Broadcom CIM Provider Package Version10.4 User guide

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Table of Contents

List of Tables .......................................................................................4

1. Introduction .....................................................................................5

Supported Platforms..................................................................................5

Supported CIM Provider Profiles ...................................................................6

Emulex CNAs and FC HBAs.......................................................................6

Emulex CNAs only .................................................................................7

Emulex FC HBAs only .............................................................................7

Abbreviations ..........................................................................................7

2. Installing the Emulex CIM Provider .........................................................8

In Linux..................................................................................................8

In Windows .............................................................................................8

In VMware...............................................................................................9

Installing the VIB.................................................................................. 9

Manually Installing the Emulex CIM Provider with a Lenovo System X

Platform Agent.........................................................................................9

In Linux .............................................................................................9

Additional Information ............................................................................. 10

3. Using Adapters................................................................................ 12

Updating Firmware on Emulex Adapters ....................................................... 12

Enabling Logs and Collecting Symptoms ........................................................ 13

Generating Provider Logs if Enumeration Fails ............................................... 13

Running Diagnostic Tests .......................................................................... 14

Running a Diagnostic Test for an Emulex CNA Adapter ................................... 14

Running a Diagnostic Test for an Emulex FC Adapter ..................................... 15

Discovering vNICs.................................................................................... 15

Determining vNICs Using the CNA CIM Provider ............................................ 15

Determining vNICs Hosted by the CNA in FCoE+NIC Mode in a Specific

Host ............................................................................................... 16

Determining vNICs Operating Over the Same Physical Port .............................. 16

4. Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 17

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List of Tables

Table 1-1 Emulex CIM Provider Supported Platforms .............................................5

Table 4-1 Problems Adding a CIM Host ............................................................ 17

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1. Introduction

Supported Platforms

1. Introduction

The Emulex

Common Interface Model (CIM) Provider enables comprehensive

management of Emulex host bus adapters (HBAs) and converged network adapters

(CNAs). It uses an industry standard application programming interface (API)

Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI v2.0) to manage various

Emulex adapters.

During installation, the Emulex CIM Provider registers with a Web-based Enterprise

Management (WBEM) server running a CIM Object Manager (CIMOM) service. It then

internally communicates with the Emulex management API/drivers and handles

inquiries and requests from various CIM clients.

Emulex provides the following two CIM Providers:

 Emulex CNA CIM Provider – supports the basic CNA (FCoE, iSCSI, and NIC)

profile.

 Emulex FC HBA CIM Provider – supports the basic inventory and active

management of FC adapters.

Note: The CIM Provider supports the Emulex OCe14000-series adapter and LPe16202

CNA. If the CNA is in FC mode, it functions as an FC adapter. If it is in

FCoE+NIC mode, the adapter functions as a CNA.

During installation, the Emulex CIM Provider registers with a Web-based Enterprise

Management (WBEM) server running a CIMOM service. The CIM Provider performs

the following functions:

 Internally communicates with the Emulex management API.

 Internally communicates with the Emulex drivers.

 Handles inquiries and requests from various CIM clients.

Supported Platforms

Table 1-1 on page 5 shows the platforms supported with the Emulex CIM Provider

Kits.

Table 1-1 Emulex CIM Provider Supported Platforms

Operating Systems Emulex CIM Provider Kits

VMware ESXi 6.0 vmware-esx-provider-emulex-cim-provider-6.0.0<kit version>.zip

VMware ESXi 5.5 vmware-esx-provider-emulex-cim-provider-5.5.0-<kit version>.zip

VMware ESXi 5.1 vmware-esx-provider-emulex-cim-provider-5.1.0.<kit version>.zip/vib

SLES11 emulex_fc_provider-<kit version>-sles11.i586.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider-<kit version>-sles11.i586.rpm

emulex_fc_provider-<kit version>-sles11.x86_64.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider-<kit version>-sles11.x86_64.rpm

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1. Introduction

Supported CIM Provider Profiles

These supported CIM Provider Profiles are grouped by CNAs and FC HBAs, CNAs,

only, and FC HBAs only.

Emulex CNAs and FC HBAs

 Access Points – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 2 Clause 23

 FCoE Initiator Ports – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 2 Clause 22

 Host Discovered Resources – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 6 Clause 7

 Indication Profile (partial) – DMTF DSP1054

 PCI Device – DMTF DSP1075

 Physical Assets Profile – DMTF DSP1011

 Physical Package – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 2 Clause 31

 Profile Registration – DMTF DSP1033

 Record Log – DMTF DSP1010

 Software Inventory – DMTF DSP1023

 Software Update – DMTF DSP1025

 Storage HBA – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 6 Clause 6

RHEL 7 emulex_fc_provider_i-<kit version>-rhel7.0.x86_64.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider-<kit version>-rhel7.0.x86_64.rpm

RHEL 6 64-bit KVM emulex_fc_provider_pegasus-<kit version>-rhel6.x86_64.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider_pegasus-<kit version>-rhel6.x86_64.rpm

Note: Pegasus rpms are released for RHEL6 64-bit KVM.

