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7. Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
The drivers required for a Network Interface Card (NIC) depend on the operating system installed on your system.
The following table lists the NIC manufacturers and drivers required for the supported operating system in OpenManage 7.0.
Table 7-1. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Operating Systems
NIC Product
Name
Microsoft
Windows
2008 Family
Red Hat
Enterprise Linux
5.7 Driver
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 6.1
Driver
SUSE Linux
Enterprise
Server 10 SP4
SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
11 SP2
Broadcom Family of
Adapters
17.0.1 17.0.1 17.0.1 17.0.1 17.0.1
Intel Family of
Adapters
13.0.0 13.0.0 13.0.0 13.0.0 13.0.0
Brocade Family
Adapters
3.0.1.0
3.0.1.0
3.0.1.0
3.0.1.0
3.0.1.0
Qlogic Family of
Adapters
2.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0
Emulex Family of
Adapters
5.212.09 5.212.09 5.212.09 5.212.09 5.212.09
NOTE: Dell no longer supports the NICs: 3COM 3C98x Family of Adapters and Alteon ACEnic Copper Gigabit.