Dell Brocade 815 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 119
Driver installation and removal on Windows systems, Installation Notes
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Using software installation scripts and system commands 3 Driver installation and removal on Windows systems Use the following procedures to install, remove, and update driver packages on a Windows system. Only one driver installation is required for all adapters (CNAs, HBAs, or Fabric Adapters) installed in a host system. Installation Notes • Before installing the driver on Windows systems, install the following hot fixes from the Microsoft "Help and Support" website, then reboot the system: - Windows 2003 KB932755 (or later) is the minimum requirement. KB943545 is recommended if the HP command view management application is used to manage HP EVA arrays in the target system. - Windows 2008 KB968675 is recommended. This fixes a non-paged memory leak in a Windows 2008 storage stack. KB2490742 is recommended when installing storage drivers to avoid a "Ox000000B8" stop error when shutting down or hibernating a system running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. KB958015 is recommended for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. - Windows 2008 R2 KB977977 is recommended for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. • Although you can install the driver using the Windows Device Manager, use the driver installer script (brocade_installer.bat) or use the Brocade GUI- or command-based Adapter Software Installer (brocade_adapter_software_installer_windows__.exe) instead for installing, removing, and upgrading the driver. The Brocade installer programs provide these advantages: - Automatically updates all Brocade adapters in one step. With Device Manager, you will need to update each adapter instance. - Enables the driver to register the symbolic names for the adapter ports with the switch. With Device Manager, the driver cannot obtain the operating system information to register these names.with the switch. - Avoids errors, especially for Windows 2003 systems, that can occur from removing software with the Device Manager that was originally installed with the Brocade installer programs, then attempting future updates or removals. • If removing driver packages or the HCM agent, determine if the HCM Agent is running using procedures under "HCM Agent operations" on page 112. If it is, stop the agent using steps under the same heading. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 91 53-1002144-01