Updating Device Drivers - IBM eServer xSeries x382 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

v Integrated network support
v Redundant connection
v Resource CD
v ServeRAID support

Updating device drivers

Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them are on the
Resource CD.
Before you can recover or install device drivers, your operating system must be
installed on your computer. Make sure that you have the documentation and
software media for the device. The latest device drivers are also available at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Your server comes with an integrated dual-channel Gigabit Ethernet controller on
the system board. This Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to a
10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network. The server automatically selects
between 10BASE-T and 100/1000BASE-TX environments. The controller
provides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission
and reception of data on an Ethernet local area network (LAN).
The dual-channel Ethernet controller on the system board provides a failover
capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with the
primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with the primary
connection is automatically switched to the redundant Ethernet connection. If the
appropriate device drivers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss
and without user intervention.
The Resource CD that comes with your server provides programs to help you set
up and maintain your server.
Your server supports IBM ServeRAID adapters to create an external redundant
array of independent disks (RAID) configuration.
Chapter 1. General information
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