Marvell Semiconductor Marvell Ethernet Software Kit HPE_Gen10Plus_2024_2H_Open_ETH_20241206.GM-01 (Dec 06, 2024) RELEASE NOTES Summary: ======== --> GM Release for the HPE Gen10Plus 2024_2H Open --> Updated the following E4 software components: VMWare driver bundle updated for ESX7.0 and ESX8.0 (signed) --> Updated the following software components: Windows E4 driver installer updated --> Updated the following Applications: MGMT installer updated for signed components Newly Resolved HPE related issues in this release: ================================================= None Known Issues Reported by Marvell Test Teams ============================================ - Open RDE issues deferred to Gen10PlusSnap4 - | 00242668 | QXCR1001770070 | FCoE Rhel8.2+E3 adapter goes for Dracut after OS installation & initial reboot. FJT-9461 | 1032183 | | [E4]Failed to boot from iSCSI L2/OEM BFS LUN with win2025 OS installed FJT-9372 | 976811 | | [Windows 2025] Host bugcheck on switch port disablement with SRIOV VF teaming enabled. FJT-5029 | | | [RDE] MinBWAllocpercent values differs between default and NPAR mode FJT-5020 | | | [RDE] Flow control values are not effective when NPAR mode selected. FJT-5021 | | | HPE Open NPAR: Yellow bang on VBD instances after load unload FJT-5039 | | | HPE Open NPAR:Observed partitioning mode error from HII after performing MBI Downgrade. FJT-8178 | | BZ2059813 | [FCOE-RHEL86-BFS] after DUD installation rhel86 bfs is not proceed the installation FJT-7567 | | BZ2019680 | [Storage] RHEL8.5: FCoE BFS unable to install with DUD FJT-8255 | | | E4 - DUD BFS RHEL 9.0 installation hang with blacklist drivers FJT-9044 | | BZ1210514 | Multipath iSCSI BFS failed to boot after a couple of reboot cycles Known Limitations ================= Limitations for Arrowhead adapters: - 1m and 3m 26AWG DAC cable is supported. Switch firmware should be updated to the latest production. (Marvell testing was performed with latest production code from Arista) - WoL Pattern match couldn't be tested due to lack of support of ACPI states S1, S2, S3 on systems, which is a min requirement for WHQL test for WoL. Caveats: ========= - Open-iscsi packages are required to be installed only for the following Linux distributions. 1. RH7.5 2. RH7.6 3. SLES12SP3 OOB open-iscsi package for newer distros have qedi transport support inbox. - iscsi uio packages are required only for RH7.7, RH8.0, RH8.1, SLES12.4, SLES15.0, SLES15.1. Other "newer" OS's include iscsi uio with inbox. Notable items: =============== Software Compatibility: ======================= This release of software supports the following Marvell devices: ---------------------------------------------------------------- - QL41132HLCU 2x10GbE (Cat II) Ethernet Adapter - QL41132HQRJ-2x10GbT (Captain) Ethernet Adapter - QL41132HLRJ- 2x10Gbt (Castle) Ethernet Adapter - QL41132HQCU 2x10GbE (Conga) Ethernet Adapter - QL41134HLCU-4x10GbE (Quickstep) Ethernet Adapter - QL41232HLCU 2x25GbE (Quadrangle II) Ethernet Adapter - QL41232HQCU 2x25GbE (Quote) Ethernet Adapter Operating System coverage ========================= Windows: Windows 2022 Windows 2025 (new) Linux: RHEL 8.9 RHEL 8.10 