Hardware and Software Requirements

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Before using the adapter, ensure that your server meets the hardware and software requirements. For additional information, check the product web page at:

http://www.oracle.com/goto/10gb-or-40gb-ethernet-adapter

Supported Hardware and Operating Systems

Supported Products

Hardware, Oracle servers

Netra X5-2 server
SPARC M7-8 server
SPARC M7-16 server
SPARC T7-1 server
SPARC T7-2 server
SPARC T7-4 server

For the most up-to-date supported platforms, check the product web page for the specific server and its I/O options.

Operating systems

Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU8
Oracle Linux 6.7

Linux:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 (x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4, RHEL 6.5 (x64)

Windows/Hyper-V (MS Virtualization):

Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2012R2 (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 SP1 (x64)

Hypervisors:

VMware ESXi 5.1 (in 10 GbE mode) and 5.5 (x64)
Oracle VM 3.4.1
UEFI 2.1, 2.3 (x64)
FreeBSD 9 (x64)

For the most up-to-date supported OS, check the product web page for the specific server.