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Adapter software 1 TABLE 9 Supported software installation packages (continued) Operating Brocade Adapter Software Installer System and Platform Driver Package VMware ESX/ESXi (x64) 5.0 Note: Use appropriate Brocade Adapter Software Installer listed in this column to install HCM on applicable "guest" operating system only. The software installer is not supported on ESX systems. The HCM agent is not supported on ESXi platforms. brocade_driver_esx50_.tar.gz7 4.x storage and network drivers with user applications, such as HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, and BCU for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. 1. Windows 2008 x86 drivers are used for Windows 7 x86 support. 2. Windows 2008 R2 X64 drivers support Windows 7 x64. 3. This package is the source-based RPM for all RHEL and SLES Linux driver distributions, as well as user applications, such as HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, and BCU. The driver module is compiled on the system during the RPM installation. An installer program is available for use when you untar this package. To install this package, the appropriate distribution kernel development packages must be installed for the currently running kernel, which include the gcc compiler and the kernel sources. Although this package installs SLES drivers, the error message "bfa" or "bna" module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag" displays. You can complete installation and use this driver although in this format it is not certified or supported by Novell, Inc. 4. This package contains the latest precompiled RPMs for either RHEL or SLES distributions, as well as user applications, such as HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, and BCU. An installer program is available for use when you untar this package. 5. HCM is a 32-bit application. To use HCM on Linux RHEL 6.0 x64 systems, you must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are not installed by default. 6. This package contains all network drivers, storage drivers, management utilities, and installation script for Solaris distributions 7. This package contains all network drivers, storage drivers, management utilities, and installation script for VMware ESX distributions. Note that you can use the VMware Image Builder PowerCLI to create a brocade_esx50_.zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_.iso ESX 5.0 installation image that includes brocade drivers and utilities. Refer to your Image Builder documentation for details on using Image Builder PowerCLI. NOTE Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. NOTE For the latest support information on specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements, please refer to the latest release notes for your adapter. Downloading software and documentation To download the software installer, driver packages, boot code, driver update disks, the CIM provider, and documentation, perform the following steps: 1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 2. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page. 3. Select your operating system from the Download list to display appropriate download files or download the ISO image. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 47 53-1002144-01