Marvell Semiconductor Marvell Ethernet Software Kit HPE_Gen10Plus_SeptMSB_Open_ETH_20220630.GM-01 (Jun 30, 2022) RELEASE NOTES Summary: ======== --> GM Release for the HPE Gen10Plus SeptMSB Open No FCoE-Offload or iSCSI-Offload supported on these SKUs. --> Updated the following E4 software components: Windows driver installer updated for qevbd, qend, qeois and qefcoe (signed) VMWare driver bundle updated for ESX7.0 (signed) Linux driver package updated --> Updated the following software components: None --> Updated the following Applications: CIM VI Plugin updated (certified) QCC Powerkit for VMWare updated (certified) Newly Resolved HPE related issues in this release: ================================================= None Known Issues Reported by Marvell Test Teams ============================================ - Open RDE issues deferred to Gen10PlusSnap4 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-8255 | | | E4 - DUD BFS RHEL 9.0 installation hang with blacklist drivers 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. 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 2019 Windows 2022 Linux: RHEL 8.5 RHEL 8.6 (new) (E4: GA 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64) RHEL 9.0 (new) (E4: GA 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9.x86_64) SLES 12 SP5 SLES 15 SP3 SLES 15 SP4 (new) (E4: GM 5.14.21-150400.22-default) ESX VMWare ESX 7.0 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 8.70.10.0-1 << 8.70.6.1-1 Linux qed 8.70.10.0 << 8.70.6.0 Linux qede 8.70.10.0 << 8.70.6.0 Linux qedr 8.70.10.0 << 8.70.6.0 Linux qedf 8.70.10.0 << 8.70.6.0 Linux qedi 8.70.10.0 << 8.70.6.1 Windows Driver Installer 20.87.10.11 << 20.87.10.9 Windows qevbd Driver 8.70.9.0* << 8.70.9.0 Windows qend Driver 8.70.5.0* << 8.70.5.0 Windows qefcoe Driver 8.70.1.0* << 8.70.1.0 Windows qeois Driver 8.70.1.0* << 8.70.1.0 Windows qefcd Crash Dump Driver 8.58.1.0* 8.58.1.0* Windows qeiscd Crash Dump Driver 8.58.1.0* 8.58.1.0* Windows qxdiag Driver 8.14.0.0* 8.14.0.0* VMWare ESX 7.0 Driver Package 5.0.339.0* << 5.0.337.0 L2 Driver 3.70.7.0* << 3.70.7.0 RoCE Driver 3.70.7.0* << 3.70.7.0 FCoE Driver 2.30.8.0* << 2.30.7.0 iSCSI Driver 2.30.6.0* << 2.30.6.0 PXE Driver (AH) 2.0.19 2.0.19 uEFI Driver (AH) 6.1.8.2* 6.1.8.2* MFW for 5794x (AH) 8.59.15.0 8.59.15.0 MBI for 5794x (AH) 8.59.05 8.59.05 Linux ediag 8.70.2.0 8.70.2.0 Windows ediag 8.70.2.0 8.70.2.0 uEFI qediag 8.70.2.0 8.70.2.0 E3/E4 (Common) Products ----------------------- Firmware Upgrade Linux 2.12.4 2.12.4 Firmware Upgrade Windows 2.12.4 2.12.4 Firmware Upgrade VMWare 2.12.4 2.12.4 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 20.87.1.4 20.87.1.4 QCS CLI 40.0.84.0 40.0.84.0 QCS CLI for Linux 40.0.84.0 40.0.84.0 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* 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_QL41232-2x25GbE-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. 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