User`s guide

180 XgOS User’s Guide • September 2014
install the host drivers to see 32 vNICs not added or attached to anything. These
are placeholders for when the interfaces are associated to Virtual Machine
Networks.
■ Predefined vHBAs—In the configuration section of VMware Infrastructure Client,
a list of 12 virtual storage adaptors are pre installed as soon as you load the
Oracle host drivers. A WWN appears next to the adaptors that are configured for
the Oracle Fabric Interconnect.
■ HA vNICs—High Availability (HA) vNIC support is handled through NIC
Teaming. Use the VMware Infrastructure Client to configure a teamed pair of
vNICs. These two network interfaces attach to the same vSwitch.
■ ESX Server update—Do not enable automatic updates for your ESX Server
systems. Automatic updates can download patches that are not certified and
might be incompatible with your Oracle host drivers and I/O resources. Installing
such updates can bring your servers down. Rectifying this situation can require
reinstalling the servers.
VMware ESX Support in XgOS
The following text is additional information about the Oracle Fabric Interconnect’s
support for VMware:
■ VMware VMs cannot be created or deleted through the XgOS CLI or GUI.
■ VMware VM operational state cannot be managed through the XgOS CLI.
■ VMware cannot be managed through the XgOS CLI and GUI.
■ VMware ESX servers cannot be managed through the XgOS CLI or GUI.
■ Xsigo virtual I/O (vNICs and vHBAs) is extended to virtual machines where they
can be attached to individual VMs by using VMware management facilities (such
as VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client). When attached to a virtual machine,
Xsigo virtual I/O can be added, migrated, deleted, turned up and turned down
through the XgOS CLI and GUI (through a plug-in to the Virtual Infrastructure
Client).
■ Xsigo virtual I/O appears in VMware ESX servers, but does not appear in
individual virtual machines.