1Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection
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3
4Intel Gigabit Linux driver.
5Copyright(c) 1999 - 2013 Intel Corporation.
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7Contents
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9
10- Identifying Your Adapter
11- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
12- Support
13
14This file describes the ixgbevf Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network
15Connection.
16
17The ixgbevf driver supports 82599-based virtual function devices that can only
18be activated on kernels with CONFIG_PCI_IOV enabled.
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20The ixgbevf driver supports virtual functions generated by the ixgbe driver
21with a max_vfs value of 1 or greater.
22
23The guest OS loading the ixgbevf driver must support MSI-X interrupts.
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25VLANs: There is a limit of a total of 32 shared VLANs to 1 or more VFs.
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27Identifying Your Adapter
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29
30For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
31Driver ID Guide at:
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33    http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/idguide.htm
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35Known Issues/Troubleshooting
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39Support
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41
42For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
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44    http://support.intel.com
45
46or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
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48    http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000
49
50If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported
51kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related
52to the issue to e1000-devel@lists.sf.net
53