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Adapter software
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CIM Provider
CIM Provider allows third-party SMI-S and CIM-based adapter management software to manage
Brocade adapters installed on a host system.
The appropriate CIM Provider rpm or msi package loads to your host system when you manually
install the driver package using instructions under
“Using software installation scripts and system
commands” on page 89. The CIM Provider files do not load when you use the Brocade Adapter
Software Installer. The CIM Provider software is also available from the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com/adapters .
For more information on CIM Provider, including operating systems supported and available
installation packages, refer to the
CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide .
NOTE
Although SMI-S Provider and CIM Provider may be used interchangeably, CIM is the more generic
term. SMI-S is storage-specific.
Adapter event messages
When applicable events occur during adapter operation, the adapter driver generates event
messages. These messages are captured in your host system logs and also display in the HCM
master log. All of these event log messages are contained in HTML files that load to your system
when you install adapter drivers. You can view these HTML files using any internet browser
application.
For details on event messages, event log locations on supported operating systems, and where
adapter event message HTML files are loaded to your host system, refer to the “Tools for Collecting
Data” chapter in the
Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide . In addition, you can view all event
messages in the “Message Reference” appendix of the same guide.
Software installation and driver packages
Table 9 on page 44 describes the software installation packages that you can download for each
supported host platform. The table provides the package name, host system supported, and
package description. Using the table, you can select the following to download for your specific host
platform:
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The Brocade Adapter Software Installer (.exe) application to install the driver package, HCM, or
driver package and HCM. Installation instructions are provided under
“Using the Brocade
Adapter Software Installer” on page 68.
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A driver package that you can install using an installation script or “native” procedures for your
host’s operating system. Installation procedures are provided under
“Using software
installation scripts and system commands” on page 89.
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An ISO 9660 (.iso) optical disk image containing all files listed in the supported software
installation packages table (
Table 9 on page 44) and boot installation packages table
( Table 10 on page 51). Use this image to create CDs, DVDs, or USB drives to carry with you for
installation. The image also contains product documentation, such as product manuals,
current release notes, and licensing information. For Windows systems only, if using a DVD
created with the ISO image, the correct installer program will automatically execute for your
system. Make sure that the autorun feature is enabled.