Administrator Guide

Configuring the Network Adapters

Before configuring network adapters, make sure that the network adapters are set up correctly. See

Preparing the Cache Network Adapters.

To configure the network adapters:

1. Download the network adapter driver for VMware.

2. In the vSphere Windows client, select one of the host servers in the Fluid Cache cluster.

3. In the Hardware area of the Configuration tab, click Storage and select a datastore.

4. Right-click the datastore and select Browse Datastore.

The Datastore Browser dialog box is displayed.

5. In the Datastore Browser window, click the Upload symbol and select Upload File.

The Upload Items dialog box is displayed.

6. In the Upload Items dialog box, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the driver .zip file,

select the file, and then click Open.

An upload/download operation message may be displayed.

7. Click Yes to acknowledge the upload/download operation warning message.

The file is uploaded and displayed in the Datastore Browser window.

8. Log in to the host either from the console or using SSH.

9. From the Tech Support Mode console on the host, or from the CLI, change to the directory where

you uploaded the driver file.

For example, if the datastore name is datastore1, run the command: cd /vmfs/volumes/

datastore1

For more information about Tech Support Mode, see the Knowledge Base article 1017910 at

kb.vmware.com.

10. Install the driver by running the command: esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/

volumes/<

datastore name>/<driver file name> --no-sig-check

For example, if the driver filename is MLNX-OFED-ESX-1.9.10.2.zip, run the command: esxcli

software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/MLNX-OFED-ESX-1.9.10.2.zip

--no-sig-check

11. Enable SR-IOV virtual functions on the network adapter by running this command: esxcli system

module parameters set --module mlx4_core --parameter-string “max_vfs=1”

NOTE: If you upgrade the firmware for the network adapter, this setting reverts to the default

and you must re-enable SR-IOV virtual functions by running this command again.

12. Restart the host.

13. Repeat this procedure for all hosts in the Fluid Cache cluster.

Configuring Access to Compellent Storage

Fluid Cache requires access to a Compellent array on which you have storage that you want to cache.

Fluid Cache can make use of an iSCSI or Fibre Channel connection to the Compellent array. If you want

to access the Compellent storage using iSCSI, see Configuring the iSCSI Network. If you want to access

your Compellent storage using Fibre Channel, see Configuring Fibre Channel.