Users Guide

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
VMware Driver Installation and Configuration
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Installing the CIM Provider on an ESXi 5.x Host
1. Copy the provider-adapter.vib file to the root directory (/) of the
ESXi 5.x system.
2. Issue the esxcli commands as follows:
# cd /
# esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported
# esxcli software vib install -v file:/provider-adapter.vib
--maintenance-mode --no-sig-check
3. Reboot the system as required.
Installing the CIM Provider on an ESXi 5.5 Host
1. Copy the qlogic-adapter-provider.zip file to the root directory (/) of
the ESXi 5.5 system.
2. Issue the esxcli commands as follows:
# cd /
# esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported
# esxcli software vib install -d
file:/qlogic-adapter-provider.zip --maintenance-mode
--no-sig-check
3. Reboot the system as required.
Existing ESX/ESXi Installation Using VMware Update Manager
An existing ESX/ESXi host has asynchronous drivers installed using VMware
Update Manager. For more information, see “Using vSphere ESX/ESXi Image
Builder CLI” in the vSphere Installation and Setup Guide
.
To install the asynchronous drivers:
1. Extract the contents of the asynchronous driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
3. From vCenter Server, select Home and then select Update Manager.
4. Click the Patch Repository tab.
5. Click the Import Patches link at the top right of the screen.
6. Click Finish.
The asynchronous driver is now added to the patch repository.
7. Create a baseline and remediate the ESX/ESXi host. For more information,
refer to Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager at
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vum_pubs.html
.