Contents

Overview.....................................................................................................................................

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Supported adapters and operating systems...................................................................................................

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Adapter driver and software information ......................................................................................................

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PCI Hot Plug .............................................................................................................................................

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Duplex support........................................................................................................................................

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Installation .................................................................................................................................

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Download latest drivers, firmware, and documentation ................................................................................

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Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 x64 ..............................................................................

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Windows 2000 and Windows NT ............................................................................................................

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Linux......................................................................................................................................................

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SCO OpenServer and UnixWare ..............................................................................................................

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Solaris ...................................................................................................................................................

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NetWare ...............................................................................................................................................

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Firmware upgrade utility..............................................................................................................

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Windows utility.......................................................................................................................................

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c-Class BladeSystem utility ........................................................................................................................

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Linux utility .............................................................................................................................................

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DOS utility..............................................................................................................................................

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Adapter configurations ................................................................................................................

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HP NC-Series Broadcom adapters .............................................................................................................

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Keywords for Q57 NDIS2 driver .....................................................................................................

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Keywords for B06 NDIS2 driver ......................................................................................................

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PXE configuration: HP NC-series Broadcom and Multifunction adapters ................................................

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HP NC-Series Multifunction adapters..........................................................................................................

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Accelerated iSCSI devices ..............................................................................................................

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iSCSI boot configuration: Multifunction adapters ...............................................................................

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PXE configuration: HP NC-series Broadcom and Multifunction adapters ................................................

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HP NC-Series Intel adapters......................................................................................................................

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Boot Agent ...................................................................................................................................

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Keywords for N100 NDIS2 driver ...................................................................................................

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Keywords for N1000 NDIS2 driver .................................................................................................

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PXE configuration for HP NC-Series Intel adapters..............................................................................

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Windows ...............................................................................................................................................

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Modifying adapter properties using the NCU....................................................................................

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Modifying HP NC-Series Broadcom and Multifunction adapter properties .............................................

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Modifying HP NC-Series Intel adapter properties.............................................................................

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Modifying NC31xx Fast Ethernet adapter properties........................................................................

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Modifying adapter properties in Windows NT ................................................................................

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Novell Netware ....................................................................................................................................

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Advanced Server Program for NetWare.........................................................................................

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NetWare Client 32 driver installation for HP adapters......................................................................

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Solaris .................................................................................................................................................

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Team properties........................................................................................................................

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Adapter teaming ...................................................................................................................................

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