Broadcom (R) Corporation
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD for
the BCM570x NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
RELEASE 5.2.3
(11/20/2001)
RELEASE NOTES
These notes describe release 5.2.3 software for the BCM570x NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. In addition to the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter User Guide, Online versions of the user guide in HTML formats are located in the \manuals directory of the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD. These notes provide last minute corrections (if any) to the user guide located in the printed Release Notes found in the product package. For release version information for individual products, see the "Release Version Information Table" below.
Software Compatibility
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This release of software supports:
- BCM5700 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with B0 step silicon version (P20)
- BCM5700 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with B1 step silicon version (P21)
- BCM5700 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with B2 step silicon version (P22)
- BCM5700 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with B3 step silicon version (P23)
- BCM5701 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with TBGA(A0),H2BG(A0),A1,A2,A3 step silicon
(Note: Upgrade to firmware version 2.4 is required)
- On chip firmware version 0.8 or greater
- PCI Local Bus version 2.2
- PCI-X Local Bus version 1.0
- EEPROM utility is included in this build.
Note: Upgrade to firmware version 2.4 is required for this release of
software to work properly, specifically with 5701(A0,A1,A2,A3) step silicon.
The firmware version can be found by using b57diag -ver.
The firmware version 2.4 is included in the \Dos\BootCode directory.
For BCM5701 based adapter copy ee5701.bin to eeprom.bin before upgrading.
To find out the current firmware version that you are using, please do the following:
- Run the dos utility program: b57util /* this program is located in the \Dos\Utility directory */
Please refer to b57util.pdf for more details.
- The current firmware version is displayed in the second column from the left.
- To upgrade the current firmware to newer version type:
- Upgf devnum boot /* the eeprom.bin must be resided in the same directory of this program */
Note: MAC address will be restored upon complete firmware upgrade.
Upgrading from the Previous Driver Release
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It is highly recommended that you install the BCM570x NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter and version 5.2.3 software on a server where no earlier-version
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Adapters and drivers are installed.
Contents of the CD
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*** Release Version Information Table ***
Product Version Previous Rel.
Miniport Driver - Windows 95 2.39 2.32*
Miniport Driver - Windows NT4 2.41 2.32*
Miniport Driver - Windows 2K 2.39 2.32*
Miniport Driver - Windows XP32 2.39 2.32*
Miniport Driver - Windows XP64 2.39 2.32*
Netware ODI Driver 2.17 2.14
Netware DOS ODI Driver 1.06 1.05
Linux Driver 2.0.28 2.0.24
BASP for Windows 3.0.1 2.0.6*
BASP for Netware 2.05 2.05
BASP for Linux 2.0.5 2.0.3
SCO OpenServer 2.0.19 2.0.18
Unixware 7 2.0.21 2.0.18
Solaris x86 2.0.21 2.0.16
Solaris Sparc 2.0.21 2.0.16
Engineering Diagnostics 2.18 2.11
User Diagnostics 2.14 2.13
BASCS 2.16 2.14
BASCS IA64 2.16 2.14
BMAPI 2.2.2 2.1.5
DMI PCI Hot Plug 1.06 1.06
DOS Utility 2.4 2.4
PXE 2.0.10 2.09
EFI Engineering Diagnostics 1.0.3 1.0.2
EFI User Diagnostics 2.14.0 1.1.4
EFI Utility 0.1 0.1
EFI UNDI 2.0.5 2.00
SNMP-BASP 1.0.7 1.0.7
SNMP-NetExtreme Gigabit Ctrl. 1.02 1.02
Boot Code 2.4 2.4
CIM Provider 1.0.2 1.0.1
BCM570x Manuals 5.0.1 5.0.1
Note: An asterisk (*) following a version number represents a certified driver.
This release contains the following software programs:
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows 95 - b57w95.sys
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \Windows95
subdirectory for latest changes.
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 theminiport 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 XP32 - b57xp32.sys
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \WindowsXP32
subdirectory for latest changes.
