i40e driver message: The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image than expected. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.

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Issue

  • i40e driver logs the following message on load:

    The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image than expected. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.

  • Another format of this error messages is:

    The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image vX.X than expected vY.Y. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Intel X710 or XXV710 or XL710 using i40e driver

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