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Broadcom OneConnect-OCE-ER114
September 12, 2017
OneConnect™ Errata
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SOFTWARE VERSION R11.4
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Technologies, Avago, and the A logo are among the trademarks of Broadcom and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain
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Table of Contents
1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................4
2 Changes and Updates .................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Upgrading the Firmware to R11.4 on OCe14000 Series Adapters......................................................................4
2.2 Boot Updates .......................................................................................................................................................4
2.2.1 iBFT Support..............................................................................................................................................4
2.2.2 iSCSI Boot.................................................................................................................................................5
2.2.3 Enabling RoCE on OCe14000 Series Adapters........................................................................................5
2.2.4 Selecting the NIC+RoCE Personality from the Adapter Menus.................................................................5
2.2.4.1 Selecting the NIC+RoCE Personality from the PXESelect Utility......................................................................5
2.2.4.2 Configuring RoCE on OCe14000 Adapters Using OneCommand Manager.....................................................6
2.2.4.3 Configuring RoCE as a Single Personality........................................................................................................6
2.2.4.4 Configuring RoCE in a Custom View ................................................................................................................7
2.2.4.5 Configuring RoCE for OCe14000 Series Using the CLI....................................................................................8
2.2.4.5.1 SetAdapterPortConfig..............................................................................................................................8
2.2.4.5.2 Supported Platforms ................................................................................................................................8
2.2.4.5.3 Syntax......................................................................................................................................................8
2.2.4.5.4 Example...................................................................................................................................................8
2.2.5 Resolved Issues ........................................................................................................................................9
2.3 VMware Driver Updates.......................................................................................................................................9
2.3.1 Transient Parity Error Support...................................................................................................................9
2.3.2 NparEP Interface.......................................................................................................................................9
2.3.3 Disabling msix............................................................................................................................................9
2.3.4 Resolved Issues ........................................................................................................................................9
2.4 Windows Driver Updates .....................................................................................................................................9
2.4.1 Transient Parity Error Support...................................................................................................................9
2.4.2 Windows Server 2008 and R2 Support .....................................................................................................9
2.4.3 Nano Server Support...............................................................................................................................10
2.4.4 Resolved Issues ......................................................................................................................................10
2.5 Linux Driver Updates .........................................................................................................................................10
2.5.1 Transient Parity Error Support.................................................................................................................10
2.5.2 Operating System Support Updates........................................................................................................10
2.5.3 ocrdma Drivers Cannot be Loaded Known Issue ....................................................................................10
2.5.4 Resolved Issues ......................................................................................................................................10
2.6 OneCommand Manager (OCM) Updates ..........................................................................................................10
2.6.1 WebLaunch..............................................................................................................................................10
2.6.2 .Resolved Issues .....................................................................................................................................11
2.7 Emulex OneCapture for OneConnect Adapters User Guide Updates...............................................................11
2.7.1 OneCapture System Folder.....................................................................................................................11
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1 Overview
This document provides information on the changes and updates to OneConnect Series documentation for the R11.4
software release. The following OneConnect documents are impacted:
Emulex
®
OneCommand
®
CNA Manager Application for OneConnect Adapters Users Guide
(PN OCM-APP-OCA-UG1Xx)
Emulex Boot for NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE Protocols User Guide (PN NIF-Boot-OCA-UG1Xx)
Emulex Drivers for Linux for OneConnect Adapters User Guide (PN DRVLin-OCA-UGXx)
Emulex Drivers for Linux for OneConnect Adapters Release Notes (PN DRVLin-OCA-RNXxx)
Emulex Drivers for Windows for OneConnect Adapters Quick Installation Guide
(PN DRVWINOCA-IG1Xx)
Emulex Drivers for Windows for OneConnect Adapters User Guide (PN DRVWINOCA-UG1Xx)
Emulex OneCapture™ for OneConnect Adapters User Guide (PN OneCapture-OCA-UG1Xx)
VMware Release Notes
VMware User Guide
Windows Release Notes
2 Changes and Updates
Refer to the following sections for information on changes and updates for the OneConnect R11.4 software release.
