**************************************** README **************************************** Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows Version : 5.0.0.36 Date : 11/25/2014 Overview ================================================================================ Chelsio's T5/T4 Unified Wire contains Chelsio's NDIS function driver(v5.3.22.0), Unified Wire Manager(v2.4.62) Installer and UM for Win PE(v2.4.62). NDIS driver supports NIC, NDK and NVGRE Offload functionalities. ================================================================================ CONTENTS ================================================================================ - 1. Requirements - 2. Supported Operating Systems - 3. Supported Cards - 4. How to Use - 5. Support Documentation - 6. Customer Support 1. Requirements ================================================================================ - Chelsio T5 40/10Gb or T4 10/1Gb adapter and system with supported platform mentioned in section 2. 2. Supported Operating Systems ================================================================================ Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire has been developed to run on Windows based platforms. Following is the list of Drivers/Software and supported Windows version(s). ###############################|###############################################| Windows Version | Driver/Software | ###############################|###############################################| Windows Server 2012 R2* |NIC,NDK,UM(Client,Agent,WebGUI),UM for Win PE, | |NVGRE | -------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Windows Server 2012 |NIC,NDK,UM(Client,Agent,WebGUI) | -------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Windows Server 2008 R2* |NIC,UM(Client,Agent,WebGUI) | -------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |NIC,UM(Client,WebGUI) | -------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Windows 8 (64-bit) |NIC,UM(Client,WebGUI) | -------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Windows 7 (64-bit)* |NIC,UM(Client,WebGUI) | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *Driver on these versions is WHQL certified. 3. Supported Cards ================================================================================ 3.1. Following is the list of Drivers/Software and supported Chelsio adapters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ########################|######################################################| Chelsio Adapter | Driver/Software | ########################|######################################################| T502-BT |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T520-CR |NIC,NDK,NVGRE,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T580-CR |NIC,NDK,NVGRE,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T580-LP-CR |NIC,NDK,NVGRE,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T580-SO-CR |NIC,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T520-LL-CR |NIC,NDK,NVGRE,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T520-SO-CR |NIC,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T540-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T522-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T420-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T440-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T422-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T420-LL-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T440-LP-CR |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T420-CX |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T420-SO-CR |NIC,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T420-BT |NIC,NDK,UM* | ------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| T404-BT |NIC,NDK,UM* | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------| *UM: UM and UM for Win PE 4. How to Use ================================================================================ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.1. Chelsio Unified Wire ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.1.1. Installation ------------------------------- Chelsio Unified Wire can be installed using any of the following methods: a. Windows Update b. Chelsio’s Unified Wire Installer c. Manual installation Alternatively, you can install or remove driver files in an offline Windows image using procedures mentioned in the following links: - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825070.aspx - http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/09/27/use-the-powershell-dism-cmdlets-to-manage-windows-8.aspx NOTE: Please refer User's Guide for instructions regarding installing the driver manually. The driver components must be installed strictly in the order specified in the document. Any other order is not supported. 4.1.2. NVGRE Offload ======================== Chelsio’s T5 based adapters are uniquely capable of offloading the processing of NVGRE encapsulated frames such that all stateless offloads(checksums, LSO, VMQ and filtering) are preserved, resulting in significant performance benefits. This feature is enabled by default. Configure the relevant customer and provider network settings on the host. 4.1.3. Firmware Update ------------------------ The driver will auto-load T4 firmware(v1.12.25.0) and T5 firmware(v1.12.25.0) if an update is required. The firmware version can be verified using cxgbtool: C:\Users\Administrator> cxgbtool nic0 version The Firmware binaries are present in ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.xx/firmware/ directory. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.2. Unified Wire Manager ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.2.1. Pre-requisites ====================== Please ensure that the following requirements are met, before proceeding with the installation. I. Management Agent -------------------- If you wish to install Management Agent, please make sure that Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 is installed before proceeding with the installation. II. Management Station ----------------------- If you wish to install Management Station, please make sure that the following requirements are met before proceeding with the installation: a. Install Python 2.6.6 (32-bit). b. Ensure that the path to python binary (typically "C:\Python26"), is added to PATH system variable. c. Install Apache HTTP Server 2.2 with SSL d. If the Apache Server is running, it should be stopped before starting the installation process. 4.2.2. Installation: ========================= a. Run the "UnifiedWireManager-x.x.xx-x64" application. b. Click the Next button for the Chelsio End User License Agreement Window. c. Select the radio button "I accept the terms of the license agreement" and click on "Next" button. d. The next window will display the pre-requisites for various UM components. Ensure that they are met before proceeding. Click "Next". e. Now, either select Complete for complete package installation or else select Custom radio button to customize the installation. Click "Next". e. Now clicking on "Install" button will start installation with the selected options. f. Click on the "Finish" button to exit from the installer. 4.2.3. Management Station Configuration ========================================== Please refer "Unified Wire Manager" chapter in the User's Guide to configure Management Station. 4.2.4. Un-Installation: ========================= To uninstall Unified Wire Manager, use "Programs and Features" in the Control Panel. 4.2.5. Verifying UM components status ======================================= I. Verifying Management Agent ------------------------------ a. On the system running Management Agent, launch Services from the Control Panel. You can also type services.msc in the Run command. This will open the Services window. b. Search for Unified Wire Manager in the list of services. You should get the options to stop and restart in the Actions menu on the left side, indicating that Management Agent is already running. II. Verifying Management Client -------------------------------- a. Execute the following query command to determine if Management Client is installed: C:\Users Administrator>chelsio_uwcli.exe -V The above query should confirm that Management Client is installed by displaying a similar result: Unified Manager client CLI version : 2.x.yy III. Verifying Management Station ------------------------------------ a. Launch Services from the Control Panel. You can also type services.msc in the Run command. This will open the Services window. b. Search for Unified Wire Management Station in the list of services. You should get the options to stop,start and restart the service in the Actions menu on the left side. 4.2.6. Agent/Station Start/Stop/restart: ========================================== a. Launch Services from the Control Panel. You can also type services.msc in the Run command. This will open the Services window. b. Scroll and highlight the "Unified Wire Manager" service. c. Click on Start/Stop/Restart to carry out the respective tasks in the Description section on the left 4.2.7. Client Usage: ====================== a. Use the following commands to view Management client Help file. C:\Users Administrator>chelsio_uwcli --help ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4.3. Chelsio UM for WinPE ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chelsio "UM for Win PE (chelsio_uwlite)" is a light-weight management tool developed for Windows PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment) platform and provides features to view and configure different aspects of the system, including Chelsio adapter installed. The tool provides command-line options to view system related information like list of drivers installed, Chelsio adapters present, etc. You can also view and configure Chelsio adapter settings like card and port properties, flash and erase option ROM, etc. To view the complete list of commands available, invoke the help by typing chelsio_uwlite.exe in the command prompt. The tool can be found in ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.xx\UM in the zip package.In order to use the tool, you will have to add it to boot image when creating bootable Windows PE media. For more information, visit the following link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749312%28v=ws.10%29.aspx NOTE: Only local systems can be managed currently using this tool. NOTE: To view syntax and usage examples, please refer User's Guide. 5. Support Documentation ================================================================================ The documentation for this release can be found in the ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.xx\docs\ directory. It contains: - README - Release Notes - User's Guide 6. Customer Support ================================================================================ Please contact Chelsio support at support@chelsio.com for any issues regarding the product. ******************************************************************************** Copyright (C) 2014 Chelsio Communications. 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