OneConnect VFAs for IBM BladeCenter Release Notes
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Introduction
This document contains important information about the Emulex
®
OneConnect
™
OCm11102-N-X,
OCm11102-I-X, OCm11102-N-XI, and OCm10102-N-XI Virtual Fabric Adapters (VFA).
This document includes the following sections:
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Overview of the products.
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New features that were added to the products.
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Switches that support the VFAs.
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The various operating systems that support the VFAs.
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Pointer to the instructions for installing the OneConnect VFA software.
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Instructions for updating the Emulex OneConnect firmware.
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Information on how vNIC function numbers correlate to vNIC IDs on the switch.
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Resolved issues in this release.
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Known issues in this release.
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Technical tips.
Product Overview
The OCm11102-N-X, OCm11102-I-X, OCm11102-N-XI, and OCm10102-N-XI VFAs provide traditional
network interface card (NIC) functionality for a 10-gigabit (Gb/s) Enhanced Ethernet (EE) fabric.
Highlights of this release include:
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Support for the Emulex OneCommand Manager
™
application.
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Support for SOL (OCm11102-N-X and OCm11102-N-XI VFAs only).
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Dual port 10-Gb adapter supporting multiple virtual I/O functions.
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Virtual NIC: Physical ports can be divided into a maximum of eight virtual NICs per adapter with
bandwidth allocation in 100-MB increments. Each virtual NIC appears as an individual adapter
to the operating system.
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FCoE functionality
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Support for Boot from Network via iSCSI software or hardware initiator.
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Support for FCoE Boot from SAN.
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Support for hardware licensing.
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User documentation includes:
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OneCommand Manager Application User Manual:
Describes how to use the
OneCommand Manager application.
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Firmware Update Manual:
Provides a reference to Emulex applications that include
firmware update capability.
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Operating system—specific documentation: May include driver user manuals, quick
installation guides, and release notes.
Note:
The driver versions listed in the operating system—specific documentation may not
match the driver versions provided for the VFA. If this is the case, any differences in
functionality are listed in the New Features section of the
Emulex OneConnect
OCm10102-N-X, OCm11102-N-X, OCm10102-N-XI, and OCm11102-N-XI Virtual
Fabric Adapters (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter Release Notes
(this document).