Dell QLogic Family of Adapters QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide - Page 40

VMware Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide 1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the host DVD drive. 2. Restart the host. 3. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement. 4. Select a keyboard type. 5. When prompted for Custom Drivers, select Yes to install custom drivers. 6. To eject the ESX installation DVD, click Add. 7. Place the 'driver CD' in the ESX host DVD drive. 8. Select the driver module from which to import drivers to the ESX host, and then click Next. 9. On the "Load the system drivers?" message box, click Yes. 10. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX. After the driver is installed, you are prompted to swap the 'driver CD' with the ESX installation DVD. Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESX Installation with esxupdate (for ESX Only) 1. Power up the ESX host and log in as the administrator. 2. Place the 'driver CD' in the DVD drive of the ESX host. 3. Mount the 'driver CD'. 4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/, and then locate the .zip file. 5. Install the driver using the offline bundle by issuing the following command: esxupdate --bundle=.zip update Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESX or ESXi Installation with vihostupdate (for Both ESX and ESXi) 1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host. 2. Place the 'driver CD' in the DVD drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or the vSphere Management Agent (VMA) is hosted. 3. Mount the 'driver CD'. 4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/, and then locate the .zip file. 5. Install the driver using the offline bundle by issuing the following command: vihostupdate --install --bundle .zip For more details on vihostupdate, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide. Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver 1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host. 2. Verify the installed package in the system by issuing the following command: esxupdate query --vib-view | grep -i The driver version is embedded in the VIB-ID (first field of the output). Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi This section on installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in contains the following: Introduction Requirements Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in Installing the Flash Utility Updating the Flash Using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server Plug-in Unregistration from a Manual Install file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/QLogic/71922/en/vmw_di.htm[9/26/2012 4:25:36 PM]