System Requirements

Before installing Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters and Intel® Ethernet FCoE Protocol Drivers, check your system for the following minimum configuration requirements. If you are using an Intel® Ethernet FCoE-capable OEM server system, refer to the instructions provided from the OEM to enable Intel® FCoE Remote Boot.

System Hardware Compatibility for Network Adapters

• An FCoE-capable Intel® 82599 or X540-based Network Adapter. A list of FCoE/DCB-supported Intel® Ethernet Server Adapters can be found here

• One of the following slot types, depending on your adapter:

  • A PCI-Express slot (v1.0a or newer), 4x, 8x or 16x

• The latest BIOS for your system
• FCoE requires at least 4GB of RAM for optimum performance

Supported 32-bit Operating Systems

Intel® Ethernet FCoE Protocol Driver and Intel® FCoE Remote Boot are supported on the following IA-32 operating systems:

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008, (with latest service pack and Hyper-V role)  - Standard, DataCenter or Enterprise

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 Core

• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6

• Novell SUSE* Linux Enterprise 11, SP1

Supported Intel® 64 Architecture (Intel® 64) Operating Systems

Intel® Ethernet FCoE Protocol Driver and Intel FCoE Remote Boot are supported on the following Intel® 64 operating systems:

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 (with latest service pack and Hyper-V role)  - Standard, DataCenter or Enterprise

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 R2 SP1 (with latest service pack and Hyper-V role)  - Standard, DataCenter or Enterprise

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 Core

• Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 R2 Core

• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 6

• Novell SUSE* Linux Enterprise 11, SP1

Platform Requirements for Intel® 64

A platform that supports Intel® 64 will run in either 64-bit mode or 32-bit compatibility mode. In order for it to run in 64-bit mode, the following requirements must be met:

• The Intel® 64 system must have a 64-bit BIOS that takes advantage of Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology

• One of the supported 64-bit operating systems must be installed

The installer for the adapter drivers will only list the drivers that are compatible with the currently running operating system.

• If the system is running in compatibility mode, only IA-32 drivers will be available

• If the system is running in 64-bit mode, only Intel® 64 drivers will be available

Jumbo Frames

The base driver supports FCoE mini-Jumbo Frames (2.5k bytes) independent of the LAN Jumbo Frames setting.

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