VMware Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User’s Guide
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2. Issue the esxupdate command as follows:
# cd /
# esxupdate --bundle offline-bundle.zip --nodeps –nosigcheck --maintenancemode update
To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider from a remote host using the vSphere CLI vihostupdate command
(ESXi systems only):
NOTE:
To update the provider from a remote host using the vihostupdate command, make sure that the ESXi system
is in Maintenance Mode. To put the ESXi host in Maintenance Mode using vSphere Client, select
Inventory -> Host ->
Enter Maintenance Mode
.
1. Copy the
offline-bundle.zip
file to any location on the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or
vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) is hosted.
2. Navigate to the location of the
offline-bundle.zip
file.
3. Issue the vihostupdate command to install the offline bundle as follows:
# vihostupdate.pl <
conn_options
> --install --bundle offline-bundle.zip --nosigcheck
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
You may need to reboot the ESXi system.
NOTE:
For more details on vihostupdate, refer to the documents on the VMware
vSphere Command-Line Interface
Documentation
page, located here:
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/
Subsequent Update Installation
To update the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider after a prior VIB installation:
1. Follow the instructions in
Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
to remove the existing VIB.
2. Follow the instructions in
Initial Installation
to install the new VIB.
Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
After a system startup, the Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) CIM object manager (CIMOM) in the ESX system should start
automatically and load the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider when necessary.
For ESX systems, you can also manually stop, start, or restart the SFCB CIMOM by issuing the following commands.
To stop the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider:
# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop
To start the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider:
# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start
To restart the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider:
# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart
After starting the SFCB CIMOM, use a CIM client utility to query the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for information.
Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
To remove the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider, use either the esxupdate or vihostupdate command.
To uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command:
1. Query and find the existing VIB you are updating as follows:
# esxupdate query --vib-view | grep qlogic
For example, the VIB ID may have a format similar to the following:
ESX/ESXi 4.0: cross_qlogic-nic-provider_400.
x.x.x
-000000
