Emulex OCe11xxx UCNA Firmware Update for Linux - 12.0.1280.0 - Release 18B (For Linux)



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                     Emulex OCe11xxx UCNA Firmware Package
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Firmware Version: 12.0.1280.0
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Purley System Support
 - RHEL7 Update 3 Support
 - SLES12 SP2 Support
 - Windows 2016 Support
 - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support

Known Issues:
 - None

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Firmware Version: 11.4.1186.4
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - [Lenovo 95350] Discovery Notify request not being sent after Discovered flag is cleared (202745)
 - Reported by VMW: [NPAR]No Traffic between partition nics sharing a same PF (205278)
 - NC-SI requiremennt V1.01 support (203733)

Incremental Interoperability:
 - SLES 12 SP3 Support
 - RHEL 7.4 Support

Known Issues:
- None

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Firmware Version: 11.2.1193.39
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 * Virtual Addresses (MAC/WWWN) must be set to factory defaults when load defaults are applied
 * DMTF (upcoming DMTF standard for PLDM firmware download)
 * Xclarity can't select Gold (00AG570) add on Card to update FW on Apply/Activate page 
 * PLDM_FW_DOWNLOAD: Lenovo IMM code parsing incorrect header format
* PLDM_FW_DOWNLOAD: Lenovo upd header is not updated for all device ids supported for this feature
 * ReqID 7981: Lenovo IO CORE Monitoring Requirement involving 2 NC SI command and 2 pairs of statistics

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Windows 2016 Support
 - VMware ESXi 6.5 Support

Known Issues:
- Beginning with software release 11.2, Emulex LightPulse adapters and 
   OneConnect adapters have independent software kits. The "Broadcom Software 
   Kit Migration Guide" document provides special instructions and 
   considerations for using the driver kits for LightPulse and OneConnect 
   adapters.  https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/12378907

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Firmware Version: 10.6.228.36
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - FCoE initiator & target UCM settings are not shown in IMM web GUI (183090)
 - PXE VLAN config must be supported when multi-channel is disabled (182184)

Incremental Interoperability:
 - This software/firmware is only supported with Lenovo Branded System BIOS

Known Issues:
 - When running FCoE/NIC converged traffic, FCoE traffic will fail if the NIC
   traffic was running at line rate (around 9.5 GB/s). (161329)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

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Firmware Version: 10.6.228.13
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - This software/firmware is only supported with Lenovo Branded System BIOS

Known Issues:
 - When running FCoE/NIC converged traffic, FCoE traffic will fail if the NIC
   traffic was running at line rate (around 9.5 GB/s). (161329)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

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Firmware Version: 10.4.303.12
Supported On: System x Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - Improved handling of ASU/UCM deployed configurations
 - Lenovo xHMC support for inventory management
 - In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a
   UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable
   in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products

Known Issues:
 - When running FCoE/NIC converged traffic, FCoE traffic will fail if the NIC
   traffic was running at line rate (around 9.5 GB/s). (161329)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

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Firmware Version: 10.3.138.0
Supported On: Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - PSOD Heartbeat NMI in VMWare
 - Bandwidth and SVID are showing as N/A in PXE select utility when 2+2 adapter
   is in UFP mode

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Lenovo branded versions of formerly IBM branded products

Known Issues:
 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

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Firmware Version: 10.3.83.7
Supported On: Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - iSCSI SAN Boot failed after OS installation completed in UFP and vNIC1 mode
   with OCe12000 adapter

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Grantley based ITE

Known Issues:
 - Server hangs at "Scan for Fibre Devices", when port disable/enable performed
   on the Brocade Converged 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter.
   Do not force the link down after POST has completed and then attempt a
   discovery of the SAN.  If you do a reboot is needed.(159125)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - The server may hang at "Connecting Boot Devices and Adapters" if both FCoE
   ports have boot targets configured when using a 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru
   Module for IBM BladeCenter. The server will not hang if only a single port
   is configured with a boot target.(157137)

