Allied Telesis AT-2872SX Supported Operating Systems

AT-2872SX ExpressCard Fast Ethernet Fiber Module Installation and User’s Guide

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Supported Operating Systems

The following list describes the supported operating systems for the

AT-2872SX ExpressCard module:

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Contents

Main Page Electrical Safety and Emissions Standards This product meets the following standards. Laser Safety EN60825 U.S. Federal Communications Commission Industry Canada Page Contents Page Figures Page Page Page Preface Safety Symbols Used in this Document Where to Find Web-based Documentation and Drivers Contacting Allied Telesis Chapter 1 Introducing the AT-2872SX Gigabit Ethernet Fiber ExpressCard Module Functional Description Contents of Your Shipment Page Hardware Features Supported Operating Systems Physical Description Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware Reviewing Safety Precautions Page Pre-Installation Checklist Installing the Module Page Page Page Page Connecting the Network Cables Page Page Chapter 3 Installing the Windows Drivers Installing the Windows Driver Software Using the Installer Page Page Page Using Silent Installation Performing a Silent Install Performing a Silent Install and Creating a Log File Performing a Silent Upgrade Performing a Silent Uninstall Performing a Silent Reinstall Removing the Device Drivers Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 Using the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver Page Inserting the NetXtreme II Monolithic Driver in a WinPE 2.0 Image Creating a Bootable CD ROM Configuring the Speed and Duplex Settings Page Displaying or Changing the Properties of the Adapter Chapter 4 Installing the Linux Drivers Introduction Limitations bnx2 Driver bnx2i Driver Packaging Installing Linux Driver Software Installing the Source RPM Package redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm Page Building the Driver from the Source TAR File Building the bnx2 Driver Building the bnx2i Driver Load and Run Necessary iSCSI Software Components Unloading the Linux Driver Unloading the Driver from an RPM Installation Unloading the Driver from a TAR Installation Patching PCI Files (Optional) Network Installations Setting Values for Optional Properties Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i Driver Page Checking the bnx2 Driver Defaults Checking Driver Messages Page Target cannot be reached on any of the CNIC devices Network route is assigned to network interface, which is down Attempting to offload iSCSI connection onto a Jumbo Frame-enabled device SCSI-ML initiated host reset (session recovery) CNIC detects iSCSI protocol violation - Fatal errors CNIC detects iSCSI protocol violation - non-FATAL, warning Driver puts a session through recovery Reject iSCSI PDU received from the target Open-iSCSI daemon handing over session to driver Teaming with Channel Bonding Statistics Linux iSCSI Offload Installing User Application - bnx2id Installing Open iSCSI User Applications Binding iSCSI Target to Broadcom NX2 iSCSI Transport Name Making Connections to iSCSI Targets Maximizing Offload iSCSI Connections Page Specifications Page Appendix B Cleaning Fiber Optic Connectors Using a Cartridge-Type Cleaner Page Using a Swab