Qlogic Converged Network Adapter Installation Manual

Converged Network Adapter NDIS Miniport Driver
QLogic Corporation
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Table of Contents
qlge.inf
Driver installa tion file
qlge.sys
QLogic 10GbE NDIS Minipor t driver
qlge.cat
Catalog file
qlnic.exe
QLogic NIC Utility
qlconic.dll
QLogic teaming su p por t library
Release.txt
Release Notes
ReadMe.txt
Installation ins tr uctions and other useful inform ation (this file)
2 OS Support 3 Supported Features 4 Using the Driver
4.1 Creating the Driver Disk
4.2 Installing the Driver
4.3 Removing the Driver 5 Limitations 6 Additional Notes 7 Contacting Support
1 Package Contents
The Converged Network Adapter (for the QLogic 8100 Series) NDIS Miniport Driver package contains the following files:
File Name Description
NOTE: VLAN and Teaming support for the Conve rged Network Adapters is available through
the VLAN/Teaming driver in the Windows SuperInstaller. The Windows SuperInstaller can be found on the adapter downloads page at:
http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com
VLAN and Team Management graphical user interface (GUI) is available as a custom device property tab or through the QConvergeConsole™ command line utility.
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2 OS Support
OS Type
NDIS5 Miniport dri ver
32-bit
Windows Server® 2003 R2 and SP2 (x86)
NDIS5 Miniport driver
64-bit
Windows Server 2003 R2 and SP2 (x64)
32-bit
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x86) versions (including Ser v er Core)
64-bit
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) versions (including Ser v er Core)
qlge.inf
Driver installa tion file
qlge.sys
QLogic 10GbE NDIS Minipor t driver
qlge.cat
Catalog file
qlnic.exe
QLogic NIC Utility
qlconic.dll
QLogic teaming su p por t library
Release.txt
Release Notes
ReadMe.txt
Installation ins tr uctions and other useful inform ation (this file)
This release of the Converged Network Adapter (for 8100 Series) NDIS Miniport Driver works with the following versions of Windows:
Operating Systems
Driver Name
NDIS6 Miniport driver
NDIS6 Miniport driver
Platform
NOTE: For specific service packs (SP) and operating system (OS) updates, refer to the
descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic Web site:
http://driverdownloads.qlogic
3 Supported Features
This driver supports all NDIS 5.1, 5.2, 6.0, and 6.1 features.
4 Using the Driver
This section provides the following procedures for using the Converged Network Adapter (for the QLogic 8100 Series) NDIS Miniport Driver:
4.1 Creating the Driver Disk4.2 Installing the Driver4.3 Removing the Driver
4.1 Creating the Driver Disk
1. Insert a blank disk in the disk drive, or use another available drive type.
2. Select the appropriate driver directory on the QLogic CD-ROM (CD) (or the CD you burned from the .iso image downloaded from QLogic. com).
3. Click and drag the contents of the driver director y from the CD to the blank diskette or other drive type.
The disk or drive should have the following file structure:
File Name Description
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