Intel NIC Family Version 18.5.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems

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This software bundle includes the Dell EMC Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 x64, Windows 8.1 x64, and Windows 7 x64. This release provides continued code optimization to improve performance.

Supported Adapters:

Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710 SFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 4P X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X520 LOM
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710-k bNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I354 1.0 GbE Backplane
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710
Intel(R) Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350 LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit I350-t LOM
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t bNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X520/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Gigabit 4P X710/I350 rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X550-t Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710-Q2
Intel(R) Ethernet 40G 2P XL710 QSFP+ rNDC
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Adapter
Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Mezz

Note: This package does not support X710 and XL710 adapters in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes
- Resolved link issue when NIC Partitioning (NPAR) is used with certain DCB QoS configurations for Intel(R) X710/XL710 adapters.
- Resolved issue of activity LED blinking instead of the link LED when used for port identification on Intel(R) X710 devices.
- Fixed issue with driver settings on Intel(R) X550 devices that allowed the user to load more virtual functions than the value that is set on "Max VFs advertised per PF"
- Fixed a gigabit connection issue on Intel(R) Ethernet 10G X710-k bNDCs when connected to IO Modules inside Dell PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure.
- Resolved issue with driver installer to ensure 'DCB Service for iSCSI' option is not always enabled.
- Resolved issue with Windows DCB incorrectly showing the 'operational configuration' instead of 'local configuration' when 'DCBx' is set to 'Not Willing' mode until a PF reset is done or the interface is disabled and re-enabled.

Enhancements
- Added Universal Windows drivers for Microsoft* Windows* 10
- The device properties has "Link Speed" tab that shows an "Amber" light instead of "Green" light when the device has link at less than maximum speed.
- The Windows 2016 driver now supports maximum 'EncapOverhead' value of 480 bytes, per updated Microsoft documentation.
- When device properties related to Hyper-V and VNIC are updated, warning messages related to network configuration changes are now added to event log to inform other users.
- The driver now includes support for Windows 10 UWD (Universal Windows Driver) format that allows drivers to run on any version of Windows (Desktop, tablets).
- When NIC Partitioning is enabled on Intel(R) X710/XL710 adapters, the driver now reports Ethernet link speed so that it's based on the actual link speed instead of being based on the maximum TX bandwidth setting.
- Added support for Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 2P XXV710 Mezz
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Version

18.5.0, A00

Release date

19 Oct 2018

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: Network_Driver_8P2WP_WN64_18.5.0_A00_03.EXE
File Size: 96.23 MB
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Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
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MD5:
4de2ba649a5d018ab6f059ac2650dd24
SHA1:
82bdd015d69ce093dc00178abdc49518113ab292
SHA-256:
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File Format: A text file containing customer friendly fixes and enhancements information
File Name: readme.txt
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SHA1:
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SHA-256:
2cf5b11c018b9c41096b761a57fad7712a7077cd2268ba7f22aed3994a1b3fe4
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SHA1:
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SHA-256:
db52d8844080e57de1d355a2db19044af8b3834e078fb4b9e34a9a253f302432

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Known Issues
- The 'jumbo packet' option is not supported on Windows 2012 R2 and 2016 on Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710 devices. If the 'jumbo packet' option is needed, it is available with Intel NIC Family Version 18.3.0 Drivers for Windows 64-bit Operating Systems.
- Creating VLAN with IEEE 802.3ad teaming on Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 using Intel(R) PROSet software with Intel(R) 25G XXV710 adapters is not supported
- With NPAR enabled on Intel(R) X710/XXV710 devices, all partitions will lose the connection for 2-3 seconds while the root partition (the 1st partition of the physical port) is getting initialized.
- The QoS performance for iSCSI targets will not match the QoS policy after the iSCSI QoS filter is created in Windows 2012 and 2016 on Intel(R) X710/XL710/XXV710 devices when NPAR is enabled.
Workaround: Restart IntelDCB and iSCSIDCB Services or reboot the system
- When Microsoft Hot Fix KB2883200 is not installed on Windows Server 2012 R2, an inaccurately worded error message appears if the "Intel(R) Ethernet Setup Driver for FCoE" was installed in the operating system prior to running the "Dell EMC Update Package to install Intel NIC Drivers on Windows 64-bit Operating Systems". The error message says "An adapter is either configured to boot from an FCoE drive or a paging file is located on an FCoE drive" even when no adapters are configured to connect to an FCoE drive.
Workaround: Please install Microsoft Hot Fix KB2883200 and run the Dell EMC Update Package again.
- Microsoft LBFO teaming may fail to start with one or more team's NIC member(s) in "Faulted: Not found" state after a system reboot on Microsoft* Windows* Server 2012 R2 when the FCoE driver is installed from Intel NIC Family Version driver package 18.0.0 or newer.
Workaround: Disable and enable the faulting NIC team member(s) from "Network Connections".
- The driver link setting for Intel(R) 25GbE XXV710 Mezz adapter should be limited to auto negotiation but other link speeds are available for being set.
Workaround: Only use auto negotiation on the Intel(R) 25GbE XXV710 Mezz adapter.
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