Oracle Linux 6.1

Tue May 31 16:49:49 PDT 2011

Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux
6.1 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 bit) architectures.

Oracle Linux 6.1 ships with two sets of kernel packages:

       * Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [kernel-uek-2.6.32-100.34.1.el6uek]
             o Installed and booted by default
       * Red Hat compatible Kernel [kernel-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6]
             o Installed by default

**Oracle Linux 6.1 includes both a 32 bit and a 64 bit Unbreakable
Enterprise Kernel. By default, both the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel are installed. Unbreakable Enterprise
kernel shipped in this update has following driver updates:

Network Drivers updates

    * Updated tg3 to version 3.113.
    * Updated bnx2 driver and firmware to version 2.1.6
    * Added support for bnx2fc (version 1.0.2)
    * Updated bnx2x to version 1.62.00-6
    * Updated cnic to version 2.2.14
    * Updated bnx2i to version 2.6.2.3
    * Updated be2net to version 2.103.298r
    * Updated e100 to version 3.5.24-k2
    * Updated e1000e to version 1.2.20-k2
    * Updated ixgbe to version 3.2.10-NAPI
    * Updated igb to version 3.0.6-k2
    * Updated cxgb3 to version 1.1.4-ko
    * Added Chelsio T4(cxgb4) support (version 1.3.0-k0)
    * Updated bna to version 2.3.2.3r.
    * Updated igbvf to version 1.0.8-k0
    * Updated ixgbevf to version 1.0.19-k0
    * Updated qlge to version v1.00.00.27.00.00-01
    * Updated vxge to version 2.0.9-20840-k
    * Added qlcnic version 5.0.15.2
    * Updated enic to version 2.1.1.13
    * Updated netxen_nic to version 4.0.75

SCSI Drivers updates

    * Updated cxgb3i to version 2.0.0
    * Added cxgb4i (version 0.9.1)
    * Updated lpfc to version 0:8.3.5.30.1p
    * Updated megaraid_sas to version 00.00.05.34-rc1
    * Updated mpt2sas to version 08.101.00.00
    * Updated mptsas to version 3.04.18
    * Updated ipr to version 2.5.1
    * Updated fnic to version 1.5.0.1
    * Updated be2iscsi to version 2.103.298.0
    * Updated bfa to version 2.3.2.3
    * Updated hpsa to version 2.0.2-3
    * Updated cciss to version 3.6.28-RH
    * Updated qla4xxx to version v5.02.12.00.32.01-c0
    * Updated qla2xxx driver to version v8.03.07.03.32.1-k
    * Added Intel SCU driver version 1.0

Infiniband

    * Added QLogic IB support
    * Updated nes to 1.5.0.0

For more information, please refer to the online release notes available at:

http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs

Software Accessibility

All packages are available on the Unbreakable Linux Network
(http://linux.oracle.com).

Installable binary and source ISO images are available on eDelivery
(http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux).

If ISO images are needed before they are available on eDelivery, please request these via a My Oracle Support service request.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Oracle Linux Team
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