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Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5
Supported adapters and operating systems...................................................................................................5
Adapter driver and software information ...................................................................................................... 7
Adapter driver folders in HP SoftPaq..................................................................................................7
Documentation in the HP SoftPaq....................................................................................................... 8
Installation ................................................................................................................................... 9
Downloading files ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing network drivers (new installations).................................................................................................. 9
Removing the driver software...................................................................................................................... 9
Uninstall HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE drivers .................................................................................... 9
Adapter support on Windows................................................................................................................... 10
Windows 2008 drivers.................................................................................................................. 10
Windows 2008 x64 drivers ........................................................................................................... 11
Windows 2003 drivers.................................................................................................................. 11
Windows 2003 x64 drivers ........................................................................................................... 11
Windows 2000 drivers.................................................................................................................. 11
Adapter support on Linux ......................................................................................................................... 12
Adapter support on NetWare ................................................................................................................... 12
Firmware upgrade utility.............................................................................................................. 21
HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility................................................................21
HP Gigabit Server Adapter Firmware Upgrade Utility for C-Class BladeSystem................................................ 21
HP NC-Series NetXen Online Firmware Upgrade Utility................................................................................ 22
Adapter configurations................................................................................................................ 24
HP NC-Series 10GbE Adapters................................................................................................................. 24
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 configurations................................................ 24
Configuring multiple NC510x PCIe 10 GbE adapters........................................................................ 26
Configuring multiple ports on 10GbE adapters.................................................................................. 27
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 27
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................. 29
HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters ............................................................................................................. 29
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 x64 configurations................................................ 29
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 configurations................................................ 32
HP NC-Series Intel Adapters ..................................................................................................................... 35
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 x64 configurations................................................ 35
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 configurations................................................ 38
Boot Agent ................................................................................................................................... 41
HP NC-Series 31xx Fast Ethernet Adapters ................................................................................................. 50
Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 configurations................................................ 50
Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................ 52
HP NC-Series NetXen 10GbE diagnostics ..................................................................................................52
HP NC-Series Broadcom Multifunction adapter diagnostics........................................................................... 53
HP NC-Series Broadcom adapter diagnostics.............................................................................................. 56
HP NC-Series Intel adapter diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 60