Chapter 3. Updating The Boot Code And Firmware And Installing Device Drivers - IBM NetXen 10Gb2-Port Ethernet Expansion Card Installation Manual

Chapter 3. Updating the boot code and firmware and
installing device drivers
After you install the I/O expansion card, make sure that the latest boot code
and firmware are installed; then, install the device drivers.
Notes:
1. The supported operating systems vary, depending on:
v The types of blade servers and other hardware that you are using
v The software packages that you are using
2. For the latest information about supported operating systems, versions of
device drivers, utilities, and documentation, see http://www.ibm.com/
systems/support/.
3. This I/O expansion card does not require or support custom configuration.
The latest device drivers, utilities, documentation, and installation instructions
for the following supported operating systems are provided at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/:
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v Microsoft Windows
v Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
v Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
v Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise Server
v Microsoft Windows 2003 Web Server
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v Red Hat Enterprise Linux
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Web Server
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Enterprise Server
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Advanced Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Web Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Enterprise Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 for POWER
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Advanced Server
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Web Server
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Enterprise Server
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Advanced Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Web Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 Enterprise Server 64-bit
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4 for POWER
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 (SLES 9)
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