Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapt - Page 15

Installing the Hardware: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Back to Contents Page Installing the Hardware: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Overview System Requirements Safety Precautions Preinstallation Checklist Installation of the Add-In NIC Overview This section applies to Broadcom NetXtreme II add-in network interface cards. System Requirements Before you install a Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter, verify that your system meets the following hardware and operating system requirements: Hardware Requirements IA32- or EMT64-based computer that meets operating system requirements One open slot: PCI Express 1.0a x4 or PCI Express Gen2 x8 128-MB RAM (minimum) Operating System Requirements General PCI Express v1.0a, x4 (or greater) Host Interface Microsoft Windows One of the following versions of Microsoft Windows: Windows Server 2008 family Windows Server 2008 R2 family Novell NetWare Novell NetWare 6.5 with the latest support pack. Linux Although the adapter driver should work with many Linux kernel versions and distributions, it has only been tested on 2.4x kernels (starting from 2.4.24) and 2.6.x kernels. The driver may not compile on kernels older than 2.4.24. Testing is concentrated on i386 and x86_64 architectures. Only limited testing has been done on other architectures. Minor changes to some source files and Makefile may be needed on some kernels. VMware ESX VMware ESX file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/install.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:37 PM]