ThinkSystem Intel I350 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter		Part Number: 4XC7A08277 Feature Code: na
PCIe Sub Vendor ID: 0x8086 PCIe Sub Device ID: 0x00AA

Intel Networking Adapter/Device Firmware


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Intel v28.2 Network FW Update Release for Windows
Release date = 08/01/2023
Package Version: net-9.30-6.20-1.3450
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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 release includes the following updates:
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Versions:

1) The following adapters are ONLY for Option ROM
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    Device                         Boot ROM (Option ROM)  Firmware (Etrack ID)
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    I350                                   1.3450                 NA

2) NVMUPDATE tool updated to 1.39.71.0 to support new config version.


This update supports Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile products.

Important Note:  If you choose to install the nvmupdate64e utility manually, please ensure that you install
version 1.39.71.0 or newer.

Earlier versions of nvmupdate64e tool may not be not compatible or include all latest supported features.

New features:
  - IPS: 00699338 - Name of I350 interlock in XCC is inconsistent with V1

    Description:
    Card Name field shall be taken from V1 VPD field instead of "large
    resource string". This change applies to 1G Lenovo devices with enabled
    AIM support and existing V1 VPD field.


Release net-9.2-6.2-1.3357.0 includes the following updates:
==============================================================
New features:
  - Defines the IID (Instance IDs) field in the NC-SI packet's header,
    which is used to match responses to requests and to differentiate
    between new and retried commands.

    Description:
    According to the spec, If the IID of the current command is the same as
    the previous command's IID, the command is a "Retried Command" and the
    FW shall return the response of previous command (should be done
    without re-executing the command). When the IID is different than from
    the previous command, the command is executed.

    The NC-SI spec is unclear on if the incoming commands IID is compared
    to the IID of the previous command received on the same channel,
    package or device. This feature defines a transfer to maintaining a
    single buffer for the last NC-SI command received on the device per
    transmitting interface.


Bug fixes:
  - Link Status Change AEN event is not send after link down

    Description:
    Sending AEN Enable command with Link Status Change equals true, then
    sending Port Control Command with Port Control field equals 0x0 -
    disable. There is no event after link down.

    Fix:
    Changed event rejection condition to response.

  - After running reboot 123 times with qtest, slot4 (X710-T2L) shows an error

    Description:
    Used qtest ro run reboot 123 times, xcc web appears: PCIe Correctable
    Error Threshold limit has been exceeded at Segment 0x0000 Bus 0xA8
    Device 0x00 Function 0x01.

    Fix:
    Adjust the replay timer timeout value for different scenarios.


Release net-9.0-6.0-1.3266.0 includes the following updates:
==============================================================
New features:
  - Windows 10,11 support for X710-T2L/T4L and XXV710
  - Support RHEL8.6/9.0, SLES 15SP4


Note on Firmware Recovery Mode:

When a device is in Firmware Recovery mode it will not pass traffic or allow any configuration; you can only
attempt to recover the device's firmware. A device will enter Firmware Recovery mode if it detects a problem
that requires the firmware to be reprogrammed.

Resolving Firmware Recovery Mode Issues:

If your device is in Firmware Recovery mode you can restore it to factory defaults using the latest NVM
Update Package. Download the latest NVM Update Package from your vendor's support website and follow
the instructions in it.

*** NOTES:

- Before initiating device recovery, the integrity of the host operating system, device drivers
and firmware utilities must be verified and reinstalled if necessary. Fully functional operating
system, device drivers and tools are required for device recovery.

- AC power cycle your system even if the instructions do not indicate that an AC power cycle is required.
A power cycle is required to enable the device to restore and reload critical device settings to enable recovery.
To perform an AC power cycle, do the following:

a. Shut down the system if it is powered up.
b. Unplug all AC power cords from the system.
c. Leave the AC power cords unplugged for 15 seconds to allow the system power supply to discharge completely.
d. Plug in AC power cords to the system.

- Firmware Recovery Mode Errors and Messages:

When a device is in Firmware Recovery mode, the device drivers and preboot software and utilities may log or
display messages such as the following:

a. Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality.
Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for details on firmware recovery mode.
b. Firmware recovery mode detected. Initialization failed.
c. Firmware recovery mode detected. Limiting functionality.
d. PXE-E0C: Firmware recovery mode detected. Initialization failed.


