3
2.
If the network adapter is not displayed, open Device Manager, and examine if an Ethernet
controller exists in the
Network adapters
>
Other devices
window.
If an Ethernet controller exists, an error has occurred on the driver. Install the most recent
driver and try again. For more information, see "
Installing and removing a network adapter
driver in the operating system
."
If no Ethernet controllers exist, verify that the network adapter is installed securely.
Figure 5 Viewing network adapters
Installing and removing a network adapter driver
in the operating system
The driver used by the network adapter and the installation method for the driver varies by operating
system. This section uses CentOS 7.4 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as examples.
Linux operating systems
1.
Execute the
modinfo
bnx2x
command to view the current driver version.
Figure 6 Viewing the driver version
2.
If the driver is an .rpm file, run the executable file and install the driver directly.
a.
Copy the RPM driver file (for example, kmod-netxtreme2-7.14.46-1.rhel7u4.x86_64.rpm) to
the operating system.
b.
Execute the
rpm
–
ivh
file_name
.
rpm
command to install the driver.
Figure 7 Installing the driver
c.
After the installation finishes, restart the operating system or execute the
rmmod bnx2x
and
modprobe bnx2x
commands to reload the driver to have the driver take effect.