 - In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a
   UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable
   in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware Version: 10.2.377.18 & 10.2.377.23
Supported On: System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - PXESelect showing incorrect MAC address, bandwidth & SVID values. This bug
   is a cosmetic issue and only impacts PXESelect. The values which are not
   displayed correctly in PXESelect can be viewed in UEFI, OCM, and on the
   switch.(151140)
 - "Configurations have changed" message seen in UEFI setup screen when no
   changes were made. This pop-up can be ignored and will be fixed in a future
   code release.(159086)
 - FCoE VLAN ID is being displayed incorrectly as hexadecimal in UEFI menu.
   This is a cosmetic issue only.  The correct VLAN is properly assigned, so
   there is no functional impact. The actual VLAN ID can be observed elsewhere.
   (159561)
 - UE seen while booting the system after a CoreDump
 - When NIC traffic has run on all the 8 vNICs of an ASIC, the vnics of first
   port are not honoring the assigned BW
 - SRIOV performance & Fairness for 16VMs is low on Linux and VMware
 - ML2 VFA5 device name is show "N/A" under IMM web and CLI of
   server management>Adapters
 - BW changes not getting updated with vNIC1 mode
 - Enable 100M/10M speed in set speed for SGMII interface
 - UCM/vNIC2, Ports/PCI functions supporting FCoE need to be differentiated to
   make it easier for the user
 - UCM/vNIC2 ability to program VirtWWN/WWPN independent of BFS Enable
 - iSCSI boot not working on higher order PCI functions (PF8 11)on 4 port
   controllers on ARI enabled systems
 - Can't install Windows2012 onto the iSCSI LUN whose LUN ID is not 0
 - Fixed several issues related to IBM Agentless inventory management

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Grantley Rack Servers

Known Issues:
 - Server hangs at "Scan for Fibre Devices", when port disable/enable performed
   on the Brocade Converged 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter.
   Do not force the link down after POST has completed and then attempt a
   discovery of the SAN.  If you do a reboot is needed.(159125)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - The server may hang at "Connecting Boot Devices and Adapters" if both FCoE
   ports have boot targets configured when using a 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru
   Module for IBM BladeCenter. The server will not hang if only a single port
   is configured with a boot target.(157137)

 - In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a
   UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable
   in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware Version: 10.2.261.41
Supported On: IBM System x

Problems Fixed:
 - Hit BSOD during VMQ overnight traffic test with cpu affinity change
 - IBM VFA5 Adapter causing software panic on IBM G8246 Switch in UFP mode
 - LPVIDs are not getting saved in vNIC2 mode if we change mode from vNIC1
   mode to vNIC2
 - In MC VINC1, VNIC2, UFP modes, user should see only 4 functions per port
   for 2 port card

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Adapter and FCoE/iSCSI SW for IBM System x
 - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter for IBM System x
 - Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ Integrated Adapter for IBM System x

Known Issues:
 - Server hangs at "Scan for Fibre Devices", when port disable/enable performed
   on the Brocade Converged 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter.
   Do not force the link down after POST has completed and then attempt a
   discovery of the SAN.  If you do a reboot is needed.(159125)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - PXESelect showing incorrect MAC address, bandwidth & SVID values. This bug
   is a cosmetic issue and only impacts PXESelect. The values which are not
   displayed correctly in PXESelect can be viewed in UEFI, OCM, and on the
   switch.(151140)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - "Configurations have changed" message seen in UEFI setup screen when no
   changes were made. This pop-up can be ignored and will be fixed in a future
   code release.(159086)

 - The server may hang at "Connecting Boot Devices and Adapters" if both FCoE
   ports have boot targets configured when using a 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru
   Module for IBM BladeCenter. The server will not hang if only a single port
   is configured with a boot target.(157137)

 - FCoE VLAN ID is being displayed incorrectly as hexadecimal in UEFI menu.
   This is a cosmetic issue only.  The correct VLAN is properly assigned, so
   there is no functional impact. The actual VLAN ID can be observed elsewhere.
   (159561)

 - In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a
   UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable
   in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware Version: 10.2.261.36
Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - FRU VPD fields are now properly populated on CN4054 and CN4054R
 - Fixed UE resulting slow boot at UEFI splash screen and NIC devices removed
 - When using VMQ with Windows Server 2012 or 2012R2, the user may experience
   VM connectivity loss, packet drops, system hangs, inability to shutdown VMs
   and possible system crashes on shutdown.  The complete solution also
   requires 10.2 based Windows NIC driver.

