Emulex Fibre Channel (FC) Adapter Firmware

Change History

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           Emulex 16GB Gen6 Fibre Channel Firmware Package
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This update package is applicable to the following HBA models:

For installation instructions, see the Install Tip file which is provided
in the downloaded software package.

NOTE:  This document is designed to be cumulative.  The current version
is appended to the previous version(s).
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Severity Definitions:
  Critical:   Unable to use the solution resulting in a critical impact to
              operations. Includes high severity vulnerabilities.
  Suggested:  The solution can be used with some functional restrictions
              resulting in minimal impact to business. Includes medium and
              low severity vulnerabilities.
  Initial:    Initial release of the solution.
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Version 14.4.317.7, Build ID [21B], Severity [Critical]
Release Date [ July 04,2024 ]
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1.0 Overview
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  OS Versions supported
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 Update 7
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 Update 8
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 Update 9
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 3
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 4
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 5
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 6
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 7
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9
		o Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9 Update 1
        o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
		o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
        o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
        o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
		o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
		o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
        o VMware ESXi 6.7 Update <all>
		o VMware ESXi 7.0 Update <all>
		o VMware ESXi 8.0 Update <all>
        o Windows 2016
        o Windows 2019
		o Windows 2022

  Supported configurations can be found on the Lenovo Operating System
  Interoperability Guide at the following website:
  https://lenovopress.com/osig

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2.0 Prerequisites and dependencies
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 - None

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3.0 Security Fixes
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 - None

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4.0 Other Fixes
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 - None

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5.0 Enhancements
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 - Incremental Interoperability:
   - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 7
   - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9 Update 1
   - SuSE Enterprise Linux 15 SP4
   
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6.0 Other Changes
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 - None

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7.0 Limitations
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Firmware Version: 14.0.376.27
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - Disable the "Enable or Disable 16G Forward Error Correction" of 
   "Emulex LPe35002 32Gb 2 port" card via pattern sometimes fails.

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 6
 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9
 - VMware ESXi 8.0
  
Known Issues:
 - none  
 
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Firmware Version: 14.0.376.10
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 5

 - Not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 2
  
Known Issues:
 - none  
 
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Firmware Version: 14.0.376.10
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - SuSE Enterprise Linux 15 SP3
 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 4
 - Windows 2022)
 
 - Not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 Update 1
 - Not supported on Lenovo Flex Servers
 - The following products are not supported with this release
  - 7ZT7A00517 - Emulex LPe32000-M2-L PCIe 32Gb 1-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel
				 Adapter - PCI SSDID: E331
  - 7ZT7A00519 - Emulex LPe32002-M2-L PCIe 32Gb 2-Port SFP+ Fibre Channel
				 Adapter - PCI SSDID: E330
  
Known Issues:
 - none  
 
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Firmware Version: 12.8.497.23
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - RHEL 7.9
 - Lenovo Intel Rack platforms (Machine Types: 7D31,7D32,7D33,7Z70,7Z71,7Z72,
   7Z73,7Z74,7Z75,7Z76)
  
Known Issues:
 - none  
 
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Firmware Version: 12.6.221.25
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - RHEL 7.8, 8.3
 - Lenovo AMD Rack platforms (Machine Types: 7D2X,7D2Y,7D2V,7D2W,7Z59,7Z60,7Z77
   7D2F,7D2G,7D2H)
  
Known Issues:
 - None
 
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Firmware Version: 12.6.221.7
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - RHEL 7.7, 8.1
 - SLES 12 SP5
 - NVMe/FC Sequence Level Error Recovery (SLER)
 - NVMe/FC ANA Failover (RHEL 8.1, ESXi 7.0)
 - NVMe/FC UEFI Boot (LP31, LP32, LP35)
 - SLES 12 SP5 (with NVMe/FC)
 - RHEL 7.7, 8.1 (with NVMe/FC)
 - Citrix XS 8.0
 - ESXi 7.0 (with NVME/FC)
  
Known Issues:
 - None
 
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Firmware Version: 12.4.250.36
Supported On: Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - RHEL 8.0
 - RHEL 6.7 is NOT supported with this release
 - Fibre Channel Port Trunking/Port Aggregation with Brocade Switch
  
Known Issues:
 - None
 
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Firmware Version: 12.2.349.16
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - AMD Epyc 7002 series processor based Lenovo Rack platforms
 - This firmware is not supported on legacy IBM "Blue" servers
  
Known Issues:
 - None
 
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Firmware Version: 12.2.349.8
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack and Flex

Problems Fixed:
 - None

Incremental Interoperability:
 - RHEL 8.0
 - RHEL 6.7 is NOT supported
 - Fibre Channel Port Trunking/Port Aggregation with Brocade Switch
 - This firmware is not supported on legacy IBM "Blue" servers
  
Known Issues:
 - None
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Previous history removed
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Firmware Version: 11.0.270.30
Supported On: Lenovo System x Rack

 - Initial Release

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