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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  of others.


4.0 Disclaimer
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Intel Networking Adapter/Device Utility


Release: 28.2 08/01/2023
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New OS Support:
  - Support RHEL8.8/9.2, SLES 15.5

E810
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New features:
  - Support NC-SI 1.2 thermal monitoring commands.

Bug fixes:
  - IPS: 00833367 - E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter cannot
    enable SRIOV in UEFI

    Description:
    SRIOV can not be enabled in UEFI

    Fix:
    Added logic to support on for all PFs

  - Resolved an issue were an incorrectly interpreted BDF during MCTP
    Endpoint discovery led to sending PLDM events to a non-existing device.

  - Resolved an issue where the id field of Event BEJ was changed from the
    originating resource Id as the resource number to a deferred binding
    resource Id.

  - A "Cannot initialize port" failure occurs when running nvmupdate
    1.39.32.6 in SLES15SP3, because the tool doesn't support ioctl.

  - A SyncE-related transaction between driver and device may cause a PHY
    loading failure, during NVM upgrade. Subsequently, PHY errors are
    reported to UEFI driver during reboot, resulting in a BIOS hang.

  - Resolved an issue where E810-XXV-4T didn't expose one of the On Chip
    thermal sensors via PLDM. The sensor was not visible via BMC.

  - Resolved an issue where CVL4.1 and CVL4.2 had a problem with Recovery
    Clock configuration on port 4, in the case of fully reversed PF<>MAC
    mapping. Other configurations were not impacted.

  - Resolved an issue where the NC-SI "Reset Channel" (0x05) command was
    not reverting the port link state change made by for Real Time
    Comprehensive Embedded Management "Network Port Control' (0x34)
    command.

  - Resolved an issue where, during communication via PLDM Type 6, FW did
    not move the operation to the failed state and did not return
    INVALID_DATA. Instead, it returned UNSUPPORTED in the case of an
    invalid payload.

  - Reverted an incorrectly added strict handling of the payload-less action.

  - Resolved an issue where the Network Device and Port Metrics are
    disabled due to an BMC issue and missing support on BMC side.

  - Resolved an issue where in order to change the Forward Error Correction
    setting in the UEFI HII the user needs to change the Media detection
    setting, save the changes, and then change the FEC setting.

  - Previously, promiscuous mode did not see all packets; it only saw those
    packets arriving over the wire (that is, not sent from the same
    physical function (PF) but a different virtual function (VF).

  - Resolved an issue where during the second time of a POST operation,
    NetworkAdapter.ResetSettingsToDefault failed with the BMC reporting
    "Internal Server Error."

  - Resolved an issue when both RMII-based transport (RBT) and Management
    Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) were enabled, and PT was enabled on
    RBT, then OEM command 0x26 (config LLDP) was being rejected from NC-SI
    over MCTP with reason code 0x5081.

  - Corrected an issue where updating an NVM image of E810 could result in
    a "PHY NVM is not supported in devlink" warning message.

  - Previously, E8102CQDA2 adapter showed Linkcap width as x16.


FVL/SGVL
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New features:
  - Get Link Status AQC response when SFP module is not initialized.

    Description:
    If the Get Link Status AQC is sent when the SFP module is not
    initialized yet, the link can be lost.

    When the SFP module is not initialized yet, FW will try again in a
    reasonable timeout.

Bug fixes:
  - IPS: 00819239 - [Kahauale_BBFV_HCT]X710-T4L NIC adapter can't saved the
    "Active Physical Functions" option on uEFI menu.
    IPS: 00831264/00844425 - XXV710-DA2 PCIe Adapter NIC port didn't
    disable after changed the "Active physical functions"

    Description:
    Intel XXV710-DA2 PCIe 25Gb 2-Port SFP28 Adapter NIC port didn't disable
    after changed the "Active Physical" setting on uEFI menu.

