Broadcom (R) NetXtreme (TM) Gigabit Ethernet Software CD for the BCM570x-based servers and adapters. RELEASE 7.0.5 (12/03/2003) ===================================================================== Full release package from the Broadcom v7.0.5 Drivers Software CD Release. CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Configuration 4.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 5.0 Trademarks and Notices 6.0 License and Disclaimer 1.0 Overview _____________ This package includes device drivers and documentation for IBM Broadcom 570x-based Gigabit Ethernet, including all current 570x-based Gigabit Ethernet Server Adapter options ( 22P7801, 31P6301, 31P6401 ). This package is created by PackageForTheWeb, which allows users to be able to extract all files and directories into either the default destination provided or any drive destination the users wish to specify. This release contains the following software programs: BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows NT4 - b57nt4.sys Microsoft Windows NT service pack 6 or greater is recommended to use with this release of the miniport driver. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \WindowsNT\Driver subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 2000 - b57w2k.sys This driver supports offloading with: - Onchip checksum IP, UDP, TCP - Jumbo frames - VLAN WOL (requires board revision of BCM95700 REV12 and above). Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Windows2000\Driver subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - b57xp32.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Windows2003\32Bit subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64 Bit Edition - b57xp64.sys Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Windows2003\64Bit subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x DOS/OS2 NDIS2 Driver - b57.dos, b57.os2 Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \NDIS2 for latest changes. BCM570x Server ODI Driver - b57.lan This driver supports Novell Netware 4.2, 5.x and 6.x. This driver also supports IP, TCP/UDP checksum offload (5.1 or greater) and PCI hotplug. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Netware\Driver subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x DOS ODI Driver - b57.com This driver provides the Netware ODI Dos client driver for B5700. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Netware\Dos subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x Netware SNMP - BSNMP.NLM This file is located in the \Netware\BcmServ subdirectory. BCM570x Linux Driver This driver supports LINUX Redhat Version 2.2, 6.x, 7.0, 7.2, 8.0 and RH Advanced Server 2.1. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \linux subdirectory for latest changes. BCM570x Linux SNMP - This SNMP agent is designed to support the configuration and statistics information pertaining to the Broadcom BASP driver. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \linux\SNMP subdirectory for latest changes. BROADCOM Advanced Server Program (BASP) for Microsoft Windows NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003. In this release, Broadcom Smart Load Balance (SLB) supports failover among BCM570x Adapters independent of transport protocols(TCP/ip, IPX, Netbeui). Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \WindowsNT\BcmServ, \Windows2000\BcmServ, \Windows.NET32\BcmServ and \Windows.NET64\BcmServ subdirectory's for latest changes. BROADCOM Advanced Server Program for Novell Netware 4.2 (basp4x.lan)/5.X /6.x (basp.lan) In this release, Broadcom Smart Load Balance (SLB) supports failover among BCM570x Adapters independent of transport protocols(TCP/ip, IPX, Netbeui). A Broadcom version (v2.05b) of Alteon Tigon 2 ODI Driver is required to support failover from BCM570x Adapters to Alteon Tigon 2. VLAN is not supported in this release. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Netware\BcmServ subdirectory for latest changes. BROADCOM Advanced Server Program (BASP) for Linux This release supports failover and load balance using Broadcom Smart Load Balance and Fast Ether Channel(FEC/GEC). Refer to \Linux\BcmServ\release.txt for details information. BASP Silent Config Program - BaspSCfg.exe - Broadcom BASP Silent Configuration is a Win32 console application that allows end users to configure team(s), VLAN(s) and static IP address for team(s) and VLAN(s) from command line or a input file. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \tools\BaspSCfg directory for latest changes. BCM570x SCO OpenServer Release 5 driver - VOL.000.000 Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sco\OpenSrv directory for latest changes. Broadcom BCM570x Unixware 7 driver Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sco\uw71 directory for latest changes. BROADCOM Advanced Control Suite (BACS) This is an integrated GUI application that allows you to view information of all NICs in the system, configure the load balance and failover team, view statistics per VLAN, and LOAD BALANCE teams. The Cable diagnostic is supported in this release. