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 FC Driver Parameters Configuration Methods
- 3.2.2 FC-SP-2 Authentication (DHCHAP) Support
- 3.2.3 Trunking Support
- 3.2.4 Dynamically Adding LUNs
- 3.2.5 Dynamically Adding Targets
- 3.2.6 FC Driver Configuration Parameters
- 3.2.7 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk
- 3.2.8 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface
- 3.2.9 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider
- 3.2.10 Creating, Deleting, and Displaying vPorts
- 3.2.11 Configuring VVols in ESXi 6.5 and 6.7
- Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
- 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: License Notices
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Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi User Guide
Chapter 2: Installation
This section provides information for installing the ESXi driver for the FC protocol.
2.1 Installing the FC Driver
This section provides installation information for the driver and the Emulex CIM Provider using the FC interface on ESXi
systems. Before using this product, you need a working knowledge of FC storage devices.
2.1.1 Installing the FC Driver and Management Software
The Emulex driver is available through the VMware support site. Go to the VMware support website for further details.
For VMware ESXi 6.5 and subsequent operating systems, you can manage adapters using the Emulex OneCommand
®
Manager application on Windows or the OneCommand Manager application for VMware vCenter application, but you must
install and use the appropriate Emulex CIM Provider. Refer to the Emulex OneCommand Manager Application User Guide
and the Emulex OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter User Guide for instructions on installing the
respective applications. The installation requires that the CIM Provider be installed. For more information on installing the
CIM Provider, refer to the Emulex CIM Provider Installation Guide.
NOTE: Before installing the management application, you must install the FC driver from the VMware website and then
reboot the server.
Before installing the FC driver and CIM Provider, verify that the firmware version is correct. If it is, proceed with the
installation. If it is not, update the firmware using the OneCommand Manager application from a Windows server
or the OneCommand Manager application for VMware vCenter, and reboot the system before proceeding with the
installation.
2.1.2 Uninstalling the FC Driver
Go to the VMware Patch Download page on the VMware website for instructions.
2.1.3 Installing the Native Mode FC Driver esxcli Plug-In
This section describes the installation and usage of the esxcli plug-in for the native mode FC (lpfc) driver on ESXi systems.
This diagnostic tool is for the FC driver module.
NOTE: You can download the esxcli plug-in from the Broadcom
®
website.
To install the esxcli elxfc plug-in for ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.7, perform these steps:
1. Unzip and copy the following file to /var/log/vmware/ on the ESXi host:
EMU-esx-6.x.x-elxlpfccli-<VIB version>-offline_bundle-<OS version>.zip
2. On the ESXi host, install the VIB as follows:
esxcli software vib install -d /<pathname>/EMU-esx-6.x.x-elxlpfccli-<VIB version>
-offline_bundle-<OS version>.zip