Support Matrix

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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 8.3.
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
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