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Intel Xeon (Prestonia/Gallatin) Series
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Intel Xeon MP (Gallatin) Series

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FLARE 02.19.500.5.1
M110R21
010A
02.01.00
03.24.020.5.008
03.24.040.5.006
03.24.040.5.008
04.28.000.3.203
04.28.000.3.208
04.28.000.5.003
06.17.10.60
06.17.52.10
06.23.01.00
06.70.15.60
06.70.42.10
06.70.54.10
07.35.22.61
0770/C-M
0772/A-S
0772/D-M
0780/A-M
0780/A-S
0780/B-X
0832/E
0846/B-M
0850/C-M
1.0.2
1.0.3
1.00
1.02.01.203.T06
1.03.01.105.T02
1.04.01.101.T15
1.05.01.103.T01
1.081223k2
1.090426-e
1.090605k3
1.2.4
1.45
1.5.1.17
1.5.2
1.6.0.37
1.6.7.8
1.x
10.0, 10.1
165B/M
1810TC4A
2.0
2.0 patch 3
2.0.3
2.01
2.02
2.02.
2.1
2.1.522
2.2
2.2, 2.3
2.2, 2.3, 2.4
2.21
2.28.0000.00
2.3
2.3, 2.4
2.3, 2.4, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0
2.4
2.4, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0
2.6.0.23
2.7
2.7.1030
2001
21-14-19-00/00
21-14-38-00/00
21.xx.xx
3.0
3.0.5
3.0.50
3.0.6.1157
3.00.140.77
3.028
3.04.0140.05
3.0xx
3.1
3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1
3.2
3.22
3.28.0000.00
3.3
3.33
3.4
3.42
3.47
3.48
3.5 Build 0042
3.5.1
3.61
3.64
3.64_
3.7 Build 0029
3.71A
3.71T
3.71x
3.7_
3.9
4.0
4.0.2
4.02
4.0xx
4.1
4.2
4.2, 4.3, 5.1
4.2.6
4.21
4.22M0
4.22MO
4.28.0.5.003
4.4.049
4.4.049 SP3
4.7.0
4.xx
5.0
5.0.1
5.0xx
5.1.41-10f
5.1xx
5.x
5.xx
50-02-05-00/00
50-09-51-00/00
50-09-71-00/00
50.xx.xx
5671
5771
5772
5773
5773.134
5874
6.0.2.2
6.0.X
6.12.16.00
6.19
6.19.25.26
6.2.x
6.5
6.86
6.x
6.xxx
60-01-72
60-02-05-00/00
60-02-25-00/00
60-02-26-00
60-02-26-00-0
60-04-06-00/02
6110
6171
6171.10
7.0
7.1
7.11
7.2.4
7.2.5.1
7.2.6
7.8.60
8.0
8.22
8.3
9.000
9.003
9.2
agamiOS 3.0
CR10EAlep-09001000
DART 5.4
DART 5.5
DART 5.6
Data ONTAP 6.5.3 P4
Data ONTAP 6.5.3P4
Data ONTAP 7.0
Data ONTAP 7.0.4
Data ONTAP 7.2
Data ONTAP 7.2.1
Data ONTAP 7.2.1 S4
Data ONTAP 7.2.1S4
Data ONTAP 7.2.2
Data ONTAP 7.2.4
Data ONTAP 7.2.5.1
Data ONTAP 7.2.6
Data ONTAP 7.2.6.1
Data ONTAP 7.2RC4
Data ONTAP 7.3
Data ONTAP 7.3.1
Data ONTAP 7.3.1.1
Data ONTAP 7.3.1.1L1
Data ONTAP 7.3.2
Data ONTAP SVE 7.0.3 S4
Data ONTAP SVE 7.0.3S4
EVA - 09501000 / MPX200(1Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 09006000 / MPX200(10Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 09006000 / MPX200(1Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 09501000 / MPX200(1Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 09522000 / MPX200(10Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 09522000 / MPX200(1Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 5.1xx / MPX100
EVA - 6.xxx / MPX100
EVA - 6110 / MPX100
EVA - 6110 / MPX200(10Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 6110 / MPX200(1Gb) - 3.0.2.1
EVA - 9.000 / MPX100/100b
EverON 3.2
F/W436
FLARE 02.19.100.5.07
FLARE 02.19.500.5.10
FLARE 02.19.500.5.109
Flare 03.24.010.5.00
Flare 03.24.040.3.161
Flare 19
Flare 20
Flare 22
Flare 23
Flare 24
Flare 26
Flare 28
Flare 28 (04.28.000.5.704)
Flare 29
Flare 7.8.60
Flare23
Flex SS 1.2
Flex SS 1.3
FW435
FW436
Gn60
GuardianOS 5.0.127
GuardianOS version 5.0.127
GuardianOS version 5.0.127+
Hf66
IPStor 6.x
IPStor V5.1
IPStor v6.0
J110P05
J200
J200P19
J200P39
J210
J210P04
J210P04 (Version at GA)
J210P19
J210R10
J300P10
J300P11
J300P13
J300R20
K100
K100R07
M100
M100R06
M100R07
M100R18
M110R16
M110R21
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition
mpx100 - 6.xxx
MR110R16
MR110R19
MR110R21
NAS 3.5.1/SUSI 2.5.6.7-252-smp
NASDirector 1.090426-e
NL66
Nt66
ONTAP 7.0
ONTAP 7.2
ONTAP 7.2 RC2
Ontap 7.2.1
Ontap 7.2.1.1
ONTAP 7.2.6.1
ONTAP 7.3
rc29
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Refer to LSI Interoperability Matrix
Refer to Sun Interoperability Matrix
Refer to SUN's Interoperability Matrix
Refer to Sun's Interoperability Matrix (2009.Q2)
Refer to Sun's Interoperability Matrix (2009.Q3)
Refer to Sun's Interoperability Matrix(2008.10)
Refer to vendor Interoperability Matrix
Refer to vendor's Interoperability Matrix
SAN/iQ® 6.6.00.4101HP Smart array 6i 2.58
SAN/iQ® 6.6.00.6101
SAN/iQ® 6.6.00.6121
SAN/iQ® 6.6.00.6133
SAN/iQ® 7
SAN/iQ® 7.0.00.6065
SAN/iQ® 7.0.00.6068
SAN/iQ® 7.0.00.6093
SAN/iQ® 8
SAN/iQ® 8, SAN/iQ® 8.1
SAN/iQ® 8.1
SC-LX6
Solaris 10
Sun Storage 7000 Version 2008.10
Sun Storage 7000 Version 2008.10
Sun Storage 7000 Version Q2 2009
Turbo NAS OS 3.2
Turbo NAS OS 3.2
V10
V11
V20
v3.1 & v3.2 & v3.3
v3.31.0000.00
V30
V31
v4.0.2
v5.1
V6.0 Build 6086
v6.00
V6.00Build6074P15
V6R1
Ver.1
WSS 2003 R2 (Standard Edition)
WUDSS 2003 R2 X64
XCS 09500000
XCS 6200
xyz

