Seagate ST1100FS0000 Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 35

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B Bracket Installation 5 C Cannot Find Block Device /dev/vgca0 28 Configuration & Management Utilities 19 Configuring Datastore using vSphere Client 15 Configuring X8 Accelerator Datastore using vSphere Client 15 Confirm Driver Installation After Reboot 10 Contacting Support 30 D Device Driver Installation & Update 7 Double Board 5 Driver Crash on System Boot 29 Dynamic Throttling 28 E Ensuring X8 Accelerator is Operational 10 Esxcli vgc beacon 22 Esxcli vgc config 19 Esxcli vgc monitor 21 F Fan Speed Settings in BIOS 6 Firmware Downgrade Procedure 13 Firmware Update 11 Firmware Update Procedure 12 H Hardware Installation 5 I Install/Update Driver Using VUM 8 Install/Update Driver VIBs 7 Install/Update Seagate Driver Using VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM) 8 Install/Update Seagate Driver VIBs Using Offline VIB Bundle 7 Introduction 4 IOs are not Being Processed because the Driver is Hung 29 M Multiple Devices 26 O Onboard Diagnostic LEDs 30 Optimizing Performance 26 INDEX P Partitioning and Write Performance 26 PCI Slot Selection 5 Performance is Lower than Expected 29 Power Throttling 28 Processor Settings in BIOS 6 Purging Data on the Drive 24 R Reboot 8 S Setup Recommendations to Utilize Full Performance of X8 Accelerator with a Single Guest VM. 26 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software Installation & Update 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4 T Thermal Throttling 28 Troubleshooting on ESXi Systems 28 U Uninstalling X8 Accelerator Driver & Utils VIBs 14 Usable Space vs. Write Performance 26 Using Devices in Pass-Through Mode 26 Using vgc-diags to Collect Log Bundle 23 Using vgc-secure-erase for Purging Data on the Drive 24 X X8 Accelerator Firmware Downgrade Procedure 13 SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. A 31

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S
EAGATE
X8 A
CCELERATOR FOR
VM
WARE
ESX
I
U
SER
G
UIDE
, R
EV
. A
31
I
NDEX
B
Bracket Installation
5
C
Cannot Find Block Device /dev/vgca0
28
Configuration & Management Utilities
19
Configuring Datastore using vSphere Client
15
Configuring X8 Accelerator Datastore using
vSphere Client
15
Confirm Driver Installation After Reboot
10
Contacting Support
30
D
Device Driver Installation & Update
7
Double Board
5
Driver Crash on System Boot
29
Dynamic Throttling
28
E
Ensuring X8 Accelerator is Operational
10
Esxcli vgc beacon
22
Esxcli vgc config
19
Esxcli vgc monitor
21
F
Fan Speed Settings in BIOS
6
Firmware Downgrade Procedure
13
Firmware Update
11
Firmware Update Procedure
12
H
Hardware Installation
5
I
Install/Update Driver Using VUM
8
Install/Update Driver VIBs
7
Install/Update Seagate Driver Using VMware
vSphere Update Manager (VUM)
8
Install/Update Seagate Driver VIBs Using
Offline VIB Bundle
7
Introduction
4
IOs are not Being Processed because
the Driver is Hung
29
M
Multiple Devices
26
O
Onboard Diagnostic LEDs
30
Optimizing Performance
26
P
Partitioning and Write Performance
26
PCI Slot Selection
5
Performance is Lower than Expected
29
Power Throttling
28
Processor Settings in BIOS
6
Purging Data on the Drive
24
R
Reboot
8
S
Setup Recommendations to Utilize Full Performance
of X8 Accelerator with a Single Guest VM.
26
Single Board
5
Software EULA
1
Software Installation & Update
7
System BIOS Settings
6
System Requirements
4
T
Thermal Throttling
28
Troubleshooting on ESXi Systems
28
U
Uninstalling X8 Accelerator Driver & Utils VIBs
14
Usable Space vs. Write Performance
26
Using Devices in Pass-Through Mode
26
Using vgc-diags to Collect Log Bundle
23
Using vgc-secure-erase for Purging Data on the Drive
24
X
X8 Accelerator Firmware Downgrade Procedure
13