WB, thanks for the info... i will try the version from supermicro, but quick search shows they use similar (possibly the same) xl710 nveupdate package
Please let me know if you have any suggestions on how to upgrade firmware, maybe even older versions of firmware tool - i'd appreciate it...
I want to make sure I'm using the latest firmware, as currently I experience performance and stability issues with the adapter under heavy load (~33G). Kernel message indicate that TX queues "crash" and adapter disappears form the system, so that the server has to be powered off to bring it back (reboot does not help)