RHEL 9.4 RHEL 9.5 (new) (GA - 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9.x86_64) SLES 12 SP5 SLES 15 SP5 SLES 15 SP6 ESX VMWare ESX 7.0 U3 VMWare ESX 8.0 U3 The following HPE boards are supported: ======================================= E4 AH: - Cat II - Captain - Castle - Conga - Quickstep - Quadrangle II - Quote Note: The drivers and firmware provided on this SW kit are tested in conjunction with each other. Mixing and matching drivers or firmware with a previous release is not supported. Contents of the CD: =================== **** Release Version Information Table **** E4 Products Version Previous Release Linux Package 8.74.6.0-5 8.74.6.0-5 Linux qed 8.74.6.0 8.74.6.0 Linux qede 8.74.6.0 8.74.6.0 Linux qedr 8.74.6.0 8.74.6.0 Linux qedf 8.74.6.0 8.74.6.0 Linux qedi 8.74.6.0 8.74.6.0 Windows Driver Installer 22.14.1.4 << 22.14.1.3 Windows qevbd Driver 8.72.21.0* 8.72.21.0* Windows qend Driver 8.72.21.0* 8.72.21.0* Windows qefcoe Driver 8.70.3.0* 8.70.3.0* Windows qeois Driver 8.70.2.0* 8.70.2.0* Windows qefcd Crash Dump Driver 8.58.2.0* 8.58.2.0* Windows qeiscd Crash Dump Driver 8.58.2.0* 8.58.2.0* Windows qxdiag Driver 8.14.0.0* 8.14.0.0* VMWare ESX 7.0 Driver Package 5.0.402.0* << 5.0.402.0 L2 Driver 3.70.73.0* << 3.70.73.0 RoCE Driver 3.70.62.0* << 3.70.62.0 FCoE Driver 2.74.1.0* << 2.74.1.0 iSCSI Driver 2.74.1.0* << 2.74.1.0 VMWare ESX 8.0 Driver Package 6.0.402.0* << 6.0.402.0 L2 Driver 3.71.73.0* << 3.71.73.0 RoCE Driver 3.71.62.0* << 3.71.62.0 FCoE Driver 2.74.1.0* << 2.74.1.0 iSCSI Driver 2.74.1.0* << 2.74.1.0 PXE Driver (AH) 2.0.19 2.0.19 uEFI Driver (AH) 6.1.8.2* 6.1.8.2* MFW for 5794x (AH) 8.65.7.0 8.65.7.0 MBI for 5794x (AH) 8.65.21* 8.65.21* Linux ediag 8.70.5.0 8.70.5.0 Windows ediag 8.70.5.0 8.70.5.0 uEFI qediag 8.70.5.0 8.70.5.0 E3/E4 (Common) Products ----------------------- Firmware Upgrade Linux 2.12.6 2.12.6 Firmware Upgrade Windows 2.12.6 2.12.6 Firmware Upgrade VMWare 2.12.6 2.12.6 Linux uIP Driver 2.11.5.13 2.11.5.13 Linux uIP RPMs 2.11.5.13-3 2.11.5.13-3 Slipstream Installer Script 2.0 2.0 Applications ------------ QCS Windows Installer 22.12.1.3 << 22.12.1.2 QCS CLI 40.0.85.0 40.0.85.0 QCS CLI for Linux 40.0.85.0 40.0.85.0 QCC QLNX Remote Agent for Linux 1.275.1000.188-1 1.275.1000.188-1 QCC QLNX Remote Agent for Windows 4.196.1000.190 4.196.1000.190 QCC PowerKit for Windows 1.1.8 1.1.8 QCC PowerKit for Linux 1.1.8 1.1.8 QCC PowerKit for VMWare 1.1.8* 1.1.8* CIM Provider VI Plugin 2.0.37.3-2* 2.0.37.3-2* ESX CLI Plugin 7.0 3.2.13* 3.2.13* ESX CLI Plugin 8.0 3.2.17* 3.2.17* Manufacturing Kits ------------------ AH: Marvell_Cat_II_QL41132-2x10GbE-mfg-kit-v21.00.01 Marvell_Conga_QL41132-2x10GbE-mfg-kit-v21.00.01 Marvell_Quadrangle_II_QL41232-2x24GbE-mfg-kit-v22.00.01 Marvell_Quickstep_QL41134-4x10GbE-mfg-kit-v41.00.01 Marvell_Quote_QL41232-2x25GbE-mfg-kit-v22.00.01 Marvell-Captain-QL41132-2x10GbT-mfg-kit-v21.00.01 Marvell-Castle-QL41132-2x10G-RJ-mfg-kit-v21.00.01 Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. Arrows (<<) between versions indicate the component has been updated from the previous released software kit. * Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.