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Inventory support for the Flex xHMC (Chassis Hardware Management Console)

Known Issues:
 - Server hangs at "Scan for Fibre Devices", when port disable/enable performed
   on the Brocade Converged 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter.
   Do not force the link down after POST has completed and then attempt a
   discovery of the SAN.  If you do a reboot is needed.(159125)

 - To disable BFS after BOFM or IFM have been enabled, it must be done by
   setting BFS manually in the EFIBoot config utility or sending a BOFM default
   command to the port. This is working as expected and we are documenting it
   here.(159505)

 - Intermittently, 255 vPorts can not be created successfully in Windows with
   the error "ERROR: <127>: Not enough HBA or fabric resources. VPort not
   created!".  There is no known workaround other than to reduce the number
   of configured vPorts.(155807)

 - Target login will fail if you dynamically reconfigure the SAN after POST has
   executed. If you do, then reboot the system.(159121)

 - PXESelect showing incorrect MAC address, bandwidth & SVID values. This bug
   is a cosmetic issue and only impacts PXESelect. The values which are not
   displayed correctly in PXESelect can be viewed in UEFI, OCM, and on the
   switch.(151140)

 - IFM Boot target is consumed on a particular port even though the target is
   not accessible to that port. IFM/BOFM boot target configuration is not
   supported. This limitation has existed for several code releases and we are
   now documenting it here.(159226)

 - "Configurations have changed" message seen in UEFI setup screen when no
   changes were made. This pop-up can be ignored and will be fixed in a future
   code release.(159086)

 - The server may hang at "Connecting Boot Devices and Adapters" if both FCoE
   ports have boot targets configured when using a 10Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru
   Module for IBM BladeCenter. The server will not hang if only a single port
   is configured with a boot target.(157137)

 - FCoE VLAN ID is being displayed incorrectly as hexadecimal in UEFI menu.
   This is a cosmetic issue only.  The correct VLAN is properly assigned, so
   there is no functional impact. The actual VLAN ID can be observed elsewhere.
   (159561)

 - In FCoE configurations with BE3 in UFP mode on System x3690 X5 servers, a
   UEFI rescan is required to boot to the OS. This renders UFP not supportable
   in UFP/FCoE configurations(158669)

 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware Version: 10.0.803.13
Supported On: IBM System x

Problems Fixed:
 - IBM Feature on Demand for storage keys now works with Optimized Boot enabled
 - Link detection time improved from ~70 secs on DAC cable insertion/removal

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Unified Fabric Protocol on IBM System x Servers

Known Issues:
 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware version: 4.6.281.26 (supported on IBM System x, BladeCenter and Flex)

Problems Fixed:
 - CN4054 VPD is not valid during/after IMM flash
 - Links go down after 497 to 498 days in VMWare
 - Send 'link down' to switch if UE occurs on ASIC

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr for IBM System x
 - Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr for IBM System x

Known Issues:
 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware version: 4.6.281.21 (supported on IBM System x, BladeCenter and Flex)

Problems Fixed:
 - OCe10 VFA CNAs stuck in "Switch Independent Mode"
 - Port Identification fails on Port 1 under uEFI menu for PCIe rack VFA

Incremental Interoperability:
 - IBM Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
 - IBM Ivy Bridge CPU Based Servers

Known Issues:
 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.

 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.

 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware version: 4.6.281.8
Supported On: IBM System x, BladeCenter, and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - HW iSCSI offload is now supported in UFP Mode (UFP limited to IBM Flex)
 - Server may hang during boot with multichannel disabled with switch default
   settings. The IBM 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch has trunking enabled and the
   Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module has ports in "Access" mode. If the
   Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module ports are switched to trunking mode,
   the hang no longer occurs.
 - When using Config Patterns with virtual MACs the bandwidth settings are
   are intermittently reset after some number of server reboots.

