Software/Driver Installation; Prerequisites; Unified Wire Installer - Chelsio Communications Terminator Series Installation And User Manual

Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire

3. Software/Driver Installation

Chelsio Unified Wire can be installed using the Installer or the zip package. Refer the relevant
section below depending on the method of installation selected.
If you are planning to install Unified Wire in a cluster, it should be done on all
Important
the members. Using different versions of Unified Wire is not supported.
3.1.

Prerequisites

Please make sure that the following requirements are met before installation:
Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages for Visual Studio (x86 and x64) are
required if you are planning to use installer.
Windows update KB2685811 should be installed on Windows 7 Client and 2008 R2 Server. It
will be installed if Automatic Updates is configured or can be installed manually from
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2685811
3.2.

Unified Wire Installer

Chelsio Unified Wire Installer provides two methods of installation: GUI or CLI mode. GUI mode
provides an interactive GUI installer with customizable options. Whereas, CLI mode enables
unattended installation of Chelsio drivers and software thereby relieving the user from monitoring
the installation process and providing input via dialog boxes.
Enabling Test Signing
In case the drivers in the package are not WHQL certified, follow the steps mentioned below to
enable test signing on your system:
i. Goto Start->Run command option, enter "cmd" and press OK. This will open the command
prompt utility.
ii. Run the following command:
C:\Users\Administrator> bcdedit /set testsigning on
iii. Reboot the machine for the changes to take effect.
GUI mode (Installer)
i. Run the ChelsioUwire_x.x.x.x_WIN_yyy.y.yy.exe installer application.
ii. Click Next for the Chelsio End User License Agreement Window.
Chelsio Unified Wire for Windows 9