Oracle Quad 10Gb Ethernet Adapter User's Guide

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Updated: July 2015
 
 

Verify the i40evf Driver (Oracle Solaris)

The i40e and i40evf software package comes bundled in the Oracle Solaris software. Two device drivers are available for this adapter:

  • i40e - Physical function (PF) driver

  • i40evf - Virtual function (VF) driver


Note -  The Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU11 OS is the first release to support this adapter. You can upgrade to or install this release, but the version of the driver must be the same on both the client and the server.
  1. Check the version of the i40evf installed driver.
    # ls -l /kernel/drv/$(isainfo -n)/i40evf 
    

    If the version number is not at least 1.1.9, you must install the latest driver, or you can reinstall the OS.

    For the latest list of supported platforms and operating systems, refer to the Oracle Quad 10Gb Ethernet Adapter Product Notes at:

    http://www.oracle.com/goto/quad-10gb-ethernet-adapter/docs For Oracle Solaris OS systems, the minimum supported version is required, which is Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU11.

  2. If the i40evf driver is not installed, do so now.
    # add_drv -i '"pciex8086,154c" "pciex8086,1571" i40evf
    

    Note - If the i40evf driver is not listed, the driver might not be loaded. You can use the modload(1M) command to load the driver if needed.
    # modload /kernel/drv/arch/i40evf
    

    where arch is amd64 for 64-bit Intel servers or sparcv9 for Oracle SPARC servers.

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