HP Brocade Host Bus Adapters and Driver Installation Guide (AA-RWQ0D-TE, March 2012)

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VMware support
HP supports the use of Windows and Linux as a guest operating system on VMware ESX and ESXi
Hypervisor. When running VMware, Fibre Channel HBAs are supported by native VMware drivers
compatible with ESX/ESXi Hypervisor. Windows and Linux Fibre Channel HBA drivers are not
used on the virtual operating system.
You must update HBA BIOS before installing or updating HBA drivers. See “Upgrading BIOS”
(page 7).
For an up-to-date list of supported models and software requirements, see the HP SPOCK website
at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
To ensure that your HBA is supported by HP and VMware, see the VMware Compatibility Guide
website:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
You can also download device drivers from this website.
NOTE: VMware ESX and ESXi Hypervisor are not supported on the IA64 architecture.
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