Broadcom NetXtreme/NetXtreme II Family of Adapters Driver
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This file was automatically installed as part of a recent update. If you are experiencing any issues, you can manually download and reinstall.
This package provides the Broadcom NetXtreme/NetXtreme II Family of Adapters Driver and is supported on the Enterprise Servers and Powervault models that are running the following Operating Systems: Red Hat - Enterprise Linux 3, Red Hat - Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, Novell - SuSE Linux ES 9 and Novell - SuSE Linux ES 10.
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Fixes & Enhancements
Fixes - N/A
Enhancements - Added Linux source code packages for NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II updated drivers to support Broadcom BCM5709 and BCM57710 based adapters. - Added support for RHEL5 U2 and SLES10 SP2.
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1. Click the Download Now link to download the file. 2 When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Save the RPM to a directory on your Linux system such as /tmp. 2. Change directory to this directory: cd /tmp 3. Type in the RPM install command --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Custom Instructions for dkms-2.0.13.tar.gz:
Download 1. Click the ""Download Now"" link to download the file. 2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click the ""I agree"" link to accept the agreement. 3. When the File Download window appears, click ""Save"" to save the file to your hard drive.
Extract Files 1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file. 2. Type in the unpack command: tar xvzf release.tar.gz
Installation 1. Change Directory into the directory created by the unpack command. 2. Follow the instructions provided in the files inside this directory for installation.
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