Sun Microsystems 5945532 Installing and Setting Up the Device Driver Software

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CHAPTER 2
Installing and Setting Up the Device
Driver Software
This chapter explains how to install and remove the ixgbe driver on Linux and
Microsoft Windowssystems. This chapter contains the following sections:
■“Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Linux Platform” on page 7
■“Downloading and Installing the Driver on a Microsoft WindowsPlatform” on
page10
Downloading and Installing the Driver
on a Linux Platform
If your system uses the RedHat or SuSe Linux operating system, you must
download the ixgbe device driver to install it.
▼To Download the Driver for a Linux Platform
1. Log in to your system.
2. With a browser, go to this location:
http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/10gbe/srdualserverxpr/
3. Select the following product:
Intel® 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port ExpressModule