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Updated: January 2017
 
 

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.
  1. On the first window of the Found New Hardware wizard, click Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.
  2. 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.

  3. On the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window, click Finish.
  4. 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

  1. Power down the system.
  2. Insert the card into a proper PCIe slot.
  3. 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.

  4. Do one of the following:
    • If you are installing the driver from removable media, follow these steps:
      1. Insert the media.
      2. Click Locate and install driver software (recommended).
      3. If the Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
      4. 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:
      1. Click I don't have the disc. Show me other options.
      2. Click Browse my computer for driver software (advanced).
      3. 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.

  5. To continue with installation, click Yes.
  6. To complete the installation, click Finish.
    Note - A system reboot is not generally required after installing the driver.

Updating the Existing FCoE Driver

Follow the appropriate procedure for your Windows operating system:

To Update the Driver on Windows

  1. Open the Device Manager by doing the following:
    1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
    2. In the Computer Management dialog box, double-click Device Manager in the left pane.
  2. In the right pane, double-click SCSI and RAID Controller.
  3. Right-click the FCoE Adapter, and then click Update Driver.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • If you are installing the driver from from removable media, follow these steps:
      1. Click Search automatically for updated driver software.
      2. 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:
      1. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
      2. Click I don't have the disk. Show me other options.
      3. Click Browse my computer for driver software (advanced).
      4. 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.

  5. To continue with the installation, click Yes.
  6. 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

  1. Power down the system.
  2. Insert the card into a proper PCIe slot.
  3. 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.

  4. Do one of the following:
    • If you are installing the driver from removable media, follow these steps:
      1. Insert the media.
      2. Click Locate and install driver software (recommended).
      3. If the Hardware Update Wizard prompts you to search online, click Don't search online.
      4. 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:
      1. Click I don't have the disc. Show me other options.
      2. Click Browse my computer for driver software (advanced).
      3. 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.

  5. To continue with the installation, click Yes.
  6. 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

  1. To open the Device Manager:
    1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
    2. In the Computer Management dialog box, double-click Device Manager in the left pane.
  2. In the right pane, double-click Network Adapters.
  3. Right-click the 10 GbE PCI Ethernet Adapter, and then click Update Driver.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • If you are installing the driver from removable media, follow these steps:
      1. Click Search automatically for updated driver software.
      2. 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:
      1. Click Browse my computer for driver software.
      2. Click I don't have the disk. Show me other options.
      3. Click Browse my computer for driver software (advanced).
      4. 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.

  5. To continue with the installation, click Yes.
  6. 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:

  1. Power down your system.
  2. 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.

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