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Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents
Welcome to Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide!
Overview
Installation
Release Notes
Device Features
Tools & Apps
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Customer Support
Notices and Disclaimers
Welcome to Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide!
Overview
Overview
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Hardware
Related Documentation
Discontinued Support
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Hardware
Related Documentation
Discontinued Support
Installation
Installation
Hardware Compatibility
Install the Adapter
Connect Network Cables
Install Drivers and Software
Hardware Compatibility
Install the Adapter
Connect Network Cables
Install Drivers and Software
Install Drivers and Software
Install Linux* Drivers
Install FreeBSD Drivers
Install VMware Drivers
Install Windows* Drivers
Install Linux* Drivers
Install FreeBSD Drivers
Install VMware Drivers
Install Windows* Drivers
Release Notes
Device Features
Device Features
Adapter Teaming
Adaptive Inter-Frame Spacing
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Coalescing
Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP)
Firmware
Firmware Link Layer Discovery Protocol (FW-LLDP)
Flow Control
Forward Error Correction (FEC) Mode
Gigabit PHY Mode
Intel® Ethernet Flow Director
Interrupt Moderation Rate
Jumbo Frames
Link State on Interface Down
Locally Administered Address
Log Link State Event
Low Latency Interrupts
Malicious Driver Detection (MDD) for VFs
Max Number of RSS Queues Per Vport
Offloads
Performance Options
Power Options
Priority and VLAN Tagging
Quality of Service
Receive Buffers
Receive Side Scaling
Remote Boot
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
Accessing Remote NVM Express* Drives Using RDMA
Setting Speed and Duplex
Thermal Monitoring
Timestamps
Transmit Buffers
UEFI Network Device Drivers
VF Loopback Pacing
Virtualization Support
Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Wait for Link
Adapter Teaming
Adapter Teaming
Teaming Modes
Teaming Modes
Adaptive Inter-Frame Spacing
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Coalescing
Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP)
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware Security
Firmware Rollback Mode
Firmware Recovery Mode
Using Devlink to Update a Device’s NVM
Firmware Logging
Debug Dump
Firmware Security
Firmware Rollback Mode
Firmware Recovery Mode
Using Devlink to Update a Device’s NVM
Firmware Logging
Debug Dump
Firmware Link Layer Discovery Protocol (FW-LLDP)
Flow Control
Forward Error Correction (FEC) Mode
Gigabit PHY Mode
Intel® Ethernet Flow Director
Interrupt Moderation Rate
Jumbo Frames
Link State on Interface Down
Locally Administered Address
Log Link State Event
Low Latency Interrupts
Malicious Driver Detection (MDD) for VFs
Max Number of RSS Queues Per Vport
Offloads
Offloads
IPv4 Checksum Offload
Large Send Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
NVGRE Encapsulated Task Offload
QoS Offload
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Segmentation Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
VXLAN Encapsulated Task Offload
IPv4 Checksum Offload
Large Send Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
NVGRE Encapsulated Task Offload
QoS Offload
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Segmentation Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
VXLAN Encapsulated Task Offload
Performance Options
Performance Options
Optimizing Performance
Tuning Performance with SR-IOV
Transmit Balancing
Performance Profile
Optimizing Performance
Tuning Performance with SR-IOV
Transmit Balancing
Performance Profile
Power Options
Power Options
Wake on LAN (WoL) Options
Other Power Options
Wake on LAN (WoL) Options
Other Power Options
Priority and VLAN Tagging
Quality of Service
Receive Buffers
Receive Side Scaling
Remote Boot
Remote Boot
Flash Images
Intel® Boot Agent
Flash Images
Intel® Boot Agent
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
Accessing Remote NVM Express* Drives Using RDMA
Setting Speed and Duplex
Thermal Monitoring
Timestamps
Timestamps
PTP Hardware Timestamp
Software Timestamp
PTP Hardware Timestamp
Software Timestamp
Transmit Buffers
UEFI Network Device Drivers
VF Loopback Pacing
Virtualization Support
Virtualization Support
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
Virtual Machine Queue Offloading
Using Intel Network Adapters in a Microsoft* Hyper-V* Environment
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
Virtual Machine Queue Offloading
Using Intel Network Adapters in a Microsoft* Hyper-V* Environment
Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Wait for Link
Tools & Apps
Tools & Apps
Installing and Uninstalling Intel® Network Connection Tools
Intel® Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
Intel® Dynamic Device Personalization Tool
Intel® DIAGS
Ethernet Port Configuration Tool (EPCT)
Intel® Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVM Update Reference Application (NVM URA) for Intel® Ethernet
NVM Update Package
Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Installing and Uninstalling Intel® Network Connection Tools
Intel® Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
Intel® Dynamic Device Personalization Tool
Intel® DIAGS
Ethernet Port Configuration Tool (EPCT)
Intel® Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVM Update Reference Application (NVM URA) for Intel® Ethernet
NVM Update Package
Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Compatibility Notes for Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
About Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Transitioning from Intel® PROSet to Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Compatibility Notes for Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
About Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
About Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Installing Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Diagnostics in Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Installing Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Diagnostics in Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Transitioning from Intel® PROSet to Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
Multiple Adapters
Health Status Messages
Safe Mode
PF Message Queue Overflow
Possible Misconfiguration of the Ethernet Port
Other Performance Issues
Diagnostics
Common Problems and Solutions
Multiple Adapters
Health Status Messages
Safe Mode
PF Message Queue Overflow
Possible Misconfiguration of the Ethernet Port
Other Performance Issues
Diagnostics
Specifications
Customer Support
Notices and Disclaimers
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Welcome to Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide!
