Reference Guide

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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 version required for the supported operating
systems in OpenManage 8.2.
Table 41. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
NIC Product Name Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows 2008
Family
Microsoft Windows Server
2012 Family
Broadcom Family of Adapters 17.0.4 17.0.4
Intel Family of Adapters 16.5.0 16.5.0
QLogic FC & Classic CNAs Family
of Adapters
5.3.29.801 5.3.29.801
QLogic formally Broadcom CNAs 19.0.0 19.0.0
Emulex Family of Adapters 08.02.31 08.02.31
Brocade Family of Adapters 3.2.3 3.2.3
Mellanox Family of Adapters
(Ethernet only)
WinOF 4.90 (R2 only) WinOF 4.90
Table 42. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Operating Systems
NIC Product Name Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6.3 6.4 6.5 (32–bit & 64–
bit)
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Broadcom Family of
Adapters
17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 Input drivers
Intel Family of
Adapters
Not Supported 15.0.0 16.5.0 16.5.0
QLogic FC & Classic
CNAs Family of
Adapters
5.0.29-4 5.0.29-4 5.3.62 5.3.62
QLogic formally
Broadcom CNAs
19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0
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