Support Matrix

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 8.1.
Table 28. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Operating Systems
NIC
Product
Name
Microsoft Windows Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Microsof
t
Windows
2008
Family
Microsof
t
Windows
Server
2012
Family
6.3 6.4 6.5 (32–
bit & 64–
bit)
7 11 SP1
(64–bit)
11 SP2
(64–bit)
11 SP3
(64–bit)
12
Broadcom
Family of
Adapters
17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 Input
drivers
17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4
Intel Family
of Adapters
16.5.0 16.5.0 Not
Supported
15.0.0 16.5.0 16.5.0 Not
Supported
Not
Supporte
d
16.5.0 16.5.0
QLogic FC
& Classic
CNAs
Family of
Adapters
5.3.29.801 5.3.29.801 5.0.29-4 5.0.29-4 5.3.62 5.3.62 5.0.29-4 5.0.29-4 5.3.62 5.3.62
QLogic
formally
Broadcom
CNAs
19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0 19.0.0
Emulex
Family of
Adapters
08.02.31 08.02.31 Not
Supported
08.01.16 08.02.31
(64–bit
only)
08.02.31 Not
Supported
Not
Supporte
d
08.02.31 08.02.31
Brocade
Family of
Adapters
3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3
Mellanox
Family of
Adapters
(Ethernet
only)
WinOF
4.90 (R2
only)
WinOF
4.90
Not
Supported
MLNX
OFED
2.4.1.0.0
MLNX
OFED
2.4.1.0.0
Inbox
drivers
2.4.1.0.0
Not
Supported
Not
Supporte
d
MLNX
OFED
2.4.1.0.0
MLNX
OFED
2.4.1.0.0
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