Qlogic QL45212, User Manual

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2–Installing the Hardware
System Requirements
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System Requirements
Before you install a QLogic QL45212 Adapter, verify that your system meets the
following hardware (
Table 2-1 ) and operating system ( Table 2-2 ) requirements.
For a complete list of supported operating systems, see
driverdownloads.qlogic.com.
Table 2-1. Host Hardware Requirements
Hardware Requirement
Architecture IA-32 or EMT64 that meets operating system require-
ments
Memory 8GB RAM (minimum)
Direct Attach Cables (DAC) Amphenol
®
NDDCCGF-0001
Amphenol NDAQGF-0003
Amphenol NDCCGF-0005
Leoni
®
ParaLink
®
LA0SF064-SD-R
Table 2-2. Host Operating System Requirements
Operating
System
Requirement
Windows Server 2016 Nano, 2008 SP2 and x64 (12G Only), 2008 R2 with SP1,
2012, 2012 R2, Windows PE 5.0 64-bit, and Windows PE 10.0
64-bit
Linux RHEL 7.3, 7.2, 6.8, 6.7 12G and 13G
SLES 12 SP2, and 11 SP4
CentOS
®
7.2 and later
VMware ESXi 6.0 U2, and 6.5 U1
XenServer
TM
7.0 and 6.5
UEFI 2.3, 2.3.1, and 2.5