Incremental Interoperability:
 - IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 System Interconnect Module
 - IBM Flex System EN6131 40Gb Ethernet Switch
 - IBM Flex System x222 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM
 - SLES 11.3 on IBM System x and BladeCenter
 - Complete NIC/iSCSI/FCoE support for ASU/Config Patterns for Flex and ASU
   for IBM System x & BladeCenter

Known Issues:
 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.
 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.
 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

===============================================================================

Firmware version: 4.6.166.7
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - When connected to Cisco Nexus 4k and 5k switches, the virtual link may not
   recover on a switch port bounce (shut/no shut) in an ESXi environment. A
   switch port re-bounce will recover the link.
 - When connected to Cisco Nexus 4k and 5k switches, OneCommand Manager reports
   CRC's and there is poor network performance in an ESXi environment

Incremental Interoperability:
 - ASU/Config Pattern configuration for iSCSI and FCoE (BE3)
 - UFP for iSCSI (BE3)
 - Support for using 10Gb ports with legacy 1Gb switches installed in a
   BladeCenter-S chassis or MSIM/MSIM-T expansion units in a BladeCenter-H or
   -HT chassis
 - Update Express System Packs now support Linux errata kernels
 - ESXi 5.1

Known Issues:
 - After making changes to any options in the sub-menus under 'controller
   configuration' in the Emulex UEFI NIC configuration utility and escaping
   to the prior menu, there is no prompt to save the changes.  Be sure to
   select 'Save' before exiting the configuration menu. Applies to some
   legacy rack and blade servers.
 - Intermittently, when changing the multichannel mode, the system will not
   auto-reboot after exiting F1 UEFI setup and will continue through POST.
   Manually reboot the server to ensure all changes are applied. Applies to
   some legacy rack and blade servers.
 - Server may hang during boot with multichannel disabled with switch default
   settings. The IBM 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch has trunking enabled and the
   Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module has ports in "Access" mode. If the
   Brocade Converged 10Gbe Switch Module ports are switched to trunking mode,
   the hang no longer occurs.
 - When using a Cisco Nexus 4001i Switch Module, intermittently the 10Gb link
   may come up as 1Gb link speed. An internal switch port bounce will typically
   establish a 10Gb link. Setting the switch port speed to fixed 10000 will
   also allow a guaranteed 10Gb connection. More info available in the Cisco
   Nexus 4001i Switch Module firmware release notes.

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Firmware Version: 4.4.180.3
Supported On: IBM Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - 10Gb ports intermittenly linking at 1Gb speed with the IBM Flex System
   Fabric EN4093/EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch.
 - Switch Configuration after an erase configuration is not reflected after
   reboot
 - 'Logical Admin Link' not enabled after applying BOFM in Switch Agnostic mode
 - IBM pre-boot Diagnostics NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and GUI
   mode
 - Multiple cosmetic issues with iSCSI UEFI BIOS
 - 10Gb ports do not detect 'Link Down' with some switches
 - When adding an iSCSI hardware target in UEFI through discovery login, the
   boot target setting is ignored.

Interoperability since previous release:
 - UEFI 2.3.1 Compliance
 - Increased VF count in SR-IOV (was 16 VFs per port, is now 32 VFs per port)
 - Support for next generation 10GbaseT PHY
 - Expose IBM Feature On Demand licensing information in UEFI configuration
   utility
 - IBM Universal Configuration Manager for Ethernet
 - IBM Unified Fabric Protocol
 - Ability to assign Switch Agnostic VLAN IDs without intermediate reboot
 - Changes to Personality or Multichannel in PXESelect allows further changes
   to be made w/o reboot
 - Support for IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch

Known Issues:
 - HW iSCSI offload is not currently supported in UFP mode

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Firmware Version: 4.1.422.8
Supported On: IBM Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - PHY Loopback fails on 10G ports
 - RH 6.2 and W2k8 servers crashed after shut/no shut the switch port with FCoE
   connection and 50 vlans configured
 - DSA: NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and GUI mode
 - Firmware update fails to update all VPD Code Level fields
 - DCBX does not converge with FW 4.1.422 on Cicso 5k.

