Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in
- 1 vCenter Server Plug-in Overview
- 2 Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in
- 3 Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in
- 4 Using the vCenter Server Plug-in
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Fibre Channel Adapters
- Adapter Management Window
- Managing a Fibre Channel Adapter Port
- Boot Configuration—Fibre Channel Port
- Firmware Parameters—Fibre Channel Port
- Transceiver Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Statistics Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Diagnostic Tests—Fibre Channel Port
- Retrieving Adapter Information
- VPD Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Temperature Information—Fibre Channel Port
- QoS Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Managing Converged Network Adapters
- Viewing Target Device Information
- Viewing LUN Information
- Updating Adapter Flash
- 5 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Host Maps
- Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Configuring Port Boot Options
- Running Adapter Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Part II QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 7 vSphere Web Client Plug-in Overview
- 8 Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 9 Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 10 Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Adapters
- Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports
- Managing Fibre Channel Ports
- Using the Fibre Channel Port Test Beacon
- Configuring Fibre Channel Port Boot Parameters
- Configuring Fibre Channel Port Parameters
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Transceiver Information
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Statistics
- Running Fibre Channel Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port VPD
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Temperature Information
- Viewing Fibre Channel QoS Information
- Managing Converged Network Adapter Ports
- Managing NIC Functions
- Managing FCoE Functions
- Configuring FCoE Function NPAR Function Type
- Configuring FCoE Function Boot Parameters
- Configuring FCoE Function Parameters
- Viewing FCoE Function Transceiver Information
- Viewing FCoE Function Statistics
- Running FCoE Function Diagnostics
- Configuring the FCoE Function
- Viewing FCoE Function Temperature Information
- Viewing FCoE Function VPD
- Viewing FCoE Function Target Information
- Viewing FCoE Function LUN Information
- Managing iSCSI Functions
- 11 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
- Managing Hosts
- Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Configuring Port Boot Options
- Running Adapter Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Using VUM
- B Troubleshooting
- C Revision History
- Glossary
- Index
1–vCenter Server Plug-in Overview
System Requirements
Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev. 1
January 21, 2021 Page 3 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
These capabilities produce the following key benefits:
Marvell adapters can be managed from VMware vCenter Server
Visibility of the virtual machine (VM) location and resource utilization
Accelerated infrastructure deployment
Simplified adapter management
System Requirements
This section lists the requirements for proper operation of the vCenter Server
Plug-in.
Hardware Requirements
The vCenter Server Plug-in requires the following hardware, as shown in
Figure 1-1:
VMware ESX or ESXi Server
Server to run the VMware vCenter Server
Figure 1-1. Required Hardware
Marvell provides the following components that must be installed on the
ESX/ESXi Servers and the vCenter Server.
ESX/ESXi Server:
Marvell adapters with proper firmware and driver
QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
vCenter Server with
vCenter Server Plug-in
ESX or ESXi Servers with
Adapters and CIM
Providers Installed