    Fix:
    Reset the length of the PCIe Alt Autoload section during image
    downgrade to a version earlier than FVL9.2

  - IPS: 00840914 - [PA_IO Agile-Sprint202310_BDC_Storage_flex]SRIOV
    enable/disable both can do SRIOV features

    Description:
    OS can still create SRIOV VFs when the adapter HII already disables SRIOV
    in the BIOS

    IPS: 00841528 - [PA_IO Agile-Sprint202310_BDC_Storage_SD530] Intel X722
    LOM test SR-IOV function cannot enable VF under ESXi8.0u2 OS

    Description:
    Open to enter ESXi Host Client-Manage-Hardware-PCI Devices-Select Port
    "Intel X722 10GB SFP+" Configure SR-IOV 2.UEFI has set SR-IOV function
    3.ESXi8.0u2 Unable to enable VF redhat 9.2 can work well.

    Fix:
    Correctly set SR-IOV Control Capable bit for Lenovo images,

  - IPS: 00839473 - [PA_IO Agile-Sprint202209_BDC_oceancat_Sprint202310]X722
    lom WOL fail in SD650.

    Description:
    WOL function UEIF page show gray, OS can not enable WOL function

    Fix:
    Enable force link down requests and map channel number in a descending
    order. Enable AltRAM implementation then reset corrupted memory block and
    recalculate MSI_X VF vectors.

  - IPS: 00831248 - XXV710 VPD info question

    Description:
    lspci -s BUS:Device.Function -vvv command to check VPD info, but it
    can't show out the VPD info

    Fix:
    Enable VPD bit in NVM image

  - IPS: 00769725 - [Hakuba] Abnormal cable plug (unplug) event on port 2
    and 3 with Intel X710-T4L

    Description:
    Port2 and port3 of X710-T4L PCIE cannot display event in audit log and
    link status/speed in inventory when plug/unplug the cable.

    Fix:
    There are missing MCTP link status changes as mixed PF no. with port
    no. in the MCTP Link Status change handler, and overflowing PLDM queue
    with RDE events that were classified as Big Event.

    Map Port No. to the corresponding PF and continue, add additional
    condition to disable unplanned eventReceiver physical address change.
    Disable RDE events in the presence of asynchronous MCTP implementation
    without polling for Big Events

    Note: it may still occur in loopback mode.

  - IPS: 00725539 - Link down on x722 4x10Gb SFP+ PHY card with 27.3 code
    level (800039xx)

    Description:
    After upgrading the FW, all ports are down.

    Fix:
    Force OCP PnP Autodetection flow after NVM update.

  - Resolved an issue where a rare PCI speed degradation with Gen3 to Gen2
    was seen during extensive link tests after a reset is caused by a core
    reset on an ICX-D platform.

  - Resolved an issue where during a write, with http PATCH method
    triggered, the LLDP Disable Valid bit was ignored, which resulted in a
    skip of write in all scenarios instead of just for the same LLLDP
    Enabled value.

  - Resolved an issue where if BMC bonding was disabled, NCSI mode was set
    to a Manual Switch Mode (depending on the platform), and BMC share port
    has changed before doing a power cycle, recovery mode would occur.
    Other prerequisites include disabled WOL, disabled LLDP, enabled PXE no
    drop, and disabled auto power-on after power loss (in BIOS).

  - Fixed an issue where the processing port id was always the same as the
    mac address

  - Previously, the addition of PCIe re-timers added to the total channel
    latency causing replay timer timeout correctable errors.

  - Resolved an issue where PLDM type MCTP packets were not accepted due to
    missing configuration for PCIe VDM


I350/340/210
------------
New features:
  - IPS: 00699338 - Name of I350 interlock in XCC is inconsistent with V1

    Description:
    Card Name field shall be taken from V1 VPD field instead of "large
    resource string". This change applies to 1G Lenovo devices with enabled
    AIM support and existing V1 VPD field.


Release: 28.0 02/16/2023
===================
E810
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New features:
  - Support RHEL8.7/9.1, ESXi 8.0

  - OROM update support in Recovery mode

    Description:
    With this implementation, the NVM host update flow in recovery mode
    should be the same as in the operational mode.

  - Defines the IID (Instance IDs) field in the NC-SI packet's header,
    which is used to match responses to requests and to differentiate
    between new and retried commands.

    Description:
    According to the spec, If the IID of the current command is the same as
    the previous command's IID, the command is a "Retried Command" and the
    FW shall return the response of previous command (should be done
    without re-executing the command). When the IID is different than from
    the previous command, the command is executed.

    The NC-SI spec is unclear on if the incoming commands IID is compared
    to the IID of the previous command received on the same channel,
    package or device. This feature defines a transfer to maintaining a
    single buffer for the last NC-SI command received on the device per
    transmitting interface.

