Installing the Windows Drivers
The Converged Network driver requires installation of both
the FCoE driver and networking driver. This section provides procedures
for installing both drivers:
To Install the FCoE Driver
After installing the Converged Network Adapter
and restarting the system, the Windows OS detects the newly installed
device and displays the Found New Hardware with FCoE Controller
message. The Found New Hardware wizard launches.
Note - This procedure requires a system configured with the
latest Service Pack and Windows Update.
- On
the first window of the Found New Hardware wizard, click Search
for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click
Next.
- Browse to the location on the
disk where you downloaded the FCoE driver, then click Next.
Windows displays a message, letting you know it found a driver
for this device.
- On the Completing the Found New
Hardware Wizard window, click Finish.
- If the system displays the following
message, click Yes to restart the system:
System Settings Change. Windows has finished installing a new device. The software that supports your device requires that you restart your computer. You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?
To Install the Driver on Windows
2008
- Power
down the system.
- Insert the card into a proper
PCIe slot.
- Power on the system.
When the system boots up, the PNP subsystem displays a dialog
box informing you that new hardware (Fibre Channel Controller) has
been found and prompts you to install the driver.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are installing the driver from removable
media, follow these steps:
- Insert the media.
- Click Locate and install driver
software (recommended).
- If the Hardware Update Wizard
prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
- Click Next.
The Update wizard locates the driver and automatically completes
the installation.
- If
you are not installing the driver from removable media,
follow these steps:
- Click I don't have
the disc. Show me other options.
- Click Browse my computer for
driver software (advanced).
- Browse to the location of the
driver, and then click Next.
A warning message might be displayed regarding the Digital
Signature for Windows Logo certification.
- To continue with installation,
click Yes.
- To complete the installation,
click Finish.
Note - A system reboot is not generally required after installing
the driver.
To Update the Driver on Windows
- Open
the Device Manager by doing the following:
- Right-click My Computer,
and then click Manage.
- In the Computer Management dialog
box, double-click Device Manager in the left pane.
- In the right pane, double-click
SCSI and RAID Controller.
- Right-click the FCoE Adapter,
and then click Update Driver.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are installing the driver from from removable
media, follow these steps:
- Click Search automatically
for updated driver software.
- If the Hardware Update Wizard
prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
The Update Wizard locates the driver, and then automatically
completes the installation.
- If
you are not installing from removable media, follow these
steps:
- Click Browse my computer
for driver software.
- Click I don't have the disk.
Show me other options.
- Click Browse my computer for
driver software (advanced).
- Browse to the location of the
driver, and then click Next.
A warning message might be displayed regarding the Digital
Signature for Windows Logo Certification.
- To continue with the installation,
click Yes.
- To complete the installation,
click Finish.
Note - A system reboot is not required after installing the
driver.
Installing the Networking Driver
The operating system manages and controls the driver installation
process; the driver follows the process dictated by the OS. The
driver installation cannot deviate from this process.
This section provides the most common ways of installing and
upgrading the driver, as documented for each operating system. For
other installation procedures, please consult the OS manuals.
This section contains procedures for the following:
To Install the Networking Driver
on Windows
- Power
down the system.
- Insert the card into a proper
PCIe slot.
- Power on the system.
When the system boots up, the PNP subsystem displays a dialog
box informing you that new hardware (Ethernet Controller) has been
found and prompts you to install the driver.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are installing the driver from removable
media, follow these steps:
- Insert the media.
- Click Locate and install driver
software (recommended).
- If the Hardware Update Wizard
prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
- Click Next.
The Update wizard locates the driver and automatically completes
the installation.
- If
you are not installing the driver from removable media,
follow these steps:
- Click I don't have
the disc. Show me other options.
- Click Browse my computer for
driver software (advanced).
- Browse to the location of the
driver, and then click Next.
A warning message might be displayed regarding the Digital
Signature for Windows Logo certification.
- To continue with the installation,
click Yes.
- To complete the installation,
click Finish.
Note - A system reboot is not required after installing the
driver.
Updating the Existing NDIS
Miniport Driver
Follow the appropriate procedure for your Windows operating
system:
To Update the Networking Driver
on Windows
- To
open the Device Manager:
- Right-click My Computer,
and then click Manage.
- In the Computer Management dialog
box, double-click Device Manager in the left pane.
- In the right pane, double-click
Network Adapters.
- Right-click the 10 GbE PCI Ethernet
Adapter, and then click Update Driver.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are installing the driver from removable
media, follow these steps:
- Click Search automatically
for updated driver software.
- If the Hardware Update Wizard
prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
The Update Wizard locates the driver, and then automatically
completes the installation.
- If
you are not installing the driver from removable media,
follow these steps:
- Click Browse my computer
for driver software.
- Click I don't have the disk.
Show me other options.
- Click Browse my computer for
driver software (advanced).
- Browse to the location of the
driver, and then click Next.
A warning message might be displayed regarding the Digital
Signature for Windows Logo Certification.
- To continue with the installation,
click Yes.
- To complete the installation,
click Finish.
Note - A system reboot is not required after installing the
driver.
To Remove the Driver
To remove the driver in a Windows environment,
uninstall it as a Plug and Play device as follows:
- Power
down your system.
- Remove the device from your system
according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Note - Generally, you do not have to use the Device Manager
or the Hardware wizard to uninstall a Plug and Play device. After
you remove the device from your system and restart your system,
Windows recognizes that it has been removed.
The following additional notes apply:
When the driver is updated on one
port of the adapter, the second adapter port might show the incorrect
driver version. Both ports of the adapter will be updated with the
new driver when the update is performed.
To configure the jumbo frame for IPv6, issue the
following command at the command prompt after enabling the jumbo
frame using adapter properties:
netsh int ipv6 set <index> mtu = 9014
Where <index> is
the interface index number for the adapter.