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Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi User Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................................5
1.1 ESXi Compatibility ....................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Supported Guest Operating Systems.....................................................................................................................5
1.3 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: Installation ........................................................................................................................8
2.1 Installing the FC Driver.............................................................................................................................................8
2.1.1 Installing the FC Driver and Management Software .........................................................................................8
2.1.2 Uninstalling the FC Driver.................................................................................................................................8
2.1.3 Installing the Native Mode FC Driver esxcli Plug-In .........................................................................................8
2.2 Supported Commands..............................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Updating Drivers Using VMware Offline Bundle Media.......................................................................................10
2.4 Installing the esxcli Management Tool .................................................................................................................10
Chapter 3: Configuration ................................................................................................................. 11
3.1 ESXi Command Line Tool Transition....................................................................................................................11
3.1.1 ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 Implementation ...................................................................................................................11
3.2 FC Driver Configuration .........................................................................................................................................11
3.2.1 Configuration Methods for FC Driver Parameters...........................................................................................12
3.2.2 Emulex ExpressLane Support ........................................................................................................................13
3.2.3 FC-SP-2 Authentication (DH-CHAP) Support.................................................................................................14
3.2.4 Trunking Support ............................................................................................................................................15
3.2.5 Dynamically Adding LUNs ..............................................................................................................................16
3.2.6 Dynamically Adding Targets ...........................................................................................................................16
3.2.7 FC Driver Module Parameters ........................................................................................................................17
3.2.8 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk..................................................................................................................27
3.2.9 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface.................................................................................................27
3.2.10 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider...............................................................................................................28
3.2.11 Creating, Deleting, and Displaying vPorts ....................................................................................................28
3.2.12 Configuring VVols in ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 .........................................................................................................29
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................30
4.1 Troubleshooting the FC Driver ..............................................................................................................................30
4.1.1 FC Driver Log Messages ................................................................................................................................33
4.1.2 FC Error Log Messages and Their Descriptions.............................................................................................34
Appendix A: esxcli Management Tool............................................................................................ 77
A.1 Usage ......................................................................................................................................................................77
A.2 esxcli Management Commands ...........................................................................................................................78