10GigEthr-03 (iocxgbe) B.11.31.1403 Ethernet Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3

Changed features
The iocxgbe driver has been enhanced with performance and stability improvements.
Problems fixed in this and recent versions
This section describes any problems fixed in this and recent releases of the 10GigEthr-03 product.
Problems fixed in this release
The following problems were fixed in this release:
DescriptionSR number
LAN connectivity failure when using HPVM Guest based VLANsQXCR1001311463
LAN connectivity failure when using HPVM Guest Based VLANs (GBV) over a vswitch backed by a
LAN interface, if there is no VLAN configured on LAN interface on VSP.
Install script overwrites the entry in nettlgen.conf unconditionallyQXCR1001292744
When updating the product, the corresponding nettlgen.conf entry goes back to the default setting.
Invalid speed reported for APA: LAN Monitor port on Flex10 interfacesQXCR1001293922
When the two LAN interfaces connected to Virtual Connect Flex10 are configured in a LAN Monitor
group, and both interfaces have a speed set to 5 Gig, the APA LM port reports speed as 10 Gigabit
instead of 5 Gig.
VPD (Serial Number) information is not updated with olrad -R/-r commandQXCR1001299480
When the command olrad -d /olrad -A is used, and a new network adaptor is physically added,
the VPD information is updated properly, but When the command olrad -r /olrad -R is use, and
network adaptor is physically added, the VPD information (Serial number) is NOT updated.
ER: Port initialization failed with "4.2.401.2212" FirmwareQXCR1001281632
When “Advanced Mode” is enabled as shown from UEFI configuration tool and LAN driver is loaded,
it fails to claim the card with following DISASTER error:
iocxgbe19: INITIALIZING HP NC553m 2p 10GbE BL-c
Mezzanine Adapter at hardware path 0/0/0/5/0/0/3
DISASTER: instance number(ppa): 1
The Emulex CNA can operate in both Legacy and Advance modes. For Factory Fresh installs, the
firmware versions 4.2.x.x onwards will program CNA in Advance mode by default. For Firmware
upgrades to existing systems, the current mode setting for CNA will be preserved. The LAN driver
currently supports the Emulex CNA in legacy mode only. The mode-change requires an adaptor reboot
to take effect. So, the compatibility changes are made in the driver in such a way that it can work with
CNA in both legacy mode as well as in Advance mode.
ER: Speed up driver boot timeQXCR1001269384
The boot time configuration delay when multiple parameters are being set is now reduced significantly.
Prior to this release, system boot time could be impacted significantly by the number of parameters
being set in the configuration file, especially in system configurations supporting a large number of
LAN interfaces. Each configuration parameter was set using independent calls to the driver. Additional
delays would result if driver resets were required for the settings to take effect. With this release of the
driver, a single call is used to set multiple parameters, reducing the delay caused by multiple resets.
A new command line option has been added to the lanadmin command to provide this enhancement:
lanadmin -X boot_param [{send_cko_on | send_cko_off}] [vmtu={0 | 32160}] [{recv_cko_on| recv_cko_off}]
[{drv_pr_off | drv_pr_on}] [mtu=<size>] [tx_coal=<0-1000000>] [rx_coal=<0-1000000>] <ppa no>
For example:
lanadmin -X boot_param vmtu=0 send_cko_off recv_cko_off tx_coal=0 rx_coal=0 drv_pr_off mtu=9000 6
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