RHEL 6 emulex_fc_provider_<kit version>-rhel6.i686.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider_<kit version>-rhel6.i686.rpm

emulex_fc_provider_ibm-<kit version>-rhel6.x86_64.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider_ibm-<kit version>-rhel6.x86_64.rpm

RHEL 5 emulex_ucna_provider-<kit version>-rhel5.i386.rpm

emulex_fc_provider-<kit version>-rhel5.i386.rpm

emulex_ucna_provider-<kit version>-rhel5.x86_64.rpm

emulex_fc_provider-<kit version>-rhel5.x86_64.rpm

Windows

Lenovo Provider compatible

emulex_fc_provider.msi

emulex_fc_provider_x64.msi

emulex_ucna_provider.msi

emulex_ucna_provider_x64.msi

Table 1-1 Emulex CIM Provider Supported Platforms (Continued)

Operating Systems Emulex CIM Provider Kits

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Abbreviations

Emulex CNAs only

 Diagnostics (CDMv2) – DMTF DSP1002

 Ethernet Port – DMTF DSP1014

 Host LAN Network Port – DMTF DSP1035

 IP Interface – DMTF DSP1036

 iSCSI Initiator – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 6 Clause 9

 iSCSI Initiator Ports Profile – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 2 Clause 16

Emulex FC HBAs only

 FC HBA – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 6 Clause 5

 FC HBA Diagnostic profile – DMTF DSP1104

 FC Initiator Ports Profile – SNIA SMI-S 1.5 Part 2 Clause 17

Abbreviations

API Application Programming Interface

CIM Common Interface Model

CIMOM CIM Object Manager

CMPI Common Manageability Programming Interface

CNA converged network adapter

FC Fibre Channel

FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet

HBA host bus adapter

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IP Internet Protocol

iSCSI internet Small Computer System Interface

KVM kernel-based virtual machine

LAN local area network

NIC network interface card (or controller)

SFCB Small Footprint CIM Broker

URI Uniform Resource Identifiers

VIB vSphere Installation Bundle

vNIC virtual network interface card

WBEM Web-based Enterprise Management

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2. Installing the Emulex CIM Provider

In Linux

2. Installing the Emulex CIM Provider

The following must be installed before you can install the Emulex CIM Provider.

 One of the following adapters:

 An Emulex OneConnect CNA or LightPulse CNA in FCoE+NIC mode

 An FC HBA or CFA in FC mode

 The appropriate adapter drivers

Note: HBAs and CNAs on an esxi host running Emulex CIM providers can be

managed by a Windows server using the following applications (installed

on Windows operating systems):

 The Emulex OneCommand

Manager application for Windows

 The OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter

See the VMware download page on the Emulex website or the vendor to verify the

driver version or the OneCommand Manager application version that must be installed

on your system.

In Linux

Use the standard RPM install commands.

For example:

rpm -ivh <emulex_fc_provider_pegasus-3.5.x.x-rhel5.i386.rpm>

rpm -ivh <emulex_ucna_provider_pegasus-3.5.x.x-rhel5.i386.rpm>

In Windows

Run the installation exe/msi package which installs the Emulex CIM Provider Kit.

To run the exe package, type the following command:

For example:

<emulex_fc_provider_pegasus-2.5.x.x.exe>

<emulex_ucna_provider_pegasus-2.5.x.x.exe>

To run the msi package, type the following command:

For example:

<emulex_fc_provider.msi>

<emulex_ucna_provider.msi>

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In VMware

Use one of the standard esxcli commands to install the VIB or the offline-bundle.

Installing the VIB

 To install the VIB, type

esxcli software vib install -v <provider.vib> --maintenance-mode

 To install the signed offline bundle, type

esxcli software vib install -d <offline-bundle.zip>

--maintenance-mode

 To install an unzipped file, type

esxcli software vib install

--viburl=<file:/vmware-esx-provider-emulex.vib>

--maintenance-mode

Manually Installing the Emulex CIM Provider with a

Lenovo System X Platform Agent

In Linux

To manually install the Emulex CIM Provider:

1. Extract the Emulex CIM Provider RPM.

2. Place the libraries/binaries in the directory as required by the Open Pegasus

CIMOM.