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Support for IBM Flex System x440 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM

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Firmware Version: 4.1.422.0
Supported On: IBM Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - SR IOV: Unable to ping IPV6 from DUT VF to Peer VF
 - Reading VPD from BE3 timesout making SR IOV fail in newer kernels
 - 1Gb devices are being suppressed by kernel during the PCI probe in
   SLES11 SP2
 - MAC Loopback fails when Mgmt Adapter Creation fails
 - Failure of MAC loopback test after firmware update and warm reboot
 - Suppress efat dump mailbox commands in the efat dump log
 - Running ethtool with BE3 takes longer than expected after cable pull
 - Out of Order CQEs
 - TRACE_LOG function not printing the messages for some of the  VF's
 - esx4/5 issue. svc target cannot be configured properly
 - RSCN is not generated by switch when a driver restarts
 - Port Link stays up even after switch removed

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Support for IBM Flex System EN4054 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter
 - Support for IBM Flex System CN4054 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter
 - Support for IBM Flex System x240 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM
 - Support for IBM Flex System Manager 10Gb Virtual Fabric LOM

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Firmware Version: 4.2.433.3
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - Intermittent link status with IBM Virtual Fabric Switch when set to IBM
   Virtual Fabric Mode
 - The option to enable/disable SRIOV on HS23 LOM Port 0 is missing from
   OneCommand Manager. This selection is available in UEFI F1 setup.
 - Under high network stress, NMI errors can be seen with x3690 X5 and x3850 X5
 - 10GbE ports running at 1GbE speed 10% below wirespeed at certain block sizes.
 - Unable to perform PXE boot with LPVID assigned to vNIC interface
 - 1Gb ports of HS23 do not handle tagging properly if multichannel mode
   enabled (pnic ok). Note: ESX driver patch also required.
 - Port flapping link after FW upgrade and "reboot" when connected to 10Gb PTM
   module (DAC)

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (BE2) for IBM
   BladeCenter
 - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (BE2) for IBM BladeCenter
 - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (BE2) for IBM System X

Known Issues:
 - All 10Gb KX4 ports must be used with 10Gb switches. They will not link at
   1Gb. This applies to HS23 LOM and IBM BladeCenter VFA adapters only.
 - IPv6 IP address not visible via IMM GUI for IBM Option 90Y6456

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Firmware Version: 4.2.412.0
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - All VFS on Port 1 on optional Card unreachable from outside the host (x3750
   M4)
 - 'Logical Admin Link' not enabled after applying BOFM in Switch Agnostic mode
 - IBM pre-boot Diagnostics NIC physical loopback test fails in Command and
   GUI mode
 - Multiple cosmetic issues with iSCSI UEFI BIOS
 - 10Gb ports do not detect 'Link Down' with some switches
 - 1Gb ports on HS23 LOM not able link up with IBM ICPM (FRU part 44W4486) in
   BCS chassis
 - Performance issues with specific DAC cables and SND top of rack switch

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - UEFI 2.3.1 Compliance
 - Increased VF count in SR-IOV (was 16 VFs per port, is now 32 VFs per port)
 - Support for next generation 10GbaseT PHY
 - Expose IBM Feature On Demand licensing information in UEFI configuration
   utility

Known Issues:
 - All 10Gb ports must be used with 10Gb switches. They will not link at 1Gb.
 - IPv6 IP address not visible via IMM GUI for IBM Option 90Y6456
 - Intermittent link status with IBM Virtual Fabric Switch when set to IBM
   Virtual Fabric Mode
 - The option to enable/disable SRIOV on HS23 LOM Port 0 is missing from
   OneCommand Manager. This selection is available in UEFI F1 setup.

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Firmware Version: 4.1.455.6
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - Fixed an issue where ASIC randomly hangs losing network connectivity
   when certain commands are sent from the host.  Resulting behavior
   varies between OS's (Yellow bangs in Windows, PSOD in VMWare)
 - PHY Loopback fails on 10G ports
 - UE and hang on LOM or Robalo when powering off Janice in UEFI or PXESelect
 - Loopback on HS23 now functional in DSAp
 - DCBX does not converge with firmware on a FCoE fabric
 - Control C Broken on BE2
 - 7 second delay in GET_CARD_ATTRIBUTES command
 - Emulex VF adapter FCoE link lost on VMware 5.0
 - flow control set for 10G Base T phys for autonegotiation
 - Dynamic link update is not working with NIC UEFI driver
 - Remove unused definitions in UEFI NIC
 - Emulex driver expects that the Login Options field be zero
 - "map  r" displays a iSCSI BLK device when no LUNs presented
 - "X/x   Exit without save" does not work as expected
 - Display proper description as part of EFI Driver Model Related Information
 - Intermittent "Configuration changed. reset to apply it now?"
 - Garbled output being displayed at the LUN configuration section.
 - All Emulex Configuration settings get lost after a reset
 - Perform additional checks when no Luns are mapped to the target
 - CHAP name only accepts 6 to 10 characters
 - Hii ???iSCSI Initiator Configuration??? showing old version screen
 - iSCSI name is case sensitive
 - iSCSI HII allows user to select first 8 LUNs as bootable.
 - iSCSI Boot Enable/Disable option should be port specific
 - LUN Configuration shows LUN 0, even if no LUNs presented to initiator.

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Support for Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (CFFh, 2+2) for IBM
   BladeCenter

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Firmware Version: 4.1.334.47
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - NCSI transmit workaround for IBM
 - Issues with data reporting when BOFM enabled
 - Improved network performance throughput
 - Issues with IBM Management network performance
 - Logical link status for IBM mezz card shown as 'N/A'
 - Serial Over LAN fails when more than one blade installed with a single
   switch
 - Removed UEFI menu items for unsupported functions on a port
 - Issues with diagnositics in virtual NIC/UMC mode
 - Issues with MAC and PHY loopback on OneConnect devices
 - Several issues with FCoE on some OEM fabric switches

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Support for HS23 Virtual Fabric LAN on Motherboard
 - Support for VFA III (95Y3762, 95Y3768), 90Y6456
 - Support for IBM's Features on Demand (FOD)
 - Formal support for SR-IOV

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Firmware Version: 4.0.1062.0
Supported On: IBM System x and BladeCenter

Problems Fixed:
 - iLab Tucson - lpfc Device Resets and path failures continue after error
   inject.
 - Writes do not complete when running LIP test on BE3 port 2
 - IPV6 implementations no longer experience an unrecognized routing type
   error.
 - VLAN tagging is now disabled on the OneConnect UCNA when multichannel is
   disabled.
 - UEFI/BIOS-assigned LPVIDs now function properly on the OneConnect
   10102-based UCNA.
 - OneConnect UCNAs no longer send and receive only double-tagged packets
   and discard all other packets.
 - PHY, MAC, and External loopback tests no longer fail on all platforms.
 - Firmware now returns the proper OneConnect UCNA model number.
 - IPV6 implementations no longer experience an unrecognized routing type
   error.
 - Installing Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 on remote iSCSI disks no
   longer causes the system to hang.
 - Issues no longer occur when resetting a server configured for multipathing
   on VMware ESX systems.
 - VLAN tagging is now disabled on the OneConnect UCNA when multichannel is
   disabled.
 - UEFI/BIOS-assigned LPVIDs now function properly on the OneConnect
   10102-based UCNA.
 - OneConnect UCNAs no longer send and receive only double-tagged packets and
   discard all other packets.
 - An adapter hardware error no longer occurs when running I/O with LUNs on
   x86 platforms.
 - Changing from Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) to Chassis Internal
   Network (CIN) and then rebooting no longer fails to link-flap (CIN Fabric
   Login (FLOGI) now occurs).
 - PHY, MAC, and External loopback tests no longer fail on all platforms.
 - Firmware now returns the proper OneConnect UCNA model number.
 - DCB settings can now be configured.
 - (iSCSISelect) When enabling DHCP for an iSCSI initiator, the Emulex iSCSI
   Network Configuration utility now waits approximately 20 seconds to make a
   DHCP connection before returning control.
 - (FCoE BootBIOS) FCF CEE parameters for Boot from SAN configuration are now
   saved properly.

Interoperability Since Previous Release:
 - Added support for switch-independent multichannel mode.
 - Added support for IBM Virtual Fabric 10Gb RackSwitch firmware 6.8.1.0.
 - Added support for IBM Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module firmware 6.8.1.0.
 - Added support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on rack systems.
 - Added support for iSCSI hardware offload on rack systems.
 - Added support for Cisco Nexus 5000-series switches.

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Firmware Version: 2.103.397.3806 (IBM BladeCenter)
Firmware Version: 2.103.269.31 (IBM System x)

 - Initial Release

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