| Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card Release Notes |     |
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Sun Dual 10GbE XFP PCI Express Card Release Notes
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Sun Dual 10 GbE XFP PCI Express Card Release Notes
Known Issues With Sun SPARC and Solaris x86 Systems
Issue: nxge Driver for Specific Ethernet Cards Might Report Spurious Errors (CRs 6572623, 6573600, 6623776, and 6625536)
Issue: Upgrading Solaris OS to Solaris 10 8/07 to Fix a Panic Problem Seen With Solaris 10 11/06 (CRs 6613003 and 6591438)
Workaround: Perform One of the Following
Issue: Installing the Correct Versions of nxge Data Integrity Patches for Your System
Workaround: Install the Following Patches
Known Issues With Sun SPARC Systems
Issue: MSI or SoftRing Settings Might Need Site-Specific Adjustment
Workaround: Refer to the Tuning Web Site
Issue: nxge.conf Missing Hex Code (0x) Prefix for “class-opt-ipv4-tcp = fe0” Value
Known Issues With Solaris x86 Systems
Issue: Interrupts Might be Missed
Workaround: To Avoid Missing Interrupts
Issue: Detaching Driver Can Kill Other Devices
Workaround: Do Not Unplumb a Configured Interface
Issue: Older BIOS Versions Might Hang
Workaround: Upgrade the System BIOS
Issue: SoftRing Mode is Disabled by Default
Workaround: Enable SoftRing Mode
Issue: Operating System Cannot be Installed Over the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Interface
Workaround: Create a Custom Boot Archive with nxge Driver Support
Issue: Limited Space for Option ROMs
Workaround: Disable Slots or Interfaces
To Disable Slots and Interfaces from Option ROM Probing
Known Issues With Linux Systems
Issue: Card Fails on RHEL4U3 LargeSMP Kernel With Over 8 CPUs
Workaround: Reduce CPUs to 8 or Upgrade to RHEL4U4
Issue: System Panics When irqbalance Is Enabled
Workaround: Disable irqbalance
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