This path is configurable and depends on the customization performed in the

CIMOM.

For example:

 In tog-pegasus CIMOM, the path is /usr/lib/Pegasus/providers/.

 In the development build of Open Pegasus, the path is

$PEGASUS_HOME/bin.

Refer to the CIMOM release notes for the exact path.

In Linux, the extracted libraries/binaries are

libelxhba_cmpi_provider.so/libemulex_ucna_provider.so.

3. Ensure that there is no “ldd” dependency for the extracted libraries/binaries.

4. Compile the extracted mof files. Ensure that the $PEGASUS_HOME variable is set

in the shell and the “$PEGASUS_HOME/bin” is included in the system path

($PATH) variable. Execute the following commands from the same shell:

cimmofl -aEV -n root/emulex elxhba_schema.mof

This command compiles the Emulex CIM Provider schema file:

cimmofl -aEV -n root/pg_interop elxhba_interop_schema.mof

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This command compiles the Emulex CIM Provider schema file for SLP registration:

cimmofl -aEV -n root/pg_interop elxhba_reg.mof

This command compiles the Emulex CIM Provider registration file.

5. Restart the CIMOM.

6. Check the installation using the following command:

cimprovider -ls

The status of “elxhba_cmpi_provider_Module/emulex_ucna_provider_Module”

must be OK.

Additional Information

To repair a faulty CIM Provider installation, contact an Emulex technical support

representative with the following additional information:

In ESXi 6.0

Output from the following commands:

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elx

esxcli software vib list | grep -i lpfc

esxcli software vib list | grep -i emu

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elxnet

In ESXi 5.5

Output from the following commands:

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elx

esxcli software vib list | grep -i lpfc

esxcli software vib list | grep -i emu

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elxnet

In ESXi 5.1

Output from the following commands:

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

esxcli software vib list | grep -i be2

esxcli software vib list | grep -i lpfc

esxcli software vib list | grep -i emu

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elxnet

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In Linux

1. Output of any one of the following commands:

/usr/sbin/hbanyware/hbacmd listhbas

/usr/sbin/ocmanager/hbacmd listhbas

2. Restart the CIMOM and then enumerate the ELXUCNA_SoftwareIdentity and

ELXHBA_SoftwareIdentity classes in the “root/emulex” namespace.

For example:

wbemcli -nl -noverify ein 'https://root:<password>@<IP

address>/root/emulex:ELXHBA_SoftwareIdentity'

3. Provide the system logs /var/log/messages for Linux or /var/log/syslog.log for

ESXi for the operation performed in step 2.

4. Output from the following commands:

rpm -qa| grep -i elx

rpm -qa| grep -i lpfc

rpm -qa| grep -i be2

lspci

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Updating Firmware on Emulex Adapters

3. Using Adapters

This section describes updating firmware, enabling logs, using diagnostics, and

discovering vNICs.

If you require additional information, contact an authorized Emulex technical support

representative at [email protected], 800-854-7112 (US/Canada toll free),

+1714-885-3402 (US/International), or +44 1189-772929 (Europe, Middle East, and

Africa).

Updating Firmware on Emulex Adapters

The Software Update profile is supported on both the Emulex CNA CIM Provider and

the Emulex FC HBA CIM Provider. You must use this profile to update the firmware on

the Emulex adapters. The following methods are implemented in the Emulex-specific

Software Update profile:

 InstallfromByteStream – requires a custom CIM client, which can read the

firmware file and create a ByteStream that is used for updating the firmware.

 InstallfromURI – supports two different types of URI (Uniform Resource

Identifiers).

 The firmware file to be upgraded is available locally on the machine hosting

the Emulex adapter.

 The firmware file to be upgraded is available on a remote machine like an

http or an https server. In this case, the Emulex CNA CIM Provider uses the

“libcurl” library available on the host machine, where the CIM Provider is

running, to download the firmware file.

The Emulex CIM_SoftwareInstallationServiceCapabilities class has the attribute

SupportedURISchemes that indicates the supported URI schemes.

To update the firmware:

1. Enumerate the CIM_SoftwareInstallationService in Emulex's namespace. Select the

CIM_SoftwareInstallationService specific to the adapter on which the firmware is to

be updated.

For example: If the CNA needs a firmware update, select the

ELXUCNA_SoftwareInstallationService class instance.

wbemcli -noverify ein

'https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_softwareinstal

lationservice' -nl

2. Enumerate the CIM_FCPort or CIM_EthernetPort depending on the adapter on

which the firmware is to be updated. Select the desired port from the enumerated

instances.

