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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I checked internally. Our download records are assigned expiration dates, and once the expiration date is reached, the record is automatically unpublished.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">For the NVM Update Utility for Intel® Ethernet Adapters 700 Series - Linux* version 9.52, the record was assigned a shorter-than-intended expiration date and was therefore unpublished.
This has since been corrected, and version 9.52 is now available for download again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Sandeep<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> User <alperen@ltgcompute.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Penigalapati, Sandeep <sandeep.penigalapati@intel.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Richardson, Bruce <bruce.richardson@intel.com>; users@dpdk.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: DPDK 24.11 - i40e - Recommended Firmware Version 9.52 Removed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Hi Sandeep,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Thank you for the clarification. I had not noticed that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> But do you know the reason why 9.52 has been unlisted from the Linux download page? Is it a mistake? Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Kind regards.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 1, 2026 at 3:24<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Penigalapati, Sandeep <<a href="mailto:sandeep.penigalapati@intel.com">sandeep.penigalapati@intel.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<br>
<br>
Firmware 9.52 is missing only from the Linux download page. <br>
It is still available here: <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18190/832163/nvm-update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-network-adapter-700-series.html" target="_blank">
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18190/832163/nvm-update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-network-adapter-700-series.html</a><br>
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Thanks,<br>
Sandeep<br>
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>-----Original Message-----<br>
>From: Bruce Richardson <<a href="mailto:bruce.richardson@intel.com" target="_blank">bruce.richardson@intel.com</a>><br>
>Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:33 PM<br>
>To: User <<a href="mailto:alperen@ltgcompute.com" target="_blank">alperen@ltgcompute.com</a>><br>
>Cc: <a href="mailto:users@dpdk.org" target="_blank">users@dpdk.org</a><br>
>Subject: Re: DPDK 24.11 - i40e - Recommended Firmware Version 9.52<br>
>Removed<br>
><br>
>On Thu, Oct 01, 2026 at 12:37:40AM -0500, User wrote:<br>
>> Hi all,<br>
>> For the i40e PMD on DPDK 24.11, the recommended Intel X710 firmware<br>
>> version is 9.52.<br>
>> (Source: [1]<a href="https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/i40e.html#kernel-driver-an" target="_blank">https://doc.dpdk.org/guides/nics/i40e.html#kernel-driver-an</a><br>
>> d-firmware-matching-list)<br>
>> However, the firmware version 9.52 for Intel Ethernet 700 Series<br>
>> adapters has been removed from the Intel Download Center a couple of<br>
>> months ago and is no longer available for download.<br>
>> (Source:<br>
>[2]<a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18635/nvm-" target="_blank">https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18635/nvm-</a><br>
>> update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-adapters-700-series-linux.html)<br>
>> Given this, which firmware version should be installed on the Intel<br>
>> X710 cards for DPDK 24.11?<br>
>> Thank you.<br>
>> Kind regards<br>
>><br>
>Hi,<br>
><br>
>in a case like this I'd suggest just using the latest firmware for the card. In my<br>
>experience, major issues with using different firmware versions with DPDK<br>
>are relatively rare, so you should be ok with a different version, even if it's<br>
>not one we have explicitly validated. If you do encounter any issues, please<br>
>log a defect in DPDK bugzilla so we can investigate.<br>
><br>
>Regards,<br>
>/Bruce<o:p></o:p></p>
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