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\IA32 subdirectory for latest changes. This application should be installed by running setup from the \MgmtApps\IA32 subdirectory on the installation CD. Note: This setup will also install the file baspmgnt.dll (see item 15 below) The help/F1 is supported starting with version 1.17 or greater. BROADCOM Advanced Control Suite (BACS IA64) Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\IA64 subdirectory for latest changes. Support for PCI hot plug via DMI Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\ReleaseNotes\dmi for latest changes. Note: Support for PCI hot plug under NT4 is embedded within the BCM570x Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Miniport Driver see item (1) above. EFI User Diagnostics Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \efi\Userdiag subdirectory for latest changes. EFI Universal Network Driver Interface Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \efi\undi subdirectory for latest changes. SNMP - Broadcom Advanced Server Program SNMP sub-agents Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\Notes\snmp subdirectory for latest changes. SNMP - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller SNMP sub-agents Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\Notes\Bcmif subdirectory for latest changes. ChkFirm - chkfirm.exe - A utility for checking firmware version of Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Adapter. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Tools\ChkFirm subdirectory for latest changes. Unattend - Unattended Installation is a hands-free and convenient method of installing Microsoft Windows 2000. It allows the administrator to set options in the unattended.txt for specific needs. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Tools\Unattend subdirectory for latest changes. Update - The unattended update mode performs software updates on Windows 2000 and XP32. It upgrades the drivers silently by copying the files and updating the registry. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Tools\Update subdirectory for latest changes. CIM Provider - Broadcom CIM Providers for Windows 2000 Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\ReleaseNotes\cim for latest changes. Note: CIM - Failover events indication under Windows 2000 are supported within the intermediate drivers (baspw2k.dll). Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \MgmtApps\ReleaseNotes\cim subdirectory for latest changes. Broadcom Management Programs Setup Application- located in the \MgmtApps\IA32 subdirectory on the CD. This setup application will allow you to install 3 components onto your system. You may install the Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite, SNMP sub-agents, and/or the PCI Hot Plug service. Note: The Microsoft SNMP Service must be installed for the Advanced Server SNMP sub-agents to work properly. Also, if you wish to utilize the Hot Plug feature, DMI Service Provider software v2.0 MUST be installed "prior" to installing the Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug service. See release notes for each of these products for more information. Note: The Broadcom DMI PCI Hot Plug service is not available on Windows 2000 systems. MakeDisk Setup Application - Driver installation diskettes can be created using this setup program located in the \MakeDisk subdirectory. The BACS Systray is bundled in BACS for easy access to the control suite. This utility is installed when installing BACS. * Third-party trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. Broadcom, Broadcom Advanced Server Program, Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite, and Smart Load Balance are registered trademarks of Broadcom Corporation. 2.0 Change History ____________________ A summary of the driver level changes are in the RELEASE.TXT file in the root directory and shown below. For detailed changes for each device driver, see the RELEASE.TXT file in the sub-directory that contains the device driver. *** Release Version Information Table *** Product Version Previous Release (6.7.7) Windows NT4 Driver 7.33 7.33 Windows 2000 Driver 7.33* 7.33* Windows Server 2003 Driver 7.33* 7.33* Windows Server 2003 64 Bit Driver 7.33* 7.33* DOS/OS2 NDIS2 Driver 7.09 7.09 Netware ODI Driver 7.03 7.02 Netware DOS ODI Driver 7.07 7.07 Netware SNMP 1.03 1.03 Linux Driver 7.1.9 7.1.9 Linux SNMP 1.0.1 1.0.1 BASP Windows NT 6.0.8 6.0.8 BASP Windows 2000 6.0.8* 6.0.8* BASP Windows Server 2003 6.0.8* 6.0.8* BASP Windows Server 2003 64 Bit 6.0.8* 6.0.8* BASP Netware 2.24 2.24 BASP Linux 6.1.2 6.1.2 BASP Silent Config Program 6.04 6.04 SCO OpenServer 7.0.5 7.0.5 Unixware 7 7.0.7 7.0.7 BACS 7.0.8 7.0.8 BMAPI for Linux 6.0.2 6.0.2 BMAPI for NetWare 1.04 1.04 DMI PCI Hot Plug 1.09 1.09 EFI User Diagnostics 7.06 7.06 EFI UNDI 7.0.0 7.0.0 SNMP-BASP for Windows 1.0.7 1.0.7 SNMP-NetExtreme Gigabit Ctrl. 1.04 1.04 CIM Provider 6.0.10 6.0.10 CABW32 6.1.0 6.1.0 ChkFirm 1.6 1.6 Unattend 1.04 1.04 DrvInst (formerly called update) 6.00 1.02 BCM570x Manuals 3.11.03 3.11.03 Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver. 3.0 Installation and Configuration ____________________________________ Execute the LAUNCH.EXE in the root directory to view the User Guide, install applications, create diskettes, or browse the contents of this release. 4.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ________________________________________ IBM Support Web Site: http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support IBM Marketing Netfinity Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide. 5.0 Trademarks and Notices ____________________________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM eserver xSeries Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 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