Copyright(c) 2013 - 2017 Intel Corporation

This release includes the native ixgben VMware ESX Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82599, x520, x540, x550 and x552 family

Driver version: 1.6.5

Supported ESXi releases: 6.0
Compatible ESXi versions: 6.5

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Contents
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- New Features
- New Hardware Supported
- Bug Fixes
- Known Issues and Workarounds
- Command Line Parameters
- Previously Released Versions

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New Features:
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None


New Hardware Supported:
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- Add new devices for specific OEMs


Bug Fixes:
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- Add a VF hang detection and take an appropriate action to prevent infinite reset loop

- Show proper link speed using dual speed optics module connected to 1G link partner

- Fix the issue where the driver may fail to load after an unexpected system reboot

- Fix for Multiple Link Down messages after unplug a cable

- Fix VF link status where it was not updated when PF link state changed


Known Issues and Workarounds:
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- Unable to reload VF driver on SLES 12SP2 and ESXi 6.0 update 3
	Workaround: upgrade to ESXi 6.0 update 3a or ESXi 6.5


Command Line Parameters:
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ethtool is not supported for native driver.
Please use esxcli, vsish, or esxcfg-* to set or get the driver information, for example:

- Get the driver supported module parameters
  esxcfg-module -i ixgben

- Get the driver info
  esxcli network  nic get -n vmnic1

- Get an uplink stats
  esxcli network nic stats -n vmnic1

- Get the Netqueue stats
  vsish -e get /net/pNics/vmnic1/stats


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Previously Released Versions:
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- Driver Version: 1.5.3
	Hardware Supported: Hardware Supported: Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82599, x520, x540, x550, and x552 family
	Supported ESXi releases: 6.0 and 6.5
	New Features Supported:
        	- Added support for OEM firmware version. If OEM specific adapter is detected, OEM product version in firmware
	          version string is reported instead of etrack id.
		- Added ability to get/set Tx/Rx ring buffer size using esxcli command
	New Hardware Supported:
		- Added new devices support for specific OEMs
	Bug Fixes:
		- Fixed possible Tx/Rx queue race condition when there are heavy resets followed by link down/up cycles, which lead to an IOMMU fault
		- Fixed Tx hang issue when enabling 64 VFs
		- Fixed vmknic and VF communication issue when both are configured using the same PF port
		- Fixed zero temperature value for hardware that supports temperature sensors
	Known Issues:
		- None


- Driver Version: 1.4.1
	Hardware Supported: Hardware Supported: Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82599, x520, x540, x550, and x552 family
	Supported ESXi releases: 6.0 and 6.5
	Features Supported:
		- Rx, Tx, TSO checksum offload
		- Netqueue (VMDQ)
		- SR-IOV (support one queue per VF, VF MTU, and VF VLAN)
		- VMDQ and SR-IOV co-existence
		- Netqueue UDP RSS for VxLAN
		- Hardware VLAN filtering
		- Rx Hardware VLAN stripping
		- Tx Hardware VLAN inserting
		- Link auto-negotiation and link flow control
		- Interrupt moderation
		- Management APIs for CIM Provider, OCSD/OCBB
	New Hardware Supported:
		- Added new devices support for specific OEMs
	Bug Fixes:
		- None
	Known Issues:
		- There is no traffic when vmknic and VF are configured using the same PF port
			Workaround: none
		- Enabling 64 VFs results in TX hang condition
			Workaround: Reduce the number of VFs to 63 or lower
