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
8.5.
Table 56. 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 NetXtreme Family of Adapters 20.2 20.2
Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Family of
Adapters
N/A 20.2
Intel Family of Adapters 17.0.0 17.5.0
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 9.0.1 9.0.1
Brocade Family of Adapters 3.2.3 3.2.3
Mellanox Family of ConnectX-3/
ConnectX-3 Pro Adapters (Ethernet only)
WinOF 5.10 (R2 only) WinOF 5.10
Mellanox Family of ConnectX-4/
ConnectX-4 Lx Adapters (Ethernet only)
Not supported WinOF-2 1.40
Table 57. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems
NIC Product Name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7.1 7.2
Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters 20.2 20.2 20.2
Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series Family of Adapters 20.2 20.2 20.2
Intel Family of Adapters 16.5.0 17.0.0 17.5.0
QLogic FC & Classic CNAs Family of Adapters 5.3.62 5.3.62 5.3.62
QLogic formally Broadcom CNAs 19.2.0 19.2.0 19.2.0
Emulex Family of Adapters 08.04.00 08.04.00 08.04.00
Brocade Family of Adapters 3.2.3 3.2.3 3.2.3
Mellanox Family of Adapters (Ethernet only) MLNX OFED 3.2-1.0.0.1 MLNX OFED 3.2-1.0.0.1
MLNX OFED
3.2-1.0.0.1
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