Intel Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4 Mezz User Manual page 89

The following features are now available in supported kernels:
Native VLANs
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Channel Bonding (teaming)
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SNMP
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Generic Receive Offload
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Data Center Bridging
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Adapter teaming is now implemented using the native Linux Channel bonding module. This is included in supported
Linux kernels. Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: /doc-
umentation/networking/bonding.txt
Use ethtool, lspci, or ifconfig to obtain driver information. Instructions on updating the ethtool can be found in the
tional Configurations section later in this page.
ixgbe Linux Base Driver Supported Adapters
The following Intel network adapters are compatible with the Linux driver in this release:
Controller Adapter Name
82598EB Intel® 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter
82598GB Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter
82598GB Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter
82599 Intel® Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4 Mezz
82599 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2
82599 Intel® Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz G18846-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2
X540 Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter
Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
82599
X540 Intel® Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC
82599 Intel Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC
82599 Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC
To verify your adapter is supported, find the board ID number on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a
number in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits). Match this to the list of numbers above.
For more information on how to identify your adapter or for the latest network drivers for Linux, see
SFP+ Devices with Pluggable Optics
NOTE: For 92500-based SFP+ fiber adapters, using "ifconfig down" turns off the laser. "ifconfig up" turns
the laser on.
For information on using SFP+ devices with pluggable optics, click here.
Building and Installation
There are three methods for installing the Linux driver:
Install from Source Code
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Install Using KMP RPM
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Install Using KMOD RPM
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Board IDs
E45329-xxx, E92325-xxx and E45320-xxx
D79893-xxx and E84436-xxx
D99083-xxx
E62954-xxx
G18786-xxx and G20891-xxx
E76986-xxx and E92016-xxx
G35632-xxx
G28774-xxx and G38004-xxx
G14843-xxx, G59298-xxx, and G33388-xxx
G61346-xxx and G63668-xxx
G19030-xxx
Addi-
Customer Support.