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
Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev. 1
January 21, 2021 Page iii Copyright © 2021 Marvell
Table of Contents
Preface
Supported Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Using QConvergeConsole vSphere Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
What Is in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Part I
QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in
1 vCenter Server Plug-in Overview
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supported Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supported VMware ESX/ESXi and vCenter Server Versions. . . 4
User Privilege Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in
Installation Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Uninstalling the vCenter Server Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Initial Installation Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Subsequent Update Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in
Starting VMware vCenter Server Using the vCenter Server Plug-in . . . . . . 17
Introduction to the vCenter Server Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Tree Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21