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 Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
Dell™SystemsSoftwareSupportMatrix
Overview
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
Overview
The drivers required for a Network Interface Card (NIC) depend on the operating system installed on your system.
Table7-1showstherelationshipbetweenNICssupportedbyDell™OpenManage™ServerAdministratorandthedriversthattheyrequireoneachsupported
operating system.
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
To determine required drivers for NIC systems management, locate your NIC manufacturer in Table7-1 and the operating system that is installed on your
system.
In Table7-1, "NA" indicates that the driver is supplied by the operating system rather than by the manufacturer of the NIC.
Table 7-1.NICManufacturersandDriversRequiredforSupportedOperatingSystems
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NIC Product Name
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Microsoft®Windows®
2000
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Microsoft Windows
2003 Family
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Microsoft Windows
2008 Family
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Red Hat
®
Linux®
4.7
Broadcom®NetXtreme™FamilyofAdapters(5721,5722)
NA
11.4
11.4
3.92e
Broadcom NetXtreme II Family of Adapters (BCM5708, BCM5709)
NA
4.4
4.4
1.7.6b
Broadcom NetXtreme II Family of Adapter 10GbE (BCM57710)
NA
4.4
4.4
1.44.14
Intel®EtherExpress®Family of Adapters
6.0
8.0.17 (Intel PRO/100
Adapters)
8.4.21 (Intel PRO/1000
Adapters)
NA
NA (Intel
PRO/100 Adapters)
5.7.6.1(Intel
PRO/1000 Adapters)
3COM®3C98xFamilyofAdapters
NA
NA
NA
NA
Alteon™ACEnic™CopperGigabit
NA
NA
NA
NA
NOTE: Dell no longer supports following NICs: 3COM®3C98
x
FamilyofAdapters and Alteon™ACEnic™CopperGigabit.