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ESX / ESXi 4.0 U1
ESX / ESXi 4.0
ESX 3.5 U4
ESX 3.5 U3
ESX 3.5 U2
ESX 3.5 U1
ESX 3.5
ESXi 3.5 Embedded U4
ESXi 3.5 Embedded U3
ESXi 3.5 Embedded U2
ESXi 3.5 Embedded U1
ESXi 3.5 Embedded
ESXi 3.5 Installable U4
ESXi 3.5 Installable U3
ESXi 3.5 Installable U2
ESXi 3.5 Installable U1
ESXi 3.5 Installable
ESX 3.0.3
ESX 3.0.2 U1
ESX 3.0.2
ESX 3.0.1
ESX 3.0

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Adaptec
AMCC
AMD
American Megatrends Inc
Areca
ATTO Technology Inc
Broadcom Corporation
Brocade Communications
Chelsio Communications
Cisco
Compaq Computer Corporation
Dell
EMC
Emulex Corporation
FSC
Highpoint Technology
Hitachi
HP
IBM
Intel Corporation
iSCSI Software Initiator
LSI
Matrox
Mellanox Technologies
Mylex
Myricom
NEC
NetEffect
Neterion Incorporated
NetXen Incorporated
nVidia
Promise Technology Inc
QLogic Corporation
Serverengines
ServerWorks
Silicon Image
Solarflare Communications
Sun Microsystems

