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 Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrix5.5
Overview
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
Overview
The drivers required for a Network Interface Card (NIC) depend on the operating system installed on your system.
Table7-1showstherelationshipbetweenNICssupportedbyDell™OpenManage™ServerAdministratorandthedriversthattheyrequireoneachsupported
operating system.
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
To determine required drivers for NIC systems management, locate your NIC manufacturer in Table7-1 and the operating system that is installed on your
system.
In Table7-1, "NA" indicates that the driver is supplied by the operating system rather than by the manufacturer of the NIC.
Table 7-1.NICManufacturersandDriversRequiredforSupportedOperatingSystems
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NIC Product Name

Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000

Microsoft
Windows
2003 Family

Microsoft
Windows
2008 Family

Red Hat
®
Enterprise
Linux
®
3

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4

Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux Server 5

SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise Server
(version 9 and 10)
3COM®3C98x Family
ofAdapters

NOTE: Dell no longer
supports this NIC.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Alteon™ACEnic™Copper
Gigabit

NOTE: Dell no longer
supports this NIC.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Broadcom NetXtreme
Family of Adapters (5721,
5722)
NA
11.4
11.4
NA
3.92e
3.92e
3.92e
Broadcom NetXtreme II
Family of Adapters
(BCM5708, BCM5709)
NA
4.4
4.4
NA
1.7.6b
1.7.6b
1.7.6b
Broadcom NetXtreme II
Family of Adapter 10GbE
(BCM57710)
NA
4.4
4.4
NA
1.44.14
1.44.14
1.44.14
Intel
®
EtherExpress
®
Family of Adapters
6.0
8.0.17
(Intel PRO/100
Adapters)
8.4.21
(Intel
PRO/1000
Adapters)
NA
NA
NA (Intel
PRO/100
Adapters)
5.7.6.1(Intel
PRO/1000
Adapters)
See the appropriate
readme file for the
latest information.
3.4.14p1-NAPI (Intel
PRO/100 Network
Driver)
6.2.15-NAPI (Intel
PRO/1000 Network
Driver)