  - Add FC-FEC(CL74) support with optical transceiver 25G-SR

  - NVMUpdate - only access devices from config file

    Description:
    The affected component shall only access devices (read/write flash or
    registers) listed in config file that match the following criteria:
	* if device in config file contains: DEVICE and VENDOR all devices
	  with specified device ID and vendor ID will be accessed;
	* if device in config file contains: DEVICE, VENDOR, SUBDEVICE,
	  SUBVENDOR all devices with specified 4partID will be accessed,
	* if device in config file contains: DEVICE, VENDOR, SUBDEVICE,
	  SUBVENDOR, REVISION all devices with specified 4partID and
	  specific revision will be accessed.

    Device not listed in config file (do not match the criteria above)
    shall be marked as "Update not available' in interactive mode.

  - NVMUpdate - OROM update in recovery

    Description:
    If the device is in recovery mode and has the capability of supporting
    for OROM update in recovery mode. it can be updated OROM either from
    NVM image or from separate file (FLB).

  - RoCEv2 LAG

  - FEC auto-detect for CVL LR/SR mode

    Description:
    Only valid FEC modes will be attempted based on the media and PHY type.

  - Enable hardware arbitration

  - IPS: 00675913 - FEC Configuration through UEFI HII for 25G CVL adapters


Bug fixes:
  - IPS: 00796141 - E810 fails to link with 10/25Gb SFP28 connect to
    adapter and 10Gb SFP+ connected

    Description:
    Connect Lenovo 10/25Gb SFP28 to E810, Lenovo 10Gb SFP+ to switch (CISCO 9K)
    Link fails to come up.

    Fix:
    Change the preserved "LinkDefaultOverrides" fields in the NVM image so
    that the settings in the NVM images make the firmware to try all the
    FEC modes during the link training.

  - IPS: 00736066 - [PA_IO Agile-Sprint202209_BDC_Storage_SR655] E810-DA2
    OCP ShareNIC cannot obtain DHCP IP under SR655

    Description:
    BMC failed getting an IP address on the sharenic port of E810-xxvDA2
    OCP via DHCP

    Fix:
    Use proper packageID SDP settings for SDP0 and SDP1

  - IPS: 00735574 - [PA_QUR 22C_BDC_SDV_FW_AMD1P_UEFI][RMK-5883]E810-DA4
    OCP Ethernet Adapter cannot obtain DHCP IP

    Destination:
    E810-DA4 OCP Ethernet Adapter cannot obtain DHCP IP.

    Fix:
    In implementation, use different variables to identify VSI in different
    context.

  - Both ports are loosing link randomly after dcb-map change

    Destination:
    The E810 adapter might experience an adapter-wide reset (all ports)
    when the DCBx willing configuration change (in firmware managed mode)
    propagated from the switch removes a TC that was RDMA enabled. This
    typically occurs when removing a TC associated with UP0 because it's
    the default UP that RDMA based it's configuration on. The reset results
    in a temporary loss in connectivity as the adapter re-initializes.

    Fix:
    FW changes along with changes in SW to allow for RDMA to disable
    QueueSets before suspending the removed TCs from the scheduler tree.


FVL/SGVL
--------
New features:
  - Defines the IID (Instance IDs) field in the NC-SI packet's header,
    which is used to match responses to requests and to differentiate
    between new and retried commands.

    Description:
    According to the spec, If the IID of the current command is the same as
    the previous command's IID, the command is a "Retried Command" and the
    FW shall return the response of previous command (should be done
    without re-executing the command). When the IID is different than from
    the previous command, the command is executed.

    The NC-SI spec is unclear on if the incoming commands IID is compared
    to the IID of the previous command received on the same channel,
    package or device. This feature defines a transfer to maintaining a
    single buffer for the last NC-SI command received on the device per
    transmitting interface.


Bug fixes:
  - XXV710DA2 adapter intermittently lose link when doing DC power cycle test

    Description:
    XXV710DA2 adapter intermittently lose link when doing DC power cycle
    test, this can be reproduced in about 200 DC cycle.