For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

'https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_ethernetport'

-nl

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3. Select the correct firmware file and choose one of the two methods detailed in steps

1and 2 to update the firmware.

For example:

wbemcli -nl -noverify cm

'https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:<elxucna_softwareinsta

llationservice instance>' InstallFromURI.URI="<Firmware file

path>",Target=<elxucna_ethernetport instance>

Enabling Logs and Collecting Symptoms

The Record Log profile is supported on both the Emulex CNA CIM Provider and the

Emulex FC HBA CIM Provider.

To enable logs:

1. Enumerate the specific instance of the CIM_RecordLog class. For example, if the

traces need to be enabled for an CNA CIM Provider, enumerate the

ELXUCNA_RecordLog instance.

2. Invoke the method SetLogParams with “loglevel=5”, “logmode=2”, and

“tracepath=tracefile path”.

3. Invoke the method RequestStateChange with “RequestedState=2”.

Traces are collected in the file specified in the “tracepath” attribute in step 2.

Important checkpoints or critical errors are also logged in the /var/log/message file

for Linux and the var/log/syslog.log file for ESXi.

Generating Provider Logs if Enumeration Fails

To enable provider logs if enumeration fails:

1. Stop the CIMOM.

2. Create a .dmp file.

a. To create a provider log for the Emulex FC provider, create an

“emulex_fc_provider.dmp” file in the “/etc/cim/emulex” location.

b. To create a provider log for a CNA provider (CNA in FCoE+NIC mode), create

an “emulex_cna_provider.dmp” file in the “/etc/cim/emulex” location.

Note: If the FC and CNA logs are required to be created together, use different

file names for each dmp file. For example:

/tmp/fc.txt

/tmp/cna.txt

3. Manually enter the following two lines (without spaces):

2,5,2

/tmp/providerlogs.txt

4. Start the CIMOM and enumerate the Emulex classes in the “root/emulex”

namespace.

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5. Perform the operation that is not working as expected. The provider logs are

available in </tmp/providerlogs.txt> specified in step 2.

6. Contact an Emulex technical support representative with the provider logs and the

system logs (/var/log/syslog.log).

Note: Dead dump is not supported.

Running Diagnostic Tests

You can run a diagnostic test with an Emulex CNA or FC adapter.

Running a Diagnostic Test for an Emulex CNA Adapter

To run a diagnostic test for a CNA adapter:

1. Get the instance of the managed element (ethernetport). For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_ethernetport’

-nl

2. Get the instance of the ELXUCNA_DiagnosticTest class. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_diagnostictest

’ -nl

3. Invoke the method RunDiagnosticservice on the elxucna_diagnostictest. For

example:

wbemcli -noverify cm

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:<Diagnostic Test

instance from step 2>’

RunDiagnosticservice.ManagedElement=<ManagedElement instance

from step 1>’

A CIM_ConcreteJob instance is created for each diagnostic test run. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_concretejob’

-nl

Results of the diagnostic test runs are available in the attributes RecordData and

JobState in ELXUCNA_DiagnosticCompletionRecord class instances. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ei

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxucna_diagnosticcomp

letionrecord’ -nl

The diagnostic logs can be cleared using the ClearLog function of

ELXUCNA_DiagnosticsLog class. For example:

wbemcli -noverify cm

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:<Corresponding

Diagnostic log instance>’ ClearLog

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Running a Diagnostic Test for an Emulex FC Adapter

To run a diagnostic test for an FC adapter:

1. Get the instance of the managed element (ELXHBA_PortController). For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxhba_portcontroller’

-nl

2. Get the instance of the ELXHBA_FCHBADiagnostictest class. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxhba_diagnostictest’

-nl

3. Invoke the method RunDiagnosticservice on the ELXHBA_FCHBADiagnostictest.

For example:

wbemcli -noverify cm

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:<Diagnostic Test

instance from step 2>’

RunDiagnosticservice.ManagedElement=<ManagedElement instance

from step 1>’

A CIM_ConcreteJob instance is created for each diagnostic test run. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ein

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxhba_concretejob’

-nl

Results of the diagnostic test runs are available in the attributes RecordData and

JobState in ELXHBA_DiagnosticCompletionRecord class instances. For example:

wbemcli -noverify ei

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:elxhba_diagnosticcompl

etionrecord’ -nl

The diagnostic logs can be cleared using the ClearLog function of

ELXHBA_DiagnosticsLog class. For example:

wbemcli -noverify cm

‘https://root:<password>@<IP>/root/emulex:<Corresponding

Diagnostic log instance>’ ClearLog

Discovering vNICs

There are three ways to discover vNICs:

 Determining vNICs using the CNA CIM Provider

 Determining vNICs that are hosted by the CNA in FCoE+NIC mode in a

specific host

 Determining vNICs operating over the same physical port

Determining vNICs Using the CNA CIM Provider

1. Find all the CIM_VLANEndpoint instances whose SystemName property has a

value equal to the name of the desired host. These instances are vNIC endpoints.

