Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
Supported Operating Systems
The drivers in this software release have been tested with the operating systems (OSs) listed below. Additional OSs may function with our drivers but are not tested.
Not all devices support all operating systems listed. Refer to the Release Notes for detailed OS support information for your device.
Refer to Discontinued Support for information on the last release to support particular versions of an operating system.
Microsoft Windows Server, Azure Stack HCI, and Windows
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Version 1903
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 (build 22631.2506)
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 (build 19044)
Microsoft Windows 10 RS5, Version 1809 (build 17763)
Devices based on the following do not support Microsoft Windows or Windows Server:
Intel® Ethernet Connection E822-C
Intel® Ethernet Connection E822-L
Some older Intel Ethernet adapters do not have full software support for the most recent versions of Microsoft Windows. Many older Intel Ethernet adapters have base drivers supplied by Microsoft Windows.
RDMA support is available on Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H2 and Microsoft Windows 11.
In Microsoft Windows Server 2025, all devices based on the Intel Ethernet 710 Series are reported with generic, 2-part device IDs and branding strings, and will be configured as generic devices with no custom default settings. This change resolves an issue seen when deploying network intent roles using the Network ATC scripts in Windows Server 2025 and Azure Stack HCI.
The HPE Synergy 4610C 10/25Gb Ethernet Adapter and HPE 10/25Gb Ethernet Adapter are not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2025.
VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi 9.0
VMware ESXi 8.0
VMware ESXi 7.0
Please refer to VMware’s download site for the latest ESXi drivers for Intel Ethernet devices.
Linux
Linux Real Time Kernel 5.x and 4.x [1]
Linux, v2.4 kernel or higher
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP5 (supported but not validated until EOL)
Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Debian 11
openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 for AArch64 [2]
Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10 - ARM [3]
Linux Ubuntu 24.04 - ARM [4]
Linux Ubuntu 24.04 - ARM - Real Time [4]
FreeBSD
FreeBSD 14.3
FreeBSD 13.5