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User's Guide—25Gb Intelligent Ethernet Adapter
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Revision A, January 11, 2015
Revision B, April 19, 2016
Changes
Updated the list of features to replace the list of
supported Dell servers with a general reference to
the PowerEdge product line.
Added NPAR and RoCE to the list of features.
Added TSO, LSO, GSO, LOR, RSC, and Microsoft
dynamic VMQ and Linux Multiqueue to the list of
features.
Updated the number of classification filters from
512 to 1,024.
Removed the "Microsoft Windows Server only"
qualification from the virtualization feature.
In Table 2-1, updated the list of supported direct
attach copper cables.
In Table 2-2, updated the supported Windows and
Linux operating system versions; added VMware.
Updated the section titled Installing the Add-In NIC
to Installing the Adapter.
Updated the section titled Installing the Linux Driv-
ers and merged it with Removing Linux Drivers
and Network Installations to create two new sec-
tions describing the installation of Linux drivers
with and without RoCE.
Updated the section titled Setting Values for
Optional Properties to Linux Driver Optional
Parameters.
Updated the section titled Driver Defaults to Linux
Driver Parameter Defaults. Reorganized the list of
defaults into a table.
Updated the section titled Driver Messages to
Linux Driver Messages.
Document Revision History
"Features" on page 1
"System Requirements" on page 5
"Installing the Adapter" on page 7
"Installing the Linux Drivers without RoCE" on
page 9
"Installing the Linux Drivers with RoCE" on
page 14
"Linux Driver Optional Parameters" on page 16
"Linux Driver Parameter Defaults" on page 16
"Linux Driver Messages" on page 17
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