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Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM BladeCente
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Operating system support
The Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter supports the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x86 Edition
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64/EM64T
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition
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VMware ESX 4.1
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VMware ESXi 4.1
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Support for operating systems is based on the combination of the expansion card and the blade server in
which it is installed. See IBM ServerProven for the latest information about the specific versions and
service packs supported. Select the blade server and then select the expansion card to see the supported
operating systems. http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
Related publications
For more information, refer to these documents:
Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide
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http://www.ibm.com/support
IBM Redbooks® publication
IBM BladeCenter Virtual Fabric Solutions , SG24-7966
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247966.html?Open
BladeCenter Ethernet home page
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http://ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/openfabric/ethernet.html
Windows and Linux drivers:
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http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5081963
IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073016
IBM Redbooks publication
IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology , SG24-7523
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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html?Open