CHANGES:

- Added support for T540 low profile adapters in Chelsio Management.
- Performance improvement fixes for NVGRE/VXLAN in Windows server 2019.
- Driver compiled with retpoline support.

ERRATA (Open Issues):

- Issue with driver installation when multiple adapters are present (with inbox driver).
- LSO+Checksum offload doesn't happen when vswitch+vlan are enabled.
- Need to implement various port settings for the T580 cards in Chelsio Management.
- Need support for UDP Segmentation Offload.
- Need counters for timestamp insertion/extraction using cxgbtool. 

It consists of the following components:

- NDIS Function Driver (NIC) v6.14.0.0
- NVGRE Offload
- VXLAN Task Offload
- Timestamps (Hardware and Software)
- PacketDirect (Kernel Mode and ARM Moderation)
- iWARP (ND)
- SMB Direct
- RDMA with Virtual Switch (Mode 2)
- Ring Backbone Utility
- Mesh Topology
- NDIS SR-IOV
- Guest RDMA (Mode 3)
- VMMQ/vRSS
- iSCSI Storport Miniport Driver v6.14.0.0
- iSER Storport Miniport Driver v6.14.0.0
- NVMe Storport Miniport Driver v6.14.0.0
- Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- Storage Replica (SR)

Supported OS:

- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows 10 Client
- Windows Server 2012 R2

To install this package please do the following:

- Make sure that all system requirements are met.
- Save the downloadable package on an accessible location (such as your desktop).
- Locate and double-click on the newly-downloaded file.
- Allow Windows to run the file (if necessary).
- Read EULA (End User License Agreement) and agree to proceed with the installation process.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Close the wizard and perform a system reboot to allow changes to take effect.

About Network Adapter Drivers:

When connected, the operating system usually installs a generic driver that helps the computer to recognize the newly attached device.

However, proper software must be applied if you want to make use of all features that the network adapter has available. This task also allows computers to properly recognize all device characteristics such as manufacturer, chipset, technology, and others.

Updating the adapter's drivers and utilities version might improve overall performance and stability, increase transfer speeds, fix different compatibility problems and several network-related errors, as well as bring various other changes.

To install this release, simply get the package, extract it if necessary, run the setup, and follow the instructions displayed on-screen. When done, don't forget to perform a system restart and reconnect the network adapter to make sure that all changes take effect properly.

Without further ado, if you intend to apply this version, click the download button and install the package. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss a single new release.