    Fix:
    When the FW starts to run, the gearbox has to be initialized and
    configuration needs to be downloaded from the NVM and applied. If one
    of the operation fails the FW will try again (several times). In this
    case the configuration failed with the error which was not covered.
    Error handling extended in the code to cover all cases

  - Package Port Control command with Port Control equals 0x1 works like
    reset if link is already up

    Description:
    In Campbell Pond, send Package Port Control Command to disable the
    port, send command to enable it, then send command to enable it again.
    The port is down instead of up.

    Fix:
    Added link status check in package command.

  - Link Status Change AEN event is not send after link down

    Description:
    Sending AEN Enable command with Link Status Change equals true, then
    sending Port Control Command with Port Control field equals 0x0 -
    disable. There is no event after link down.

    Fix:
    Changed event rejection condition to response.

  - After running reboot 123 times with qtest, slot4 (X710-T2L) shows an error

    Description:
    Used qtest ro run reboot 123 times, xcc web appears: PCIe Correctable
    Error Threshold limit has been exceeded at Segment 0x0000 Bus 0xA8
    Device 0x00 Function 0x01.

    Fix:
    Adjust the replay timer timeout value for different scenarios.


Release: 07/27/2022
===================
E810
-------------
New features:
  - Support Windows 11
  - Support RHEL8.6/9.0, SLES 15SP4
  - Support scalable IOV feature (S-IOV) on the 4th Gen Intel® Xeon®
    Scalable Processor with the following drivers and OS:
    o ice 1.9.11 or later
    o iavf 4.5.3 or later
    o RHEL 7.9 and 8.5
    o SLES 12.5 and 15.3
    Note: Please refer to document for more details.


Bug fixes:
  - IPS: 00745106 - [PA_EGS_SH_NDH_HW_Stress] After running reboot 123
    times with qtest, slot4 (X710-T2L) shows an error.

    Description:
    xcc web appears: "PCIe Correctable Error Threshold limit has been
    exceeded at Segment 0x0000 Bus 0xA8 Device 0x00 Function 0x01. The
    Vendor ID for the device is 0x8086 and the Device ID is 0x15FF. The
    physical slot number is 4" Error.

    Fix:
    Increase the replay timer timeout value for different scenarios.

  - IPS: 00665409 - [IO_Tatlow_BBFV[UEFI] Intel E810-DA2 PCIE Ethernet
    Adapter changes do not take effect in network device.

    Description:
    During POST, in UEFI setup, set "Active Physical Functions" to "PF0"
    and save. However, it will still be set to "All" after reboot.

    Fix:
    Added a check to ensure only PF0 is used during HII value set.

  - IPS: 00673260 - E810 OCP adapter fails to link on D-Link switch but
    E810 PCIe adapter is able to establish link

    Description:
    With the same setup, E810 PCIe adapter links up, but E810 OCP adapter
    can't link up.

    Fix:
    Added new section in NVM to match the requirement and bring up link
    correctly.

  - IPS: 00688647 - BSOD seen on E810 ICEA driver when using SRIOV/RDMA

    Description:
    A customer has SR645 servers in a cluster running Windows 2019 Hyper-V.
    with SRIOV and RDMA. Randomly the server crashes with a BSOD.

    Fix:
    Updated driver to use correct lock and set correct status of queues in
    passive level thread

  - IPS: 00711180 - E810-DA2 has no Share NIC feature
    IPS: 00733937 - [PA_Bona_OOB_SDV_USI_SO] Unable to display XCC Shared
    port of Intel E810 Network OCP under UEFI BMC Network Setting page

    Description:
    No Shared option and only Dedicated in the field of Network Interface
    Port.

    Fix:
    Uses correct packageID definition in NVM image.


FVL/SGVL
--------
New features:
  - Windows 10,11 support for X710-T2L/T4L and XXV710
  - Support RHEL8.6/9.0, SLES 15SP4


Bug fixes:
  - IPS: 00685894 - I210 Option Rom Request

    Description:
    Lenovo required support for specific 4-part ID, additional HII fields
    in "NIC Configuration" menu for I210 AT, remove "Device Level
    Configuration" and "iSCSI Configuration" fields

    Fix:
    Added and removed corresponding fields.

  - IPS: 00729600 - XXV710 Link issues

    Description:
    While DC power cycle, the port maybe lose the link

    Fix:
    When the FW starts to run, retry to configure the Retimer in case of
    error.

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