Broadcom (R) NetXtreme II (TM) Ethernet Software CD for IBM eServer BladeCenter and System x NetXtreme II Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet products RELEASE T6.0.4.3 (12/9/2010) 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 BCM 5706, BCM5708, BCM5709, BCM57710, and BCM957711. The supported adapter options include: 39Y6066 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Ethernet Adapter 42C1780 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Dual Port Ethernet Adapter 49Y4220 - NetXtreme II 1000 Express Quad 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. This software release supports System x x3950 X5 2-node server configuration with > 64 CPU cores with hyper threading enabled in Windows 2008 x64 / R2. Version history between CD T6.0.4.3 release and previous CD T5.2.4.7 release ============================================================================ Software T6.0.4.3 T5.2.4.7 Version Version Windows 2003 Driver NX2 6.0.32 5.2.17c Windows 2008 Driver NX2 6.0.30 5.2.14c BASP Windows XP/Server 2003 ia32 6.3.25a 6.3.24 BASP Windows XP/Server 2003 x64 6.3.25a 6.3.24 BASP Windows 2008/Vista ia32 1.3.27 1.3.23 BASP Windows 2008/Vista x64 1.3.27 1.3.23 Windows iSCSI Driver NX2 6.0.12.0 5.2.11.0 VBD Driver 6.0.22 5.2.25 VBD Driver NX2_Ev 6.0.60 5.2.22 BASP Uninstall 6.1.3 6.1.3 BASPUpg 7.0.6 7.0.6 BACS 12.5.5a 12.4.5 BACS Command Line Interface 2.0.40 2.0.29 5708 Driver Installer 32/64 Bit 14.2.13.1 12.56.05 BACS Installer 32/64 bit 14.2.12.1 12.64.01 DOS Ndis2 NX2 5.0.0 5.0.0 DOS Ndis2 NX2_Ev 6.0.7 5.2.1 UXdiag NX2 6.0.3 5.2.5 UEdiag NX2_Ev 6.0.26 5.2.7 iSCSI Boot 6.0.10 4.2.12 iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 6.0.2 5.2.0 iSCSI F6 Driver 6.0.32 5.2.23 Linux NetXtreme II Package 6.0.53 5.2.55 Linux Driver NX2 2.0.18c 2.0.8e Linux Driver NX2_Ev 1.60.51 1.52.15 Linux iSCSI Driver NX2 2.1.3b 1.8.12g Linux CNIC Driver 2.2.6c 1.9.13b Linux uIP Driver 0.5.39 N/A Netware ODI 16 NX2 5.0.0 5.0.0 Netware ODI 16 NX2_Ev 6.0.7 5.2.1 Netware ODI 32 NX2 5.0.1 5.0.1 Netware ODI16 NX2_Ev 5.2.2 5.2.2 RIS W2k3 Driver 5.0.0 5.0.0 RIS w2k3 Driver NX2_EV 6.0.3 5.2.1d SCO OpenServer NX2 4.6.0 4.6.0 Solaris NX2 6.0.3 5.2.3 Solaris NX2_Ev 5.2.18 5.2.15 Unixware NX2 4.6.1 4.6.1 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 latest vT6.0.4.3 sw CD release include: ===================================================================== 1) BASP update to avoid Hyper-V conflict with Microsoft network monitor. 2) Windows driver enhancement for proper link status timer in OS event log. 3) VMQ support for 57710, 57711, and 5709-based products. 4) iSCSI F6 driver kit enhancement to include eVBD. 5) Improvements to iSCSI HBA out-of-order processing (OOO). 6) Improvements to 5771x TOE out-of-order processing (OOO). 7) RHEL6.0 and SLES11 U1 support for Linux. Important 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 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2 platforms. 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. (3) TOE is enabled for all NX2 devices under Window 2003. (4) Chimney and TOE are enabled for all NX2 devices under Windows 2008 and 2008 R2 if the NX2 drivers are installed from Broadcom NX2 driver installer program provided from launch.exe of this software CD. By default, when you install Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 OS and then the Broadcom NX2 driver installer program, both Chimney and TOE should be properly enabled by default. When installing Windows 2008 R2, it is required that you pick up and apply this Microsoft KB during the OS fresh installation: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976035 When not installed properly, there can be a mismatch of Chimney disabled and TOE enabled. In this case, you will need to manually set Chimney and TOE to either both disabled or both enabled depending on your particular operation requirement. (5) BASP Silent Config (BASPSCFG) is no longer included since BACSCLI has now replaced BASPSCFG utility. (6) For iSCSI hardware offload installation for adapter option 42C1780 (FRU 42C1782 or 49Y4205) and adapter option 49Y4220 (FRU 49Y4222), with Microsoft Windows 2003, KB 943295 hotfix is required: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943295 For F6 installation to iSCSI drive, the hotfix has to be slip-streamed to the Windows 2003 installation CD. (7) For for iSCSI boot and iSCSI hardware offload for these following adapters: - Adapter option 49Y4220 (FRU 49Y4222, 49Y7949) - Adapter option 42C1780 (FRU 42C1782, 49Y4205) Please check the followings: - Run launch.exe -> Users Guide -> Using iSCSI for information - Run Driver Installer from launch.exe for installing all Windows drivers including iSCSI. - Go to \iscsi_F6Install for iSCSI F6 driver - Go to \iSCSIboot for iSCSI boot - Go to \linux\iSCSI for Linux iSCSI offload driver - Windows iSCSI drivers are in \OIS folders in Windows folders - With iSCSI hardware offloas, you must use Broadcom iSCSI boot from \iSCSIboot and NOT the IBM iSCSI boot (Iboot). Note that 49Y4220 option comes enabled for iSCSI hardware offload. For 42C1780 option, please go to \iSCSI_Enable folder for iSCSI enabling support details and enabling tool if needed. This folder also provides details of what iSCSI targets currently supported for both 49Y4220 and 42C1780 options. (8) The 49Y4220 adapter option (FRU 49Y4222 or 49Y7949) supports Wake on LAN only for the first 2 ports 0 and 1. Ports 2 and 3 are not supported. (9) WARNING: Any x3850M2/x3950M2 server is required to be updated to v1.05 (Build A3E145A) system BIOS, or later, prior to any device driver software update. (10) x3950 X5 2-nodes, with hyper threading on, for > 64 CPU cores configuration in Windows 2008 x64 or R2, is required to be installed with this T5.2.4.7 release. Previous releases are not supported for > 64 CPU cores. (11) End user diagnostic tools are provided for DOS, EFI, and Linux. For DOS, go to \DOS folder. For EFI, go to \UEFI folder. For Linux, go to \Linux\Diag\ folder. Xdiag is for 1Gb products and ediag is for 10Gb products. For EFI tools, if fullshelf.efi is needed for boot to EFI from a USB key, end user is responsible for obtaining fullshell.efi. (12) Windows 2000 is no longer officially tested and supported for this release. But we continue to provide Windows 2000 software for any legacy need. IBM support: ============ Please check this support URL for the latest drivers sw release update: http://www.ibm.com/support/us At the search option at the top upper right of the web page, type in the adapter option PN and this should take you to all associated support URLs for the adapter, including the software download support URL.