BCM570x Miniport Driver for Microsoft Windows XP64 - b57xp64.sys
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \WindowsXP64
subdirectory for latest changes.
BCM570x Server ODI Driver - b57.lan
This driver supports Novell Netware 4.2, 5.x and 6.0. 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 Linux Driver
This driver supports LINUX Redhat Version 2.2, 6.x, 7.0, and 7.2. Refer to the
RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \linux subdirectory for
latest changes.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Program (BASP) for Microsoft Windows NT4 and
Windows 2000 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, and
\Windows2000\BcmServ subdirectory's for latest changes.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Program for Novell Netware 4.2 (basp4x.lan)/5.X /6.0
(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.
BCM570x SCO OpenServer Release 5 driver - VOL.000.000
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sco\OpenSrv for latest changes.
Broadcom BCM570x Unixware 7 driver
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sco\uw71 for latest changes.
Broadcom BCM570x Solaris x86 driver for i386 platform
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sol86 for latest changes.
Broadcom BCM570x Solaris Sparc driver for Sparc platform
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \sol86 for latest changes.
BCM570x Engineering Diagnostic
This DOS program is used to diagnose chip/hardware problems - An extensive
understanding of the BCM570x is required. Refer to the BCM570x Diagnostic
User's Manual (bcmediagman.pdf) on how to use this program. If you need a
copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing the PDF format user manual,
obtain it from the Adobe Systems Incorporated web site:
http://www.adobe.com/
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dos\EngDiag
subdirectory for latest changes.
BCM570x User/Manufacturing Diagnostic
This DOS program provides a comprehensive user diagnostic to diagnose the
BCM570x adapter in pass or no pass criteria. The test result can be saved
in a file by executing command b57diag with -l <filename> as an option.
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dos\UserDiag
subdirectory for latest changes.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Control Suite (BASCS)
This is an integrated GUI application that allows you to view information of
all NICs in the servers, 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 \ControlSuite subdirectory for latest changes. This
application should be installed by running setup from the \ControlSuite
subdirectory on the installation CD. Note: This setup will also install
the file baspmgnt.dll.
The help/F1 is supported starting with version 1.17 or greater.
BROADCOM Advanced Server Control Suite (BASCS IA64)
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \ControlSuite\IA64 subdirectory for latest changes.
BROADCOM Management Application Programming Interface (BMAPI)
This DLL provides a common interface to BROADCOM Advanced Server Program,
SNMP agents,DMI and Broadcom Advanced Server Control Suite. Refer to the RELEASE.TXT
file on the installation CD in the \ControlSuite subdirectory for latest
changes.
Support for PCI hot plug via DMI
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dmi\hppdell 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.
BCM570x DOS utility - b57util.exe
This DOS program provides support for enabling and disabling the following
functions:
- Wake On LAN (WOL)
- Preboot Execution (PXE)
- Upgrading the firmware (boot, pxe, undi, base).
- Configure line rate for PXE.
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dos\utility
subdirectory for latest changes.
PXE - Broadcom Preboot Execution
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \pxe
subdirectory for latest changes, as well as required registry settings.
EFI Engineering Diagnostics
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \efi\Engdiag
subdirectory for latest changes.
EFI User Diagnostics
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \efi\Userdiag
subdirectory for latest changes.
EFI Utility Tool for IA-32 and IA-64
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \efi\utility
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 - baspmgmnt.dll
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \snmp\BcmServ subdirectory for
latest changes.
SNMP - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Controller SNMP sub-agents - bcmif.dll
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \snmp\Bcmif subdirectory for
latest changes.
Boot Code - BCM570x Boot Code Firmware(eeprom.bin) - Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \dos\bootcode subdirectory for latest changes.
CIM Provider - Broadcom CIM Providers for Windows 2000 - BCMGroup.dll
Refer to the RELEASE.TXT file on the installation CD in the \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 \cim subdirectory for latest changes.
Broadcom Management Programs Setup Application- located in the \ControlSuite 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 BASCS Systray is bundled in BASCS for easy access to the control suite.
This utility is installed when installing BASCS.
* 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.
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