Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A Installation, Supported Features, VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0

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This chapter provides the following installation information:

Supported Features

“Installing the Hardware” on page 2-2

“Installing the Driver” on page 2-3

“Installing SANsurfer Management Tools” on page 2-3

Supported Features

When properly installed, QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 support the following features:

VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support—4.0.

Topologies—FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric.

Protocols—FCP-3-SCSI, FC-tape (FCP-2).

Link Rate

2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters with auto-rate negotiation

10Gb Enhanced Ethernet for Converged Network Adapters

Single driver support—for 2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters and 10Gb Enhanced Ethernet Converged Network Adapters.

SNIA Common Adapter API—v1.x/v2.0 compliant.

QLogic CIM Providers for Adapter Management—for ESXi 4.0 and later versions.

N_Port ID virtualization—driver supports virtual adapters as follows:

4Gb Fibre Channel Adapters support 127 virtual adapters per port.

8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters support 255 virtual adapters per port.

QLE8000 Series Converged Network Adapters support 63 virtual adapters per port.

Boot from SAN support—enables servers on a network to boot their operating system from a Fibre Channel RAID unit on the SAN.

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Contents User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Intended Audience PrefaceRelated Materials Related QLogic documentationRelated VMware documentation What’s in This GuideUnder Hardware, click Storage Adapters Documentation ConventionsTechnical Support See Configuring Boot from SAN onLicense Agreements Training AvailabilityContact Information Knowledge DatabaseXii FC0054607-00 a Hardware