Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xv53-1002144-01Host operating system supportRefer to “Host operating system support for adapter drivers” on page xv for information onoperating systems that support the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade CommandLine Utility (BCU), and adapter drivers.Host operating system support for adapter driversThis section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocadeadapters:• Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFPconfigurations:- “FCoE support” on page xvi and “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in CNAmode.- “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.NOTESpecific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements aredetailed in the current adapter release notes.NOTEAlso refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on the Brocade website atwww.brocade.com/adapters for a list of supported host systems and operating systems.Fibre Channel supportThe following lists operating systems that support Fibre Channel operation for HBAs and for FabricAdapter 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)
