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Adapter software
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Hypervisor support
describes Hypervisor support for Brocade adapters.
NOTE
For the latest support information on specific operating system release levels, service pack levels,
and other patch requirements, please refer to the latest release notes for your adapter.
Solaris 10.0
Network driver
supported - 32b
Storage driver
supported - 32b
Network driver
supported - 32,
64b
Storage driver
supported - 32b,
64b
Both drivers not
supported
Both drivers
supported.
VMware ESX/ESXi
ESX 4.0, 4.1, 5.0
N/A
Both drivers
supported - 64b
N/A
N/A
Oracle Enterprise Linux
(OEL) 5.6, 6.0
Both drivers
supported - 32b
Both drivers
supported - 64b
N/A
N/A
Oracle VM 3.0
Storage driver
supported -32b
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.
For Windows, the Storport miniport driver is supported (there is no support for the SCSI miniport driver).
2.
Support for Windows 2003 is limited to Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode and HBAs. Hot fix
KB932755 (or later) is the minimum requirement and KB943545 is recommended.
3.
For Windows 2008, hot fix KB968675 and KB2490742 are recommended. Hot fix KB958015 is recommended
for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. For Windows 2008 R2 KB977977 is recommended for
CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode
4.
Supported by Windows 2008 drivers
5.
Not supported on IEM64T systems.
6.
For Solaris systems, only the Leadville-based storage driver is supported on adapters that support Solaris
systems. Note that the Solaris driver does not support NPIV, authentication, and fabric device management interface
(FDMI). Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems.
TABLE 8
Hypervisor support for Brocade adapters
System
x86
x84
Intel IA64
SPARC
VMware ESX 4.0, 4.1
N/A
Yes
N/A
N/A
VMware ESX 5.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
RHEVH 6.x
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Linux XEN
yes
yes
N/A
N/A
Linux KVM
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Oracle VM 3.0
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Citrix XenServer 6.0
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
TABLE 7
Operating system support for network and storage drivers (continued)