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52 Nortel Networks L2/3 Ethernet Switch Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Figure 6-6 BladeCenter Firmware VPD window
6.2.2 Operating systems
In this section, we prepare the use of our operating systems for the BladeCenter HS20s. Note
you can use IBM Director and Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) to customize and deploy
your network operating systems to the HS20s. However, if you are building your network
operating system manually, after Windows 2003 Server has been successfully installed, go
the next section 6.2.3, “Broadcom Advanced Control Suite installation” on page 53.
Microsoft Windows 2003 Broadcom driver installation
Windows 2003 does not ship with the drivers needed to run the Broadcom Ethernet NICs.
The drivers must be updated for the NICs to be usable.
To obtain the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet drivers for your Microsoft Windows 2003
systems, go to:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43815
For our example, this Web site provided us with the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Software CD for the BCM570x-based servers and adapters Version 8.1.6. You should
acquire Version 8.1.6 or later for setting up your operating system environment. This supports
the following machines:
IBM Eserver BladeCenter HS20 (Type 8678, 8832, 8843)
IBM Eserver BladeCenter JS20 (Type 8842)
IBM Eserver BladeCenter LS20 (Type 8850)