Intel NIC Family Version 21.5.0 Drivers for Windows Server 2019 and 2022 Operating Systems
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This software bundle includes the Dell EMC Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance. This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Please extract contents to view the software license agreement before installing the software update. For the full list of supported adapters by this release of software, please see "Software Compatibility" section in release.txt.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Enhancements -------- - Enables Intel(R) Ethernet Cmdlets, which can be useful for configuring and gathering firmware logs on E810 devices. Please see the User Guide for more information. {223681}
Fixes --------- - Resolved an issue where enabling VMQ on 10G ports of X710 adapters may cause port reset and driver load failure. {211114} - Resolved an issue where the LEDs on X550 adapters are always on during ePSA testing. {213211} - Resolved an issue with the Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 4P E810-XXV Adapter where throughput performance dropped after PF adapter restart. {213695} - Resolved an issue where a driver load failure may occur in certain situations, including using PROSet diagnostic tools, virtualization or iWARP features. {216071, 228300, 228670, 231745} - Resolved an issue where performing a driver downgrade by running the OS driver DUP resulted in an unspecified error code 216. {218118} - Resolved an issue where the Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 4P E810-XXV OCP adapter was failing the Diagnostics Interrupt Status Test in Intel PROSet Tool. {218508} - Resolved an issue where NIC entries can disappear from the Lifecycle Controller Network Setting menu after setting the VLAN ID. {232075}
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