You can use the modload1m command to load the driver if needed. Data was consistently being reported missing by applications, which were receiving multicast flows udp datagrams over a 10gb ixgbe interface. In my career ive seen many people relying on this information in their scripts. Nov 15, 2014 the bad news is that both actively used dualport cards wound up getting themselves into a state where the ixgbe driver couldnt talk properly to the second port and this had very bad effects, most specifically an extremely long lock hold time with spinlocks. How can i know the firmware version of nic adapters in solaris 11. Or if there are any alternatives to a supported driver. Why is a nic driver preventing the system from booting anyway.
Some versions of ixgbe driver included into linux kernel since 20, 3. On an r820 tx performance is less than that of 1g ethernet most of the time. Opensolaris beats linux on memcached sun fire x2270 oracle. I want to know whether the firmware has been successfully upgraded and reflected in os or not. If you are using a newer kernel or distro it is likely that its ixgbevf driver is at least as up to date as the out of tree oot driver found here. It is reported to work fine with a dlink dxs1210tc 10gbe switch, and with esxi 6. Is this related to possbile differences between the free version of oracle solaris. However, the drivers bundled with the el6 and el7 kernels is not compatible with the aws sriov implementation. Download intel network adapter driver for pcie intel 10. Last year the ixgbe driver for illumos omnios, oi, smartos etc was updated to support the new intel 55x and 710 nics. Do i just boot into single user mode off the dvd and then copy the correct ixgbe driver. The ixgbe device driver software comes bundled with solaris software. Finding the nic driver version on solaris 11 in solaris 10 it was easy, a simple grep through modinfo output and youd have the version of any loaded module, including your nic drivers. Verify the driver version on a solaris platform sun dual 10gbe.
When deploying into aws and wishing to make use of optimized networking 10gbps, the aws documentation states that the ixgbevf drivers must be used. Ethernet networking confluence mobile openindiana wiki. The ixgbe driver both 32 bit and 64bit get installed. Download intel network adapter virtual function driver for. But for some reason, the 10gbe nic does not show up. Ethernet card running the ixgbe driver for the root domain or the onboard lan of the sparc m122s is assigned there. On systems running oracle solaris 11, you must perform a full reboot, not a fast reboot. In my server, i have three different nic adapters placed. If solaris will work with your intel ethernet adapter learn if windows 8. At first we saw this only with the first card that had been replaced, on our mostused. With the default ixgbe driver from the redhat distribution version 1. How i can find an information about the driver version in linux kernel update for nic. Intel ethernet drivers and utilities browse ixgbevf stable. Verify the driver version on a solaris platform sun dual.
Verify the driver version on a solaris platform remove the driver. Intels network product page has since been updated to include the very new ixgbe version 4. The tool will not run if the driver version present does not match the driver. Jul 29, 20 when i install solaris 10 update 11, i can not see my 10gbe nic.
Chelsio for example has solaris drivers for their hardware free to download from their website, intel doesnt. This led to downloading the driver from the intel site 1. Install linux base drivers igb or ixgbe from release 24. For information concerning driver configuration details, refer to the readme file in the ixgbe driver download. Does any one know if the ixgbe driver in solaris 11. Optimizing igb and ixgbe network driver scaling performance. Note that while we attempt to keep the driver version number 5.
The systems involved were a x44 sending, and an x48 receiving. If yes then most likely when the driver is loaded ixgbe does not see the module option. If your newer nic chipset is not supported by a driver from that project, try contacting the author you might help him make and test an updated version of a driver. Intel ethernet drivers and utilities browse ixgbe stable. This guide also describes how to configure the ixgbe driver for the oracle solaris operating system and the linux and microsoft windows server operating. Hpe distributes solaris drivers for their 10gbe gear on their proliant update isos, unfortunately i could only find broadcom drivers, nothing intel based. Jun 12, 2009 the 10gbe intel oplin card on linux resulted in the following driver and kernel rebuilds. Linux find out kernel module device driver version number.
Support product highlights, featured content, downloads and more for intel 10 gigabit at server adapter. Ixgbe 4 bsd kernel interfaces manual ixgbe 4 name ixgbe intelr 10gb ethernet driver for the freebsd operating system synopsis to compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file. There is ethtool tool to change parameters of network cards, and there are options to change channels. When a spoofed packet is detected the pf driver will send the following message to the system log displayed by the dmesg command. Support for intel ethernet converged network adapter x520da2.
Set ixgbe driver parameters in the solaris os sun dual 10gbe. Note if the ixgbe 7d driver is not listed, the driver might not be loaded. Problems that might occur with oracle solaris 11 and workarounds. It supports the products based on the intel 82599,x520,x540,x550,and x552 10 gigabit. Identify your ethernet device, driver version, and update the. Verify the driver version oracle solaris 11 sun dual port. Windows driver and xinput wrapper for sony dualshock 34 controllers. Finding the nic driver version on solaris 11 unix and linux forums. I suppose there is a new ixbge driver available at oracle as well but oracle offers updates for solaris 11 only with a paid subscription. This is the most current release of the ixgbe driver for linux, which supports kernel versions 2. Nic drivers for opensolaris project and by marvells own drivers for solaris. Driver development for oracle solaris is d0ne at oracle while developments of the free solaris forks is done at illumos.
How can i obtain the ixgbe drivers if those are the ones i need. It supports the products based on the intel 82599, x540, x550, and x552 10 gigabit ethernet controllers. Bootable live usb creator for ubuntu, fedora, and linux distributions about site. Hpe distributes solaris drivers for their 10gbe gear on their proliant update. If you are using a newer kernel or distro it is likely that its ixgbe driver is at least as up to date as the out of tree oot driver found here. Are you sure the driver version is not bumped when you install new firmware.
Verify the driver version oracle solaris 11 sun dual. Can some one confirm is this is not supported with intel ixgbe driver or if there is alternate way to do this. In solaris 10 it was easy, a simple grep through modinfo output and youd have the version of any loaded module, including your nic drivers. Intel 10gbps nic not working within solaris 11 server fault.
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