX 11i v2 install kernel is not supported by the icxgbe version B.11.23.1107 driver.
Workaround: None at the time of this publication.
5 Compatibility and installation requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
• For specific installation instructions, see the installation procedure or overview document for
your card.
• For detailed information on supported server platforms, operating systems, and firmware level
requirements, see the Ethernet Support Matrix.
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