
Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
Windows
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
140
4.3
Installing
the
Solarflare
Driver
Package
on
Windows
•
•
•
NOTE:
The
Solarflare
adapter
should
be
physically
inserted
before
installing
the
drivers.
See
The
user
must
have
administrative
rights
to
install
adapter
drivers
and
may
be
prompted
to
enter
an
administrator
user
name
and
password.
If
Windows
attempts
to
install
the
drivers
automatically,
cancel
the
Windows
New
Hardware
Found
wizard
and
follow
the
instructions
below.
Solarflare
does
not
recommend
installing
drivers
via
Remote
Desktop
Protocol
(RDP).
For
example
via
Terminal
Services.
The
drivers
install
package
is
named
after
the
Solarflare
document
part
number
e.g.
SF
‐
107785
‐
LS
‐
2_Solarflare_Windows_x64_64
‐
bit_Driver_Package.exe
This
can
be
renamed
e.g.
setup.exe
before
use.
State
and
statistics
analysis
Solarflare
adapters
provide
comprehensive
state
and
statistics
information
for
data
transfer,
device,
MAC,
PHY
and
other
adapter
features.
•
See
•
See
for
teaming
statistics.
•
See
for
per
interface
statistics.
VMQ
Solarflare
drivers
support
static
VMQ
for
Windows
Server
2008
R2
and
Dynamic
VMQ
on
Windows
Server
2012
See
Table
30:
Solarflare
Windows
Features