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NEC Express5800/100 Series LAN Driver Module(V17.2/T7.12)
(Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2008)
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Software name : NEC Express5800/100 Series LAN Driver
Registered name : GVO-007598-G01_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip(x is an expression of
arbitrary numbers)
Copyright (C) : Broadcom Corporation.
QLogic Corporation.
Models : See below
Operating system: See below
Software type : Windows LAN Driver
File Type : .zip file
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[ About the software ]
NEC Express5800/100 Series LAN Driver in the following NEC Express5800 server.
The following problems are fixed in the Software.
1) In the environment of using Broadcom NetXtreme 1-gigabit network adapters
(BCM 5719/5720), the following problems occur when you power on the server
from AC OFF state.
-Virtual machine on Hyper-v cannot connect to network.
-Virtual machine on Hyper-v cannot be shut down.
-It cannot connect to network by LAN port.
-Windows cannot be booted normally.
This problem occur following composition.
NEC Express5800/R120d-1E, R120d-2E, R120e-1E, R120e-2E, R120f-2E, T120f
NEC Express5800/R120f-1E, R120f-1M, R120f-2M (only using N8104-154F)
or Server using N8104-133, N8104-152
2) If you have configured teaming LAN on the system that using WSFC for Hyper-V,
the network connection between virtual machine and Host OS becomes unavailable.
3) In iSCSI multipath environment, the screen of Broadcom Advanced Control
Suite(BACS) may not be displayed correctly.
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[ Target Models, Target OS ]
Target models and operating system of the Software, are as follows.
- Models:
NEC Express5800/R110d-1E
NEC Express5800/R110e-1E
NEC Express5800/R110f-1E
NEC Express5800/R110g-1E
NEC Express5800/R120d-1E
NEC Express5800/R120d-1M
NEC Express5800/R120d-2E
NEC Express5800/R120d-2M
NEC Express5800/R120e-1E
NEC Express5800/R120e-1M
NEC Express5800/R120e-2E
NEC Express5800/R120e-2M
NEC Express5800/R120f-1E
NEC Express5800/R120f-1M
NEC Express5800/R120f-2E
NEC Express5800/R120f-2M
NEC Express5800/GT110d
NEC Express5800/GT110d-S
NEC Express5800/GT110e
NEC Express5800/GT110e-S
NEC Express5800/T110f-E
NEC Express5800/T110f-S
NEC Express5800/T110g-E
NEC Express5800/T110g-S
NEC Express5800/T120d
NEC Express5800/T120e
NEC Express5800/T120f
NEC Express5800/E110d-1
NEC Express5800/E120d-1
NEC Express5800/E120d-M
NEC Express5800/E120e-M
NEC Express5800/E120f-M
- Operating System:
Windows Server 2008 Standard(32bit)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise(32bit)
Windows Server 2008 Standard(64bit)
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise(64bit)
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
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[ Update history ]
March 2016
<Bug fix>
1) In the environment of using Broadcom NetXtreme 1-gigabit network adapters
(BCM 5719/5720), the following problems occur when you power on the server
from AC OFF state.
-Virtual machine on Hyper-v cannot connect to network.
-Virtual machine on Hyper-v cannot be shut down.
-It cannot connect to network by LAN port.
-Windows cannot be booted normally.
2) If you have configured teaming LAN on the system that using WSFC for Hyper-V,
the network connection between virtual machine and Host OS becomes unavailable.
3) In iSCSI multipath environment, the screen of Broadcom Advanced Control
Suite(BACS) may not be displayed correctly.
April 2014
<Bug fix>
1)The teaming adapter link is down, and cannot communicate when start the
system.
2)If you have configured teaming LAN on your system, teaming driver hang and
can't communicate.
Or system is rebooted forcibly by stall monitoring of ESMPRO/ServerAgent.
If BACS version is not v16.3.1.0, The phenomenon of above does not occur.
