Copyright(c) 2013 - 2017 Intel Corporation

This release includes the native igbn VMware ESX Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82580, I210, I350, and I354 family

Driver version: 1.4.1

Supported ESXi releases: 6.0
Compatible ESXi versions: 6.5


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Contents
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- New Features
- New Hardware Supported
- Bug Fixes
- Known Issues and Workarounds
- Command Line Parameters
- Previously Released Versions

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New Features:
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- Add support for temperature retrieval for CIM Provider, OCSD/OCBB tool

New Hardware Supported:
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- None


Bug Fixes:
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- Link is up with EEE enabled unexpectedly


Known Issues and Workarounds:
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- None


Command Line Parameters:
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ethtool is not supported for native driver.
Please use esxcli, vsish, or esxcfg-* to set or get the driver information, for example:

- Get the driver supported module parameters
  esxcfg-module -i igbn

- Get the driver info
  esxcli network  nic get -n vmnic1

- Get an uplink stats
  esxcli network nic stats -n vmnic1

- Get the private stats
  vsish -e get /net/pNics/vmnic1/stats


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Previously Released Versions:
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- Driver Version: 1.3.1
	Hardware Supported: Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82580, I210, I350, and I354 family
	Supported ESXi releases: 6.0 and 6.5
	Features Supported:
		- Management APIs for CIM Provider, OCSD/OCBB Support
	Bug Fixes:
		- None
	Known Issues:
		- None

- Driver Version: 1.2.0
	This was the newly released native igbn driver.
	Hardware Supported: Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers 82580, I210, I350, and I354 family
	Supported ESXi releases: 6.5
	Features Supported:
		- Wake on LAN
		- Rx Hardware VLAN stripping
		- Tx Hardware VLAN inserting
		- Rx, Tx, TSO checksum offload
		- Link auto-negotiation and link flow control
	Bug Fixes:
		- None
	Known Issues:
		- None

