Driver Update Disk Intel(R) Network Connections
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August 5, 2015


Contents
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- Overview
- Using the Driver Update Disk


Overview
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Driver Update Disk images are used to update Intel igb, ixgbe, and i40e drivers
during operating system installation. Each driver has its own image. The naming
convention is:
<driver name>-<version>-<distro>-<kernel version (SLES only)>-<architecture>-drvnet.<img (SLES)|iso (RHEL)>
For example, in the following file name:

  ixgbe-3.22.3-sles12-3.12.28-4-x86_64-drvnet.img

ixgbe is the driver name
3.22.3 is the driver version
sles12 is the Linux distribution
3.12.28 is the kernel version
x86_64 is the system architecture


Using the Driver Update Disk
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1) Determine which driver or drivers you require.

2) Use the dd command to write the IMG or ISO files to a disk. You can use any
   medium compatible with your system (i.e., CD-ROM, DVD, USB Flash Drive).
   For example:

    dd if=ixgbe-3.22.3-sles12-3.12.28-4-x86_64-drvnet.img of=/dev/sdd

   See your distribution documentation for complete instructions on how
   to use the dd command.

3) Use the Driver Update Disk during your Linux installation. This process 
   varies by distribution. Please see your distribution documentation for
   the current instructions.

