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Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows InstallationGuideFirst Published: 2011-09-06Last Modified: 2015-09-01Americas HeadquartersCisco Systems, Inc.170 West Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95134-1706USAhttp://www.cisco.comTel: 408 526-4000800 553-NETS (6387)Fax: 408 527-0883Text Part Number: OL-31139-01

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CONTENTSPrefacePreface vOrganization vNew and Changed Information for this Release vRelated Cisco UCS Documentation viDocumentation Feedback viObtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request viCHAPTER 1Overview 1Overview of Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers 1Supported Hardware and Software 2CHAPTER 2Downloading and Installing Cisco UCS VIC Drivers 3Downloading Cisco UCS VIC Drivers 3Obtaining the ISO Image Bundle 3Installing Cisco UCS VIC Drivers 4Installation Methods 4Installing Windows Drivers During OS Install (Windows 2012 and 2012 R2) 4Installing Windows Drivers During OS Install (Windows 2008 SP2 and R2) 5Installing Windows Drivers After OS Installation (Windows 2008-R2) 6Installing Windows Drivers After OS Installation (Windows 2008 SP2) 7Updating Existing Windows Drivers (Windows 2012 and 2012 R2) 8Updating Existing Windows Drivers (Windows 2008 SP2 and R2) 9Upgrading Cisco UCS VIC Drivers on Windows 10Installing the NIC Teaming Driver 10About the Cisco NIC Teaming Driver for Windows 10Obtaining the NIC Teaming Driver for Windows 11Installing the NIC Teaming Driver from the Control Panel 12Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideOL-31139-01iii

ContentsInstalling the NIC Teaming Driver from the Command Prompt 12Configuring the NIC Teaming Driver Using enictool.exe 12Installing the iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 13Installing the sNIC Driver for the First Time 14Upgrading an Existing sNIC Driver 14CHAPTER 3Uninstalling Cisco UCS VIC Drivers 17Uninstalling Windows Drivers 17Uninstalling the NIC Teaming Driver 18Uninstalling the iSCSI Crash Dump Driver 18Rolling back the sNIC Driver 18Removing the sNIC Driver 19Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideivOL-31139-01

PrefaceThis preface includes the following sections: Organization, page v New and Changed Information for this Release, page v Related Cisco UCS Documentation, page vi Documentation Feedback, page vi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page viOrganizationThis document includes the following parts:ChapterTitleDescriptionChapter 1OverviewContains an overview of Cisco UCS VIC drivers.Chapter 2Downloading andContains information about how to obtain and install Cisco UCSinstalling Cisco UCS VIC drivers.VIC DriversChapter 3Uninstalling CiscoUCS VIC DriversContains information about uninstalling Cisco UCS VIC drivers.New and Changed Information for this ReleaseThe following table provides an overview of the significant changes to this guide for this current release. Thetable does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes made to this guide or of the new features in this release.For information about new supported hardware in this release, see the Release Notes for Cisco UCS Softwareavailable through the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap.Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideOL-31139-01v

PrefaceRelated Cisco UCS DocumentationTable 1: New FeaturesFeatureDescriptionWhere DocumentedNIC Teaming DriverAllows teaming (bonding) of multiple About the Cisco NIC TeamingNICs for high availability and loadDriver for Windows, on pagebalancing.10New Cisco UCS VIC driversinstallation guidePlatform-specific installation guidesfor Cisco UCS VIC drivers.Cisco UCS Virtual InterfaceCard Drivers for WindowsInstallation GuideRelated Cisco UCS DocumentationDocumentation RoadmapsFor a complete list of all B-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmapavailable at the following URL: doc.For a complete list of all C-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmapavailable at the following URL: doc.For information on supported firmware versions and supported UCS Manager versions for the rack serversthat are integrated with the UCS Manager for management, refer to Release Bundle Contents for Cisco UCSSoftware.Other Documentation ResourcesFollow Cisco UCS Docs on Twitter to receive document update notifications.Documentation FeedbackTo provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your commentsto ucs-docfeedback@external.cisco.com. We appreciate your feedback.Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service RequestFor information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information,see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Ciscotechnical documentation.Subscribe to the What's New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feedand set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a freeservice and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0.Follow Cisco UCS Docs on Twitter to receive document update notifications.Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideviOL-31139-01

CHAPTER1OverviewThis chapter includes the following sections: Overview of Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers, page 1 Supported Hardware and Software, page 2Overview of Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card DriversCisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) drivers facilitate communication between supported operating systemsand Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards (VICs).Cisco UCS VIC driver ISO bundles include an eNIC driver and an fNIC driver. The eNIC is the driver forthe Cisco UCS VIC Ethernet NIC. The fNIC is the driver for the Cisco UCS VIC Fibre Channel over EthernetHBA.NotefNIC is not supported in Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.5.For Windows, the ISO bundle also includes the iSCSI Crash Dump driver, which supports Windows crashdumps when the server is booted from the Cisco VIC Ethernet interface using the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.5, which introduces Cisco UCS M-Series servers, continues to provide vNICcapabilities. Additionally, it provides for a new capability with its virtualized shared local storage. This virtualstorage controller provides access to a virtual drive that is provided to the server through the shared storagecontroller and hard drives in the chassis. The virtual storage controller introduces a new PCIe device knownas a SCSI NIC (sNIC), which is presented to the OS. The OS views these items as locally-attached SCSIdevices.The sNIC provides the pathway for SCSI commands from the server to the virtual drive. This controller is anew device to the OS and uses an sNIC driver that is loaded into the OS. Because the sNIC is a new PCIedevice, the sNIC driver may not be part of some OS distributions. When that is the case, the sNIC driver mustbe loaded at the time of OS installation to see the storage device on the server. The sNIC driver, like the eNICand fNIC drivers, is certified by the OS vendor and eventually included as part of the core OS install package.When the driver is present, the virtual drive is visible to the OS, and is presented as a standard hard driveconnected through a RAID controller.Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideOL-31139-011

OverviewSupported Hardware and SoftwareSupported Hardware and SoftwareFor a complete list of supported hardware and software, see the Hardware and Software InteroperabilityMatrix for this release located at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10477/prod technical referencelist.htmlCisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation Guide2OL-31139-01

CHAPTER2Downloading and Installing Cisco UCS VICDriversThis chapter contains the following sections: Downloading Cisco UCS VIC Drivers, page 3 Installing Cisco UCS VIC Drivers, page 4 Installing the sNIC Driver for the First Time, page 14 Upgrading an Existing sNIC Driver, page 14Downloading Cisco UCS VIC DriversObtaining the ISO Image BundleThis procedure describes how to download the UCS Drivers ISO bundle, which contains most of the CiscoUCS Virtual Interface Card drivers. In some cases, a driver might be in a different bundle, which is noted inthe installation procedure for that driver.ProcedureStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5In a web browser, navigate to http://www.cisco.com.Under Support, click All Downloads.In the product selector, click Products, then click Servers - Unified Computing.If prompted, enter your Cisco.com username and password to log in.You must be signed in to download Unified Computing System (UCS) drivers.Choose your server.Cisco UCS drivers are available for Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Software, Cisco UCS C-SeriesRack-Mount UCS-Managed Server Software, and Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Server Software.Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card Drivers for Windows Installation GuideOL-31139-013