Intel® Network Adapter Virtual Function Driver for Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connections

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7/14/2020

Introduction

Provides the ixgbevf driver version 4.8.1 for Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connection virtual function devices.

Available Downloads

  • Linux*
  • Size: 203.5 KB
  • SHA1: D6696C200F306AA459EBF1AC51808B693F11C841

Detailed Description

Overview

This release includes ixgbe Linux*-base drivers for Intel® Ethernet Network Connections.

The ixgbe driver supports devices based on the following controllers:

  • Intel® Ethernet Controller 82598
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller 82599
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller X520
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller X540
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller x550
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller X552
  • Intel® Ethernet Controller X553

The ixgbevf driver can only be activated on kernels that support SR-IOV. It supports all of the above devices except for the Intel® Ethernet Controller 82598.

ixgbe-x.x.x.tar.gz
ixgbevf-x.x.x.tar.gz

Due to the continuous development of the Linux kernel, the drivers are updated more often than the bundled releases. The latest driver can be found on http://e1000.sourceforge.net (and also on http://downloadcenter.intel.com.)

What's new?

See the release notes for what is new, bug fixes, known issues, installation instructions, and supported hardware.