The drivers that are required for a Network Interface Card (NIC) depend on the operating system that is installed on your system.
Table 9-1 shows the relationship between NICs supported by Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator and the drivers that they require on each supported operating system.
NOTE: Starting with Dell™ OpenManage™ version 4.3, the Dell OpenManage Systems Management CD has
been replaced by the Dell PowerEdge Installation and Server Management CD. References in this guide to the
Systems Management CD are for Dell OpenManage versions 3.0 through 4.2.
NIC Drivers and Operating Systems
To determine required drivers for NIC systems management, locate your NIC manufacturer in Table 9-1 and the operating system that is installed on your system.
In Table 9-1, "NA" indicates that the driver is supplied by the operating system rather than by the manufacturer of the NIC.
Table 9-1. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Operating Systems
NIC Product Name
Microsoft® Windows® 2000
Microsoft Windows 2003
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server (version 9 and 10)
3COM® 3C98x Family of Adapters
NOTE: Dell no
longer supports this
NIC.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Alteon ACEnic Copper Gigabit
NOTE: Dell no
longer supports this
NIC.
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.100 (7.7 family of adapters)
7.4.12 (7.7 family of adapters)
3.10 Broadcom driver
See the appropriate readme file for the latest information.
3.37 (Broadcom Tigon3 ethernet driver)
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)
See the appropriate readme file for the latest information.