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Read the following User License Agreement ("Agreement") carefully. If you do
not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you must not download
the Software. Downloading the Software indicates your acceptance of the terms
and conditions of the Agreement.
[ User License Agreement ]
NEC Corporation ("NEC") grants you the right to use the Software under the
terms and conditions of this Agreement only in the country in which you
acquired the Software. You shall agree to all provisions of this Agreement and
assume responsibility for selection, installation, use and effect of the
Software purchased for your desired effect.
1. Terms
1.1 This Agreement shall come into force on the date of your receipt of the
Software.
1.2 You may terminate the license granted hereunder by notifying us in writing
at least one month prior to the desired termination date.
1.3 NEC may terminate the license granted you hereunder at any time if you
fail to comply with any terms and conditions of this Agreement.
1.4 The license to the Software shall remain in force until the license is
terminated on the date set forth hereunder.
1.5 Upon termination of the license, other rights granted you hereunder shall
also be terminated. You must destroy or dispose of the Software, any copies
of the Software and manual and other materials provided with the Software.
2. Copyright
2.1 The Software shall solely be used in the NEC Express5800 servers.
2.2 NEC grants you the right to use the Software only in the country in which
you acquired the Software in accordance with the conditions of the
preceding paragraph.
3. Copying, altering, and combining of the Software
3.1 You may only make one copy of the Software solely for a backup purpose,
provided, however, that the copy of the Software is loaded into permanent
memory of the system. You may store the Software solely to prevent damages
or loss of the memory media.
3.2 You shall place the copyright notice and other legends on each copy of the
Software.
3.3 You may not use, copy, alter, combine, publish, reproduce the Software over
the Internet, or otherwise dispose of the Software except as provided in
this Agreement.
3.4 You may not copy, publish the manual or other related documentation
provided with the Software, or reproduce such manual and documentation over
the Internet.
3.5 No intangible property right to the Software shall be transferred to you.
4. Transfer
4.1 You may assign your rights granted hereunder to a third party only if all
conditions below are satisfied:
a. You shall assign and shall not retain this Agreement, the Software, all
copies of the Software, or the manual or other related documentation
provided with the Software.
b. The transferee agrees to this Agreement.
4.2 You shall not sublicense, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the
Software or the right of use to any third party except as provided herein.
5. Reverse compile
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise disassemble the Software.
6. Limitation of warranties
6.1 The Software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. In no event
shall NEC be liable with respect to any claim by you on account of or
arising out of the use of the Software.
6.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, in case NEC
makes any bug-fix version to the Software, NEC will, at its expense,
furnish you with such bug-fix version, update version, or information in
relation to such bug-fix or update version both in the source code form and
object code form, and such bug-fix version or update version shall be
considered as the licensed Software.
7. No liability
In no event shall NEC be liable for any indirect or consequential damages or
loss of profit or damages based on any third party claim, even if NEC has been
advised of the possibility of such damages.
8. Others
You must agree that any disputes concerning this Agreement will be settled at
the Tokyo district court as the exclusively appointed court.
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[ Driver install procedures ]
Perform the following steps to extract the Software and install the driver.
- How to extract:
(1) Download GVO-007598-G01_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip(x is an expression of
arbitrary numbers) to any directory. (for example, "C:\TEMP" folder)
(2) Extract GVO-007598-G01_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.zip(x is an expression
of arbitrary numbers).
Note: You must not use the folder with the name including space (" ")
in extracting the zip file.
- How to install:
(1) Install the driver by referring to "LAN Driver Installation Guide
(Broadcom v17.2/QLogic T7.12)"(v172_WS2008_x86_x64_R2_InstallationGuide_eng.pdf).
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*Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
*Broadcom, the pulse logo, Connecting everything, the Connecting everything
logo, NetXtreme, Ethernet@Wirespeed, LiveLink, and Smart Load Balancing
are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in
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*QLogic is registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation
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