Overview
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Hardware
Related Documentation
Discontinued Support
Installation
Hardware Compatibility
Install the Adapter
Connect Network Cables
Install Drivers and Software
Install Linux* Drivers
Install FreeBSD Drivers
Install VMware Drivers
Install Windows* Drivers
Release Notes
Device Features
Adapter Teaming
Teaming Modes
Adaptive Inter-Frame Spacing
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Coalescing
Dynamic Device Personalization (DDP)
Firmware
Firmware Security
Firmware Rollback Mode
Firmware Recovery Mode
Using Devlink to Update a Device’s NVM
Firmware Logging
Debug Dump
Firmware Link Layer Discovery Protocol (FW-LLDP)
Flow Control
Forward Error Correction (FEC) Mode
Gigabit PHY Mode
Intel® Ethernet Flow Director
Interrupt Moderation Rate
Jumbo Frames
Link State on Interface Down
Locally Administered Address
Log Link State Event
Low Latency Interrupts
Malicious Driver Detection (MDD) for VFs
Max Number of RSS Queues Per Vport
Offloads
IPv4 Checksum Offload
Large Send Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
NVGRE Encapsulated Task Offload
QoS Offload
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
UDP Segmentation Offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
VXLAN Encapsulated Task Offload
Performance Options
Optimizing Performance
Tuning Performance with SR-IOV
Transmit Balancing
Performance Profile
Power Options
Wake on LAN (WoL) Options
Other Power Options
Priority and VLAN Tagging
Quality of Service
Receive Buffers
Receive Side Scaling
Remote Boot
Flash Images
Intel® Boot Agent
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
Accessing Remote NVM Express* Drives Using RDMA
Setting Speed and Duplex
Thermal Monitoring
Timestamps
PTP Hardware Timestamp
Software Timestamp
Transmit Buffers
UEFI Network Device Drivers
VF Loopback Pacing
Virtualization Support
Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
Virtual Machine Queue Offloading
Using Intel Network Adapters in a Microsoft* Hyper-V* Environment
Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Wait for Link
Tools & Apps
Installing and Uninstalling Intel® Network Connection Tools
Intel® Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility
Intel® Dynamic Device Personalization Tool
Intel® DIAGS
Ethernet Port Configuration Tool (EPCT)
Intel® Ethernet NVM Update Tool
NVM Update Reference Application (NVM URA) for Intel® Ethernet
NVM Update Package
Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Compatibility Notes for Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
About Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Installing Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Diagnostics in Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Transitioning from Intel® PROSet to Ethernet Cmdlets for Intel® Ethernet
Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
Multiple Adapters
Health Status Messages
Safe Mode
PF Message Queue Overflow
Possible Misconfiguration of the Ethernet Port
Other Performance Issues
Diagnostics
Specifications
Customer Support
Notices and Disclaimers
Performance Options
Optimizing Performance
General Optimization
Optimization for Specific Usage Models
Tuning Performance with SR-IOV
Transmit Balancing
Performance Profile
Teaming Considerations
Optimizing Performance
VXLAN Encapsulated Task Offload
Optimizing Performance