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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3.2.8 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk
For instructions on creating an FC remote boot disk, refer to the VMware SAN configuration documentation.
3.2.9 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface
VMware on the visor-based ESXi platforms uses the CIM interface as the only standard management mechanism for device
management.
3.2.9.1 Using the Emulex HBA Manager GUI
For VMware ESXi hosts, you can manage adapters using the Emulex HBA Manager application on Windows, but you must
install and use the appropriate Emulex CIM Provider.
NOTE: If advanced adapter management capabilities are required (for example, disabling a port), use the Emulex HBA
Manager application for VMware vCenter.
When Windows Emulex HBA Manager is used to manage HBAs installed on ESXi 6.7 Update 1, most of the features are
unavailable. This is due to recent changes made by VMware to its SFCB daemon.
The following table lists the features that are functional and nonfunctional when Windows Emulex HBA Manager is used to
manage HBAs discovered on ESXi 6.7 Update 1.
Table 6: Adapter Attributes for the lpfc_fdmi_on Parameter
Hexadecimal Value Information Type
0x001 Node Name
0x002 Manufacturer
0x003 Serial Number
0x004 Model
0x005 Model Description
0x006 Hardware Version
0x007 Driver Version
0x008 Option ROM Version (boot code)
0x009 Firmware Version
0x00A Operating System Name and Version
0x00B Maximum Common Transport Payload Length
0x00C Node Symbolic Name
Functional Nonfunctional
Discovery SetPortSpeed
Port Attributes SetPortEnabled
Hba Attributes EnableBootCode
Port Statistics Diagnostics
Server Attributes WWN Management
DriverParams Dump
GetXCVRdata Get IPL File Name
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