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Chapter 3 – Software Installation
You must install software in order for your computer to support
this Echo adapter.
OS X Driver Download and Installation
This section describes the download and installation of the driver
required to support the Echo adapter.
1.
Launch a Web browser and go to www.sonnettech.
com/support, and then click the Downloads, Manual, &
Knowledgebase link.
2.
On the Support Categories page, click the Thunderbolt
Product link, and then click the Echo Express SEL 10GbE link.
3.
On the Echo Express SEL 10GbE page, click the Driver link,
and then click the Download Now button next to “Echo
Express SE 10GbE/Echo Express SEL 10GbE/Presto 10GbE
Software (OS X)”; the software will be downloaded.
4.
Double-click the sonnet_10gbe_installer_x.x.dmg (x.x is the
version) file; the file will expand and a new window will
open.
5.
Double-click the Sonnet 10Gb Ethernet Installer x.x.pkg file
to launch the driver installer.
6.
When the Welcome to the Sonnet 10 Gigabit Ethernet Installer
window appears, click Continue.
7.
When the Important Information window appears, read the
information, and then click Continue.
8.
When the Software License Agreement window appears, read
the agreement, click Continue, and then click Agree.
9.
When the Standard Install window appears, click Customize
to change the items installed if necessary, change the
location or accept the default installation location, and then
click Install.
10.
When asked to do so, enter the Administrator password, and
then click Install Software; the software is installed.
11.
When the next window appears, click Restart to restart your
system and finish the driver installation.
Support Note:
The release notes contain information
regarding the configuration of the driver to enable LRO
(Large Receive Offload) to improve performance in certain
situations. Refer to this read me for specific information.
