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 8.3.
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 17.0.0 17.0.0
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)
7 7.1 7.2
Broadcom Family
of Adapters
17.0.4 17.0.4 17.0.4 Input drivers Input drivers Input drivers
Intel Family of
Adapters
Not Supported 15.0.0 16.5.0 16.5.0 17.0.0 Not Supported
QLogic FC &
Classic CNAs
Family of
Adapters
5.0.29-4 5.0.29-4 5.3.62 5.3.62 5.3.62 5.3.62
QLogic formally
Broadcom CNAs
19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0
Emulex Family of
Adapters
Not Supported 08.01.16
08.02.31 (64–
bit only)
08.02.31 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
Mellanox Family
of Adapters
(Ethernet only)
Not Supported
MLNX OFED
2.4.1.0.0
MLNX OFED
2.4.1.0.0
Inbox drivers
2.4.1.0.0
Inbox drivers
2.4.1.0.0
Inbox drivers
2.4.1.0.0
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