Hi all
Can anyone explain why the new QLogic NIC (formerly Broadcom) firmware and driver aren't listed on the download pages for 11G-servers?
We have a bunch of R710 servers (Windows Server 2012 R2) with BCM5709C NetXtreme II NIC's which according to the release notes are compatible with these new updates.
If you go to the download page for R710 these files don't show up, (only the older Broadcom files).
If I instead run the latest SUU (15.04.200.109) on a R710, the new QLogic fw and driver are listed as upgradable.
One strange thing here is that the fw-package version in the SUU is 7.12.15.
(I can't remember seeing that version on the Driver and download pages).
The version of "QLogic BCM57xx and BCM57xxx Network Device Firmware 7.12" that is downloadable for e.g. R720 is 7.12.17.
When checking compliance on R710 in OME with the latest catalog version, none of the new QLogic driver or firmware shows up.
I have applied these new QLogic updates on a R710 in our lab and both installed without problems and seem to work well.
I'm kind of confused now and would like to know if Dell supports the QLogic fw and driver on R710 with BCM5709C NetXtreme II NIC's.