Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) Ethernet Software CD for IBM eServer BladeCenter and System x NetXtreme II Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet products RELEASE 5.2.17.0d (06/10/2010) Support Overview ================ This is the drivers software release for all IBM eServer BladeCenter and System x Broadcom-based NetXtreme II Ethernet products, including both on-board Ethernet and adapter options. The supported Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) chipsets include BCM5706, BCM5708, BCM5709, BCM57710, and BCM57711. The supported adapter options include: 39Y6066 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 42C1780 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 42C1790 - NetXtreme II 10 GigE Express Fiber SR Adapter 44W4479 - 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter 44W4465 - 2/4 Port 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter All Microsoft Windows device drivers are digitally signed. WARNING: Any x3850M2/x3950M2 server is required to be updated to Version 1.05 (Build A3E145A) system BIOS, or later, prior to any device driver software update. 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. Version history between CD T5.2.4.7 release and previous CD T5.2.4.4 release: ================================================================================ Software CD T5.2.4.7 Previous CD T5.2.4.4 Version Version Windows 2003 Driver NX2 5.2.17.0 5.2.17.0 Windows 2008 Driver NX2 5.2.14.0 5.2.14.0 Windows 2003 Driver NX2_Ev* 5.2.22.0 5.2.22.0 Windows 2008 Driver NX2_Ev* 5.2.22.0 5.2.22.0 iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 5.2.0.0 5.2.0.0 iSCSI Crash Dump Driver NX2_Ev* 5.2.0.0 5.2.0.0 RIS w2k3 Driver 5.0.0.0 5.0.0.0 RIS w2k3 Driver NX2_EV* 5.2.1.0 5.2.1.0 VBD Driver 5.2.25.0 5.2.22.0 VBD Driver NX2_Ev* 5.2.25.0 5.2.22.0 *NX2_EV = 10 Gb Software Compatibility: - 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 - BCM5716 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57710 NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - BCM57711 NetXtreme II 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Key Fixes & Enhancements with this T5.2.4.7 sw CD release include: =================================================================== - NX2 1Gbps VBD : fixed BSOD caused by incorrect detection of processor count on some systems. - NX2 1Gbps VBD : fixed problem servicing interrupts on systems with more than 64 CPUs. - added new BASP6 - added new NX2 10Gbps eVBD that addresses several critical issues - added new NX2 1Gbps Linux bnx2 driver that improves performance as well as fixes an MSI-x specific problem - NX2 10Gbps eVBD: reduced NPP pool usage by close to ~450KB per offloaded connection - NX2 1Gbps VBD : detect and prevent internal FIFO data overflow (L4 only) - 57711 boot code: decrease EFI driver load time Notes: (1) Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Support BACS3 will require .NET to be pre-installed prior to launching the application. When hot adding an adapter with BASP6 Jumbo frame is only supported with all members running the same MTU size. The latest drivers can also be downloaded from: http://www.ibm.com/support/us. (2) The Broadcom VBD architecture supports Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Server platforms. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l2nd" from \W2K are designed to run normal L2 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.0. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l2nd" from \W2K3_W2K8 and \W2K3_W2K8_64 are designed to run normal L2 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.2 and NDIS 6.0. The software components under "b06bdrv" and "l4nd" from \W2K3_W2K8 and \W2K3_W2K8_64 are designed to run normal L4 NDIS traffic for NDIS 5.2 for BCM5706, 5708 and some BCM 5709 devices.