Software Installation Options; Items Shipped With Your Adapter; Stand-Up Adapters - Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual

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Items shipped with your adapter

Software installation options

You can use the Brocade Adapter Software Installer or options in "native" installation scripts and
commands to install software on your host system:
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NOTE
Only one driver installation is required for all types of adapters (CNA, HBA, or Fabric Adapter)
installed in a host system.
Refer to
software installer packages that you can download from the Brocade adapter website at
www.brocade.com/adapters. On the adapters website,

Items shipped with your adapter

This section describes items shipped with your adapter.

Stand-up adapters

The following items are shipped with stand-up adapters for installation:
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Brocade Adapter Software Installer
Use this to install the following components:
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Storage driver, network driver, and HCM
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Storage and network driver
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HCM only
For more information, refer to
Brocade "native" installer scripts and commands
For CNAs, use this to install the storage driver, network driver, and utilities.
For HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode, use this to install the storage
driver and utilities only.
For more information, refer to
page 89.
"Software installation and driver packages"
Adapter with the following PCI mounting bracket installed, depending on your adapter model:
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Low-profile PCI mounting bracket (all CNA and HBA models)
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Standard (full-height) PCI mounting bracket (Fabric Adapters)
Loose adapter packaged with adapter, depending on your adapter model:
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Standard (full-height) PCI mounting bracket (all CNA and HBA models)
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Low-profile PCI mounting bracket (Fabric Adapters)
One SFP or two SFPs, depending on your adapter model. Note that for CNAs and Fabric
Adapters, SFPs and copper cables may be purchased separately or shipped with the FCoE
switch.
Adapter installation instructions
Instructions for downloading software
"Using the GUI-based installer"
"Using software installation scripts and system commands"
on page 43 for a complete list of driver and
navigate to the Downloads page.
Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
on page 69.
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