Updating Your NIC Teaming Drivers for Dell Systems - User Guide & Manual
Summary
This document resolves Intel NIC teaming driver issues on Dell systems. It covers Dynamic Link Aggregation problems on various operating systems with Intel NIC drivers versions 7.0 and 7.1. Addresses specific issues on Windows 2000 Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3, and 802.3ad failures. Solutions involve downloading updated drivers. Intended for administrators troubleshooting NIC teaming.
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Updating Your NIC Teaming Drivers This document provides information about resolving Intel® NIC teaming issues. Driver Issues When Running the Dynamic Link Aggregation on any Operating System Intel NIC drivers, family driver version 7.1, may fail when running 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation on some switches. To correct this issue, download updated drivers from the Dell™ Support website at support.dell.com.
Driver Issues When Running the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Operating System Intel NIC drivers, family driver version 7.0 and 7.1, iansw2k.sys file version 6.25, may fail to initialize when a system with a configured team is rebooted, or when a team is modified or reinitialized. To correct this issue, download updated drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Driver Issues When Running the Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Operating System Intel NIC drivers, version 7.1, ians file versions 2.4.12d and 2.4.12g, may cause a kernel panic when Dell Online diagnostic memory tests are run in a loop. This only occurs when you are running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 2.1) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 3) operating system. To correct this issue, download updated drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I resolve general Intel NIC teaming issues and driver failures?
You must download updated drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
What issue might occur with Windows 2000 Server when modifying a network team?
The iansw2k.sys file may fail to initialize if the system reboots, or if the configured team is modified or reinitialized.
Are there stability concerns running memory diagnostic tests on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?
Yes, version 7.1 drivers can cause a kernel panic when Dell Online diagnostic memory tests are run in a loop.