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 1. 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 2. 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 |
QLogic formally Broadcom CNAs |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
Emulex Family of Adapters |
Not Supported |
08.01.16 |
08.02.31 (64–bit only) |
08.02.31 |
08.02.31 |
08.02.31 |
Brocade Family of Adapters |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
Mellanox Family of Adapters (Ethernet only) |
Not Supported |
MLNX OFED 2.4.1.0.0 |
MLNX OFED 2.4.1.0.0 |
Inbox drivers 2.4.1.0.0 |
Inbox drivers 2.4.1.0.0 |
Inbox drivers 2.4.1.0.0 |
NIC Product Name |
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server |
11 SP1 (64–bit) |
11 SP2 (64–bit) |
11 SP3 (64–bit) |
12 |
12 SP1 |
Broadcom Family of Adapters |
17.0.4 |
17.0.4 |
17.0.4 |
17.0.4 |
17.0.4 |
Intel Family of Adapters |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
16.5.0 |
16.5.0 |
17.0.0 |
QLogic FC & Classic CNAs Family of Adapters |
5.0.29-4 |
5.0.29-4 |
5.3.62 |
5.3.62 |
5.3.62 |
QLogic formally Broadcom CNAs |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
19.2.0 |
Emulex Family of Adapters |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
08.02.31 |
08.02.31 |
08.02.31 |
Brocade Family of Adapters |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
3.2.3 |
Mellanox Family of Adapters (Ethernet only) |
Not Supported |
Not Supported |
MLNX OFED 2.4.1.0.0 |
MLNX OFED 2.4.1.0.0 |
MLNX OFED 2.4.1.0.0 |