Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 89)

The following features are now available in supported kernels:
l Native VLANs
l Channel Bonding (teaming)
l SNMP
l Generic Receive Offload
l Data Center Bridging
Adapter teaming is now implemented using the native Linux Channel bonding module. This is included in supported
Linux kernels. Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: /doc-
umentation/networking/bonding.txt
Use ethtool, lspci, or ifconfig to obtain driver information. Instructions on updating the ethtool can be found in the Addi-
tional Configurations section later in this page.
ixgbe Linux Base Driver Supported Adapters
The following Intel network adapters are compatible with the Linux driver in this release:
Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
82598EB Intel® 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter E45329-xxx, E92325-xxx and E45320-xxx
82598GB Intel® 10 Gigabit AT Server Adapter D79893-xxx and E84436-xxx
82598GB Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter D99083-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4 Mezz E62954-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-2 G18786-xxx and G20891-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet X520 10GbE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz G18846-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2 E76986-xxx and E92016-xxx
X540 Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X540-t Adapter G35632-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter G28774-xxx and G38004-xxx
X540 Intel® Ethernet 10G 4P X540/I350 rNDC G14843-xxx, G59298-xxx, and G33388-xxx
82599 Intel Ethernet 10G 4P X520/I350 rNDC G61346-xxx and G63668-xxx
82599 Intel® Ethernet 10G 2P X520-k bNDC G19030-xxx
To verify your adapter is supported, find the board ID number on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a
number in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits). Match this to the list of numbers above.
For more information on how to identify your adapter or for the latest network drivers for Linux, see Customer Support .
SFP+ Devices with Pluggable Optics
NOTE: For 92500-based SFP+ fiber adapters, using "ifconfig down" turns off the laser. "ifconfig up" turns
the laser on.
For information on using SFP+ devices with pluggable optics, click here .
Building and Installation
There are three methods for installing the Linux driver:
l Install from Source Code
l
Install Using KMP RPM
l Install Using KMOD RPM