Upgrading the Firmware to R11.4 on OCe14000 Series Adapters
Boot Updates
VMware Driver Updates
Windows Driver Updates
OneCommand Manager (OCM) Updates
Configuring RoCE on OCe14000 Adapters Using OneCommand Manager
Emulex OneCapture for OneConnect Adapters User Guide Updates
2.1 Upgrading the Firmware to R11.4 on OCe14000 Series Adapters
If the system personality is set to NIC+RoCE, a RoCE profile selection menu is displayed if the current adapter firmware is
R11.2 or earlier. The RoCE profile can be set to either RoCE-1 or RoCE-2. In R11.4 firmware versions, this option has been
deprecated. The RoCE profile is set to RoCE-2 by default by the adapter firmware if the adapter is set to the NIC+RoCE
personality with R11.4 firmware installed. When the adapter firmware is upgraded from older versions to R11.4 versions with
the adapter personality set to NIC+RoCE and RoCE profile set to RoCE-1, the adapter firmware automatically changes the
RoCE profile to RoCE-2. If the R11.2 firmware update tool is used with an adapter with firmware R11.4, RoCE-1 and RoCE-
2 options continue to display, but selecting RoCE-1 results an error.
2.2 Boot Updates
This section discusses updates to the OneConnect boot application.
2.2.1 iBFT Support
iBFT is no longer supported in the UEFI.
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2.2.2 iSCSI Boot
An iSCSI boot from a disk with a 4k logical sector size is now supported by iSCSI UEFI.
2.2.3 Enabling RoCE on OCe14000 Series Adapters
To enable RoCE on OCe14000 series adapters:
NOTE: RoCE is available as a Technical Preview only. Do not use RoCE in a production environment.
NOTE: The NIC+RoCE personality is available only on Emulex OCe14000-series adapters running Windows or Linux with
both UMC and SR-IOV disabled.
2.2.4 Selecting the NIC+RoCE Personality from the Adapter Menus
To select the NIC+RoCE personality from the adapter menus:
1. Access the Personality Selection dialog from the adapter menus.
2. Select NIC+RoCE and press Enter.
3. Select Save and press Enter.
NOTE: Additional configuration changes can be made after changing the Personality setting; however, a reboot is required
before the new Personality setting takes effect.
2.2.4.1 Selecting the NIC+RoCE Personality from the PXESelect Utility
After the PXE boot BIOS is initialized, you can use the PXESelect utility to set up a PXE bootable network by configuring
the adapters.
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1. Access the Controller Configuration menu from the PXESelect utility.
2. Set the Personality to NIC+RoCE.
3. Press F7 to Save.
2.2.4.2 Configuring RoCE on OCe14000 Adapters Using OneCommand Manager
This section discusses RoCE configuration changes due to the R11.4 firmware revision.
2.2.4.3 Configuring RoCE as a Single Personality
To configure RoCE as a single personality:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the OCe14000-series adapter to configure.
2. From the Adapter Configuration tab, select Single Personality (all ports).
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3. Select the personality from the Personality pull-down menu.
4. After rebooting a NIC+RoCE configuration, the Current Configuration field displays NIC+RoCE along with the
description of the selected RoCE profile.
NOTE: R11.2 and prior versions of the OCM show RoCE-1 and RoCE-2 profiles as options which are no longer provided
in the R11.4 firmware revision.
5. Click Apply.
A message displays with the profiles activation requirements.
NOTE: The NIC+RoCE personality is available only on Emulex OCe14000-series adapters running Windows or Linux with
both UMC and SR-IOV disabled.
NOTE: The NIC+RoCE personality implies that all the enabled functions provide RoCE functionality.
2.2.4.4 Configuring RoCE in a Custom View
To configure RoCE in a custom view:
1. From the discovery-tree, select the OCe14000-series adapter to configure.
2. Select Configure NIC+RoCE.
Only the first function of each port is available.
3. Select NIC+RoCE or NIC to run on each port.
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NOTE: Storage functions cannot be configured if any of the ports on the adapter are configured to run NIC+RoCE.
NOTE: R11.2 and prior versions of the OCM show RoCE-1 and RoCE-2 profiles as options which are no longer provided
in the R11.4 firmware revision.
2.2.4.5 Configuring RoCE for OCe14000 Series Using the CLI
To configure RoCE using the CLI, refer to the following sections.
2.2.4.5.1 SetAdapterPortConfig
The SetAdapterPortConfig command can be used to configure the NIC+RoCE profile.
