Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Configuration
- 3.1 ESXi Command Line Tool Transition
- 3.2 FC Driver Configuration
- 3.2.1 Configuration Methods for FC Driver Parameters
- 3.2.2 Emulex ExpressLane Support
- 3.2.3 FC-SP-2 Authentication (DH-CHAP) Support
- 3.2.4 Trunking Support
- 3.2.5 Dynamically Adding LUNs
- 3.2.6 Dynamically Adding Targets
- 3.2.7 FC Driver Module Parameters
- 3.2.8 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk
- 3.2.9 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface
- 3.2.10 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider
- 3.2.11 Creating, Deleting, and Displaying vPorts
- 3.2.12 Configuring VVols
- 3.2.13 Adjusting the LUN Queue Depth
- 3.3 Configuring NVMe over FC on a NetApp Target
- 3.4 Configuring NVMe over FC on an Initiator System
- Chapter 4: Troubleshooting the FC Driver
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting the NVMe Driver
- Appendix A: esxcli Management Tool
- Appendix B: lpfc Driver BlockGuard Functionality
- Appendix C: Using the VMID Feature on a Brocade Switch
- Appendix D: Using the VMID Feature on a Cisco Switch
- Appendix E: NPIV Configuration
- Appendix F: License Notices
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Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi User Guide
2.4 Updating Drivers
2.4.1 Updating Drivers Using VMware Offline Bundle Media
VMware recommends using the offline bundle to update software on VMware ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.7 platforms.
NOTE: For more information about ESXi patch management activities, go to the VMware website.
To update a driver using the offline bundle media, perform the following steps:
1. Run the following command to update the FC driver.
esxcli software vib install --maintenance-mode -d <pathname>/VMW-ESX-6.x.x-lpfc
-<driver_version>-offline-bundle-<OS_version>.zip
where <driver_version> represents the FC driver.
2. Reboot the VMware ESXi server to activate the drivers.
iostat I/O statistics information of an Emulex FC HBA
kv KV page information of an Emulex FC HBA
logmessage Log message of an Emulex FC HBA in vmkernel.log
lun SAN LUN information of an Emulex FC HBA
memlog Memlog information of an Emulex FC HBA
memory Memory statistics and information of an Emulex FC HBA
mgmt Management statistics and information of an Emulex FC HBA
modinfo Module information of an Emulex FC HBA
node Nodes in SAN information of an Emulex FC HBA
param Dynamic configuration parameter information of an Emulex FC HBA
port Port information and statistics of an Emulex FC HBA
rsnn Symbolic node name information of an Emulex FC HBA
sli4q sli4q information of an Emulex FC HBA
target SAN targets information of an Emulex FC HBA
vmid VMID page information of an Emulex FC HBA
xlane Emulex FC HBA instances ExpressLane™ information
Table 3: Available Commands
Command Description
list Lists Emulex FC adapter instance names
Table 2: Available Namespaces (Continued)
Namespace Description