Users Guide

Enabling root login from a console login on ESXi hosts

1. Press F2 to switch to the diagnostic console.

2. Select Troubleshooting Options.

3. Select Enable Remote Tech Support.

4. Select Restart Management Agents.

5. Press Esc to close the Configuration menu.

Creating a new user login

1. Connect the Web Client directly to the ESXi host to be configured.

2. Select the User & Groups tab in the Home → Inventory → Inventory window.

3. Right-click, and then click Add.

4. Type or select the relevant information for the new user, and ensure to select Grant shell access to

this user

5. Click OK to save changes.

6. After logging in as this new user, use the su command to assume the ‘super user’ role.

Installing the SAS provider upgrade of ESXi

1. Use scp (or a utility like FileZilla) to copy the vmware-esx-provider-lsiprovider.vib file to the

target ESXi host.

2. Log in to the ESXi server as root.

NOTE: If root is not enabled, enable it temporarily for this install.

3. Run esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vmware-esx-provider-lsiprovider.vib all on

same line (This step assumes the

.vib file is located in the /tmp directory.

The following message appears:

~ # esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vmware-esx-provider-lsiprovider.vib

Installation Result Message: The update completed successfully, but the

system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective. Reboot

Required: true VIBs Installed: LSI_bootbank_lsiprovider_500.04.V0.54-0004

VIBs Removed: VIBs Skipped:Reboot the host after stopping any running VMs.

4. After the host reboots, run esxcli software vib list |grep LSI to ensure that the update was applied.

~ # esxcli software vib list |grep LSI lsiprovider 500.04.V0.54-0004 LSI

VMwareAccepted 2015-02-05

Configuring ESXi hosts to Storage Arrays

NOTE: Before configuring ESXi hosts to storage arrays, you must already have added or discovered

storage arrays in your environment. For more information, see Add Storage Array and Discover

Storage Arrays.

To use the Automatic Host Configuration utility, go to Hosts in the Web Client, and select the ESXi host

that you want to configure. Right-click the ESXi host, and select Configure ESXi host to Storage Array

from the drop-down menu under All MD vCenter Plug-in.