Question Issues with the network drivers on ASRock RomeD8-2T\BCM ?

[SvenTe]

Hey there,
I setup my new bare metal for a server.
Hardware:

• Mainboard ASRock Romed8-2T\BCM
• AMD Epyc 7282 CPU
• 64GB RAM

The first “thing” was the front panel header…who ever came on the idea of using angleded pins?
In 99,99% there is the enclosure…okay…other point.

I installed WIN Server 2019 and the first issue was:
"No Network drivers installed"
So I contacted ASRock and they sent me a driver package V222.
Hmm, why they do not make these drivers available on their homepage remains a mystery.

Now I have the effect, that I have no SR-IOV support.
In the BIOS I enabled SRIOV, CPU virtualization, IOMMU and PCIe ARI.
The OS still states the following:

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-NetAdapterSriov


Name                 : Ethernet 2
InterfaceDescription : Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet OCP 3.0 Adapter #2
Enabled              : True
SriovSupport         : NotSupported
SwitchName           : Default Switch
NumVFs               : 128

Name                 : Ethernet
InterfaceDescription : Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet OCP 3.0 Adapter
Enabled              : True
SriovSupport         : NotSupported
SwitchName           : Default Switch
NumVFs               : 128

Any ideas what is missing?
Has anyone SR-IOV supported?
The chip itself should do the job and also in the driver it is enabled…
What I saw is,that the firmware of the BCM is ratherold (221).
ASRock says: ask Broadcom and Broadcom - you know it already… - say: ask ASrock.
So I am in a deadlock with a setup where I do not have the most recent drivers/firmware and no working SR-IOV.
Bit disappointing.

Can I simply install the FW and drivers from the Broadcom page?
Has anyone any idea?

S.

 

[CountMike]

Hey there,
I setup my new bare metal for a server.
Hardware:

• Mainboard ASRock Romed8-2T\BCM
• AMD Epyc 7282 CPU
• 64GB RAM

The first “thing” was the front panel header…who ever came on the idea of using angleded pins?
In 99,99% there is the enclosure…okay…other point.

I installed WIN Server 2019 and the first issue was:
"No Network drivers installed"
So I contacted ASRock and they sent me a driver package V222.
Hmm, why they do not make these drivers available on their homepage remains a mystery.

Now I have the effect, that I have no SR-IOV support.
In the BIOS I enabled SRIOV, CPU virtualization, IOMMU and PCIe ARI.
The OS still states the following:

PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-NetAdapterSriov


Name                 : Ethernet 2
InterfaceDescription : Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet OCP 3.0 Adapter #2
Enabled              : True
SriovSupport         : NotSupported
SwitchName           : Default Switch
NumVFs               : 128

Name                 : Ethernet
InterfaceDescription : Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Dual-port 10GBASE-T Ethernet OCP 3.0 Adapter
Enabled              : True
SriovSupport         : NotSupported
SwitchName           : Default Switch
NumVFs               : 128

Any ideas what is missing?
Has anyone SR-IOV supported?
The chip itself should do the job and also in the driver it is enabled…
What I saw is,that the firmware of the BCM is ratherold (221).
ASRock says: ask Broadcom and Broadcom - you know it already… - say: ask ASrock.
So I am in a deadlock with a setup where I do not have the most recent drivers/firmware and no working SR-IOV.
Bit disappointing.

Can I simply install the FW and drivers from the Broadcom page?
Has anyone any idea?

S.

Even without drivers installed you should be ale to get Hardware ID form Device manager and search for it on Google or whatever search engine.

 

[SvenTe]

Hey Mike,
I already have a driver, but there is a newer driver and Firmware on the Broadcom page.
But these drivers are for their Netextreme E.

Can I simply use them although the controlleris directly integrated on the MoBo?

And apart from that:
That does not help me with the basic problem:
Why is the Ethernet stated to not support SR-IOV although it should?

Regards
S.