New Installation on a Windows Server* system
From the Intel downloaded media: Click the FCoE/DCB checkbox to install Intel® Ethernet FCoE Protocol
Driver and DCB. The MSI Installer installs all FCoE and DCB components including Base Driver.
Microsoft Hotfixes
The following Microsoft hotfixes have been found to be needed for specific use cases:
Windows 2008 R2
l KB983554 - High-performance storage devices fix
l KB2708811 - Data corruption occurs under random write stress
Multipath I/O (MPIO)
Windows 2008 R2
l KB979743 - MPIO - write errors
l KB981379 - MS DSM - target issues
Windows 2008 R2 SP1
l KB2406705
Configuring MPIO Timers: <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619749(WS.10).aspx>
contains additional information about these registry settings.
Set the PathRecoveryInterval value to 60
Intel® Ethernet FCoE Configuration Using Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager
Many FCoE functions can also be configured or revised using Intel PROSet for Windows* Device Manager,
accessed from the FCoE Properties button within the Data Center tab. You can use Intel PROSet to
perform the following tasks:
l Configure FCoE initiator specific settings
l Go to the corresponding port driver
l Review FCoE initiator information
l Obtain general information
l Review statistics
l Obtain information about the initiator
l Obtain information about attached devices
l FIP discovered VLANs and status
In addition, you can find some FCoE RSS performance settings under the Performance Options of the
Advanced tab of the Network Adapter device properties. For additional information see Receive Side Scaling.
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