Intel Network RHEL8 Drivers 24.1-b (For Rhel)



Intel Linux device drivers package update

Intel X710, XXV710, and X722 Device Driver i40e for RHEL8
Driver version 2.9.21

Intel X520, X540, and X550 Device Driver ixgbe for RHEL8
Driver version 5.6.1

Intel I340, I350 Device Driver igb for RHEL8
Driver Version 5.3.5.36

This is the first release for RHEL8.


Change history:

This update package contains the Intel Linux Ethernet device drivers.

These include:

i40e 2.9.21  ( X710, XXV710, X722 products )

ixgbe 5.6.1  ( X520, X540, X550 products )

igb 5.3.5.36  ( I340, I350 products )


Change information from previous release:

Driver     First level     
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ixgbe      5.6.1                

i40e       2.9.21

igb        5.3.5.36                 

   
This release supports all Intel Ethernet products across Lenovo ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, System x, 
and ThinkServer server platforms.


For installation instructions, see the Install Tip file which is provided 
in the downloaded software package.
NOTE:  This document is designed to be cumulative.  The current version
is appended to the previous version(s).

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Severity Definitions:
  Critical:   Unable to use the solution resulting in a critical impact to
              operations. Includes high severity vulnerabilities.
  Suggested:  The solution can be used with some functional restrictions
              resulting in minimal impact to business. Includes medium and
              low severity vulnerabilities.
  Initial:    Initial release of the solution.
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Version [24.1-b], Build ID [24.1-b] [Initial]
Release date:   [7/11/2019]
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1.0 Overview
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List products and OS Versions supported with this version of the update as 
appropriate.

Supported configurations can be found on the Lenovo Operating System 
Interoperability Guide at the following website: 
https://lenovopress.com/osig 


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2.0 Prerequisites and dependencies
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  none

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3.0 Security Fixes
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  FIX: 
  None

  Security incident: LEN-xxxx


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4.0 Other Fixes
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  FIX: 
  
- This is a first release for RHEL8 support.
- This is packaged with Lenovo SLDPK 1.23 spec for Linux DD packaging.
  

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5.0 Enhancements
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  ENHANCEMENT:
  

- This is a first release to support RHEL8.

- This release is with latest Red Hat RPM packaging.

- This build includes linkage support for SAP HANA platform.

- Packaged with latest Lenovo Linux device drivers packaging spec 1.23.


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6.0 Other Changes
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  CHANGE:
 

- This is a first release. 


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7.0 Limitations
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  LIMITATION:

  
Per the OFED_4.17-1-release_notes, RHEL8 OS is not yet supported. 
iWARP driver requires OFED OS support and is thus not yet supported in this build release.