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2. Find the CIM_EndpointIdentity instance associating the CIM_VLANEndpoint

instance to a CIM_LANEndpoint instance. Follow the association to the

CIM_LANEndpoint.

3. Find the instance of CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation instance that associates the

CIM_LANEndpoint to an instance of CIM_EthernetPort. Follow the associations to

the CIM_EthernetPort instance representing the vNIC.

Determining vNICs Hosted by the CNA in FCoE+NIC Mode in

a Specific Host

1. Find the CIM_Card instance for the CNA.

2. Find the vNICs in the host as detailed earlier, based on the version of the CIM

Provider.

3. For each CIM_EthernetPort representing a vNIC:

a. Find the instance of CIM_ControlledBy associating the CIM_EthernetPort to an

instance of CIM_PortController. Follow the association to the

CIM_PortController instance.

b. Find the instance of CIM_Realizes associating the CIM_PortController to an

instance of CIM_PhysicalConnector. Follow the association to the

CIM_PhysicalConnector instance.

c. Find the instance of CIM_Container associating the CIM_PhysicalConnector to

an instance of CIM_Card.

Each CIM_EthernetPort with a CIM_Container instance referencing the

CIM_Card instance found in step 1 on page 16 is hosted by the targeted CNA.

Determining vNICs Operating Over the Same Physical Port

1. Find the CIM_PhysicalConnector instance representing the port in question. The

key value for CIM_PhysicalConnector instances contains the serial number of the

CNA hosting the port and the port number assigned to the physical port.

2. Find the vNICs in the host as detailed earlier, based on the version of the CIM

Provider. For each CIM_EthernetPort representing a vNIC:

a. Find the CIM_ControlledBy instance associating the CIM_EthernetPort to an

instance of CIM_PortController. Follow the association to the

CIM_PortController instance.

b. Find the CIM_Realizes instance associating the CIM_PortController to an

instance of CIM_PhysicalConnector.

Each CIM_EthernetPort with a CIM_Realizes instance referencing the

CIM_PhysicalConnector instance is running over the targeted physical port.

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4. Troubleshooting

The following error message may appear if the CIM hosts are not properly added to the

OneCommand Manager application:

“Unknown or invalid host specified”

There could be instances when the drivers, the CIM Provider, and the CIM Client on a

Windows machine are all properly installed, but the CIM hosts are still not added to the

OneCommand Manager application. Table 4-1 on page 17 shows the most common

reasons for this.

Note: If you still experience problems when adding the host, run the following

commands on the ESXi host and send the output to the Emulex Technical

Support team:

Svm-support dump

esxcfg-module -l

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

esxcfg-nics -l

lspci

esxcli software vib list | grep -i be2

esxcli software vib list | grep -i lpfc

esxcli software vib list | grep -i emu

esxcli software vib list | grep -i elxnet

Send the “/var/log/syslog.log” file for all of the above operations.

Table 4-1 Problems Adding a CIM Host

Situation Resolution

The machine with the specified IP is

not reachable.

Verify whether the machine is reachable from the CIM Client.

The specified protocol (HTTP or

HTTPS) is not supported by the

CIMOM.

Most often the CIMOM is configured to use HTTPS. Therefore, if

you are trying to connect with HTTP, you might get an error. Try

using HTTPS instead.

The namespace is invalid. Ensure that the namespace for the Emulex provider is

‘root/emulex’.

The username or password is invalid. Verify that the username is correct, and retype the password.

The CIMOM is not running on the ESXi

host.

You can check whether the CIMOM (SFCB) is running by typing

one of these commands.

/etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog status

ps -ef | grep sfcb

If the CIMOM is listening to a port other than 5988 or 5989, the

connection might not take place. You can configure the SFCB

CIMOM settings by editing /etc/sfcb/sfcb.cfg.

The CIM Provider is running, but

enumerations are not occurring

properly.

Ensure that the correct CIM Provider for the ESXi host is

installed.

Broadcom CIM Provider Package Version10.4 User guide

Broadcom CIM Provider Package Version10.4 User guide

Broadcom CIM Provider Package Version10.4 User guide

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