2.2.4.5.2 Supported Platforms
Linux, Solaris, and Windows
2.2.4.5.3 Syntax
SetAdapterPortConfig <MAC | WWPN> p0=fcnCfg [p1=fcnCfg] [p2=fcnCfg] [p3=fcnCfg]
[mctype=Type]
2.2.4.5.4 Example
>brcmhbacmd SetAdapterPortConfig 00-00-c9-12-34-56 p0=nic+roce p1=nic p2=nic
p3=nic+roce
>brcmhbacmd GetAdapterPortConfig 00-00-c9-12-34-56
Number of Ports : 4
Maximum FCoE Functions : 4
Maximum iSCSI Functions : 4
Mixed Mode I/O Allowed : Yes
Concurrent I/O Mode Allowed : Yes
ROCE Functions Allowed : Yes
RebootRequired : Yes
Active Configuration
Profile ID : 37
MCType : None
SR-IOV State: Disabled
Port Assignments:
Port 0: NIC,iSCSI,FCoE
Port 1: NIC,FCoE,None
Port 2: NIC,iSCSI,None
Port 3: NIC,None,None
Reboot Configuration
Profile ID : 21
MCType : None
SR-IOV State: Disabled
Port Assignments:
Port 0 (p0): NIC+RoCE,None,None
Port 1 (p1): NIC,None,None
Port 2 (p2): NIC,None,None
Port 3 (p3): NIC+RoCE,None,None
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NOTE: (pN) labels are the port parameter names to use in the SetAdapterPortConfig command (e.g., p0=NIC, FCoE
p1=NIC, iSCSI).
2.2.5 Resolved Issues
The following boot driver issues have been resolved in this release:
Changing the MPIO and boot support values together changes only the MPIO value.
Wait for at least four seconds when Port 0 is enabled/disabled to allow the firmware to report the correct link state.
2.3 VMware Driver Updates
This section discusses updates to the OneConnect VMware.
2.3.1 Transient Parity Error Support
Added support for iSCSI boot from SAN configuration.
2.3.2 NparEP Interface
Starting a virtual machine after attaching an NparEP interface as a pass-through results in an operating system error (often
referred to as a PSOD). The computer may freeze and require restarting to make it operational.
Do not use an NparEP function as a physical function pass-through.
2.3.3 Disabling msix
Disabling msix for an adapter in mixed mode may result in an operating system error (often referred to as a PSOD). The
computer may freeze and require restarting to make it operational.
2.3.4 Resolved Issues
The following VMware driver issues have been resolved in this release:
Unable to discover 256 targets on a SKH adapter.
2.4 Windows Driver Updates
This section discusses updates to the OneConnect drivers.
2.4.1 Transient Parity Error Support
Added support for iSCSI boot from SAN configuration.
2.4.2 Windows Server 2008 and R2 Support
Windows Server 2008 and R2 are no longer supported.
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2.4.3 Nano Server Support
Nano server is no longer supported.
2.4.4 Resolved Issues
The following Windows driver issues have been resolved in this release:
Clear the Bus Master DMA when the firmware IOCTL times out to prevent DMA from clearing for already freed memory.
2.5 Linux Driver Updates
This section discusses updates to the OneConnect drivers.
2.5.1 Transient Parity Error Support
Added support for transient parity error (TPE).
2.5.2 Operating System Support Updates
RedHat Linux 7.4 and SLES 12 SP3 are now supported.
2.5.3 ocrdma Drivers Cannot be Loaded Known Issue
When OCe14000 series adapters are present in the system, OCRDMA drivers are loaded even if the adapter profile is not
RoCE.
Workaround
Unload the ocrdma driver and then unload the NIC driver.
2.5.4 Resolved Issues
The following Linux driver issues have been resolved in this release:
Emulex be2net inbox driver delays the failover in a bond after getting unrecoverable error in adapter.
Iscsiadm displays the same IQN name for both the ports (even though different IQNs are configured in the OCM).
2.6 OneCommand Manager (OCM) Updates
This section discusses updates to the OneCommand manager.
2.6.1 WebLaunch
The WebLaunch function is no longer supported in the OCM beginning with R11.4.
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2.6.2 .Resolved Issues
The following application issues have been resolved in this release:
esxcli iSCSI logicalnetworkportal list command failed.
Fixed MILI to validate TargetName and IPAddress before writing into an MILI internal file.
2.7 Emulex OneCapture for OneConnect Adapters User Guide Updates
This section discusses updates to the Emulex OneCapture for OneConnect Adapters User Guide.
2.7.1 OneCapture System Folder
The OneCapture utility accesses the following folders when it is running.
var/log/
/sys/class/
/proc/
/etc/
/boot/
/usr/sbin/brcmocmanager/
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Revision History
OneConnect-OCE-ER114; September 12, 2017
Initial release.
www.broadcom.com
© 2017 by Broadcom. All rights reserved.
Broadcom, the pulse logo, Connecting everything, Avago Technologies, Avago, and the A logo are among the trademarks
of Broadcom and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU.
Copyright © 2017 by Broadcom. All Rights Reserved.
The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Limited and/or its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
www.broadcom.com
.
Broadcom reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products or data herein to improve reliability,
function, or design. Information furnished by Broadcom is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Broadcom does
not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of this information, nor the application or use of any product or
circuit described herein, neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others.
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