Users Guide

2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev. 1
January 21, 2021 Page 15 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
 VUM—Refer to Appendix A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
Using VUM. The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plug-in for the
vCenter Server. You can use the VUM UI to install a VIB by importing the
associated offline bundle package (a zip file that contains the VIB and
metadata). You can then create an add-on baseline and remediate the hosts
with this baseline. For details on VUM, see the vCenter Server
documentation.
To install the CIM Provider on an ESXi 6.x or 7.0 host:
1. Copy the <CIM Provider installation file
(offline-bundle.zip)> file to the root directory (/) of the ESXi 6.x or
ESXi 7.0 system.
2. Issue the esxcli command as follows:
# cd /
# esxcli software vib install -d file:///<CIM Provider
installation file (offline-bundle.zip)> --maintenance-mode
3. Reboot the system as required.
Subsequent Update Installation
To update the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider after a prior VIB installation, remove
the existing VIB by following the instructions in “Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter
CIM Provider” on page 16. After completing the VIB removal, install the new VIB
by following the same steps in “Initial Installation Methods” on page 14.
Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
After a system startup, the Small-Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) CIM object
manager (CIMOM) in the ESX system should start automatically and load the
QLogic Adapter CIM Provider when necessary. If the CIM Provider does not start
automatically, refer to Appendix B Troubleshooting for information on how to
manually stop, start, or restart the SFCB CIMOM.
NOTE
On ESXi 6.5, the CIMOM (CIM object manager) may be disabled. To check
to see if the CIMOM is disabled, issue the following command:
esxcli system wbem get
To enable the CIMOM, issue the following command:
esxcli system wbem set -e true