Article ID: 000055360 Content Type: Compatibility Last Reviewed: 07/12/2021

Is Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA1 Compatible with Linux* Ubuntu* 17.04?

Environment

Dell* PowerEdge Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA1 for Open Compute Project Ubuntu* 17.04

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Summary

Verify compatibility of the network adapter with the operating system version.

Description

Operating system is not recognizing the network card. 

Motherboard BIOS detected the card.

Resolution
  • Intel validated Ubuntu* Linux* versions 14.x and 16.x as compatible with the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-DA1 for Open Compute Project. Version 17.04 is pending to be validated. 
  • Provided with the latest Linux*-based drivers for Intel® Ethernet Network Connections
  • Latest Intel® Network Adapter Driver version 5.6.3 worked properly with Ubuntu version 18. The version 17 didn't work as per customer feedback.
Related topics
Intel® Network Adapter Driver for PCIe* Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Connections Under Linux*, version 5.6.3
Supported Operating Systems for Retail Intel® Ethernet Adapters