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1068E / IR
1078IR
5709
5709S
82574L
82574L (Hartwell)
82575 (Zoar)
82576
82576GB (Kawela)
82598EB (Oplin)
82598EB(Oplin)
Adaptec RAID 5085
BCM 5708 B2
BCM 5709 C0 Zinan
BCM 5722
BCM5703
BCM5704
BCM5708
BCM5709
BCM5709c
BCM5709s
BCM5714
BCM5721
BCM57710
BCM957710A1020G
BladeEngine 1
Broadcom
Broadcom HT-1100
Brockton A0
ConnectX ASIC
Crossbow
E3100
Emulex LPe12000
Emulex LPe12002
Emulex Zephyr
FC-HBA 4Gb
Hitachi 4Gbps Fibre Channel to PCI-X HBA 300a
Hitachi 4Gbps Fibre Channel to PCI-X HBA 300b
ICH10
ICH9
In
Intel 82546
Intel 82571 Gigabit LAN Controller
Intel 82571EB
Intel 82571GB
Intel 82572GI
Intel 82575 ( Zoar)
Intel 82575 based Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Intel 82575GB
Intel 82576
Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Kawela)
Intel 82598EB
Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Intel ESB2
Intel IOP348
Intel WP413808
ISP2432/Intel 82598
ISP2532
ISP4022
ISP4032
ISP8112
Lanai-Z8ES
LP11002
LPe11000
LPe11002
LPe12000
LPe12002
LPe1250-HP
LSI
LSI 1030
LSI 1064
LSI 1064E
LSI 1068
LSI 1068E
LSI 1068E / IR
LSI 1078
LSI 1078MR
LSI 3081E-R
LSI 3444E
LSI1078
LSI1078 DE/MR
LSISAS1068E
Netxen NX2031
NetXen NX3031
nVidia MCP55
NX3031
PMC 8011
PMC Tachyon DX4+ HPFC-5750 Rev C
PMC-Sierra Tachyon QE8 PM8032B-F3EI
PMC-Sierra Tachyon SPC 8x6G PM8001C-F3EI
QLA2460
QLA2462
QLE2460
QLE2462
QLE2560
QLE2562
QLE4060
QLE4060C
QLE4062C
QLogic
Qlogic 2562 and Broadcom 5709s
QLogic QLE2560
QMC2462
QMC2462s
SE 2
SG-XPCIE8SAS-EB-Z
SRL81348 (Intel SunRise Lake)
Zephyr

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04.00.02
05.02.01
1.0.0.02 (same as driver version)
1.0.0a (same as driver version)
1.0.748.1155
1.01.29
1.03.00-0211 / MT30
1.10.02-0197
1.20.33.00-1R
1.23
1.23,04
1.23.81
1.25.01.00-IT
1.29
2.0.2, v4.00.29,
2.10a10
2.50a6
2.6.0
2.6.300
2.72a2
2025r11 v15.15.15.32
3.09
3.10
4.0.229
5.2-0 Build 15728
5.2-0 Build 15934
5.2.0 (12631)
6.28
B016
e1000 8.0.3.1-NAPI
e1000e 0.4.1.7-NAPI
FC
FC f/w 2.80a4
maclean
PXE1.48 - FCode 3.12
QGC-PEM: PXE1.48 FCode 3.12
v02.00.00.05
v2.00.00.38
v4.4.14

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ESX 4.0 U1
ESX 4.0
ESX 3.5 U4
ESX 3.5 U3
ESX 3.5 U2
ESX 3.5 U1
ESX 3.5
ESX 3.0.3
ESX 3.0.2 U1
ESX 3.0.2
ESX 3.0.1
ESX 3.0
WS 7.0
WS 6.5.3
WS 6.5.2
WS 6.5.1
WS 6.5
WS 6.0.5
WS 6.0.4
WS 6.0.3
WS 6.0.2
WS 6.0.1
WS 6.0
Fusion 3.0
Fusion 2.0.6
Fusion 2.0.5
Fusion 2.0.4
Fusion 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2
Fusion 2.0.1
Fusion 2.0
ACE 2.5.2
ACE 2.5.1
ACE 2.5
ACE 2.0.5
ACE 2.0.4
ACE 2.0.3
ACE 2.0.2
ACE 2.0.1
ACE 2.0
Server 2.0.1
Server 2.0

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Asianux
CentOS
Debian GNU/Linux
DeTOS
eComStation
ESX
Fedora
FreeBSD
Google Chrome OS
IGEL Linux
Java Desktop System
Liquid VM
Mac OS X
Mandrake Linux
Mandriva Linux
MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition
MS-DOS
NetWare
Novell Linux Desktop
Open Enterprise Server
OpenServer
OpenSolaris
openSUSE
Oracle Enterprise Linux
OS/2 Warp
OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business
Pano Manager
Red Hat Appliance OS
Red Hat Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Linux
Solaris
SUSE Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
ThinOX
Turbolinux
Turbolinux FUJI
Ubuntu
UnixWare
Windows
Windows 2000
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows CE
Windows for Workgroups
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows NT
Windows Preinstallation Environment
Windows Recovery Environment
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Windows Standard Embedded
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows XP Embedded
Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise
Wyse Thin OS
Xandros

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