Intel v26.4 Network Firmware Update Release for E800 Series - Linux (For Linux)



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Intel v26.4 Network FW Update Release for Linux
Release date = 06/08/2021
Package Version: e800.PCIe-3.0-1.3056.0-0
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CONTENTS
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1.0  Change history
2.0  Web information and support phone Number
3.0  Notices and trademarks
4.0  Disclaimer


1.0  Change history
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This FW update package supports Lenovo E810 Clifton Channel dual port SFP product ONLY.

New Features:
•	NC-SI SFF Temperature reporting (Intel OEM)
•	Get serial Number and Product Number via Intel OEM NC-SI command
•	Enable and disable LLDP NC-SI command
•	Define response to NCSI command Get Version ID (0x15)
•	Double VLAN Mode and RDMA Compatibility
•	RDMA freeBSD RDMA support
•	RDMA VMware support
•	Large VF Support up to 256 Queues (DPDK AVF only)
•	Q in Q support
•	Health Status Message Reporting
•	FW logging support
•	Switchdev mode support (Linux only)
•	IEEE 1588 - Precision Time Protocol (PTP) support in VF
•	10G speed support during link establishment even if the SFP28 optic module EEPROM doesn’t specify 10G support  (specific to Lenovo E810 NVM images)
•	UEFI HII Port Disable feature

Main Bug fixes:
•	PLDM reports corrupted Plug Thermal sensor thresholds
•	PLDM FW update fails
•	CVL/Link not restored unless Asynchronous Health Status message is cleared
•	when sending a get link status command (0x0a) on channels 1 the link status of channel 2 is reported and vice versa
•	Icen "Failed to initialize hardware" after setting TX and RX pauseFrames parameters to True on both ports
•	TEMP_WARN, TEMP_CRIT & FAN_ON_AUX signals are not set properly as per OCP spec for Aspen flat
•	Reduce flash access by optimizing NVM API implementation


2.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number
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  o  You can download new and updated files for Lenovo products from the Lenovo 
     Web site:

     http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/

  o  With the original purchase of an Lenovo hardware product, you have access to 
     extensive support coverage.  During the Lenovo hardware product warranty 
     period, you may call the Lenovo HelpCenter for hardware product assistance 
     covered under the terms of the Lenovo hardware warranty.


3.0 Trademarks and Notices
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  and other countries.

  Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States
  and other countries.

  Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and
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  Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks
  of others.


4.0 Disclaimer
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