Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 15)

Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xv
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Host operating system support
Refer to “Host operating system support for adapter drivers” on page xv for information on
operating systems that support the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade Command
Line Utility (BCU), and adapter drivers.
Host operating system support for adapter drivers
This section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocade
adapters:
• Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP
configurations:
- “FCoE support” on page xvi and “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in CNA
mode.
- “Fibre Channel support” on page xv, for ports configured in HBA mode.
- “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in NIC mode.
• CNAs- Refer to the following subsections:
- “FCoE support” on page xvi
- “Ethernet support” on page xvi.
• HBAs - Refer to “Fibre Channel support” on page xv.
NOTE
Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements are
detailed in the current adapter release notes.
NOTE
Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com/adapters for a list of supported host systems and operating systems .
Fibre Channel support
The following lists operating systems that support Fibre Channel operation for HBAs and for Fabric
Adapter ports configured in HBA mode:
• Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)
• Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64
• Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)
• Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)
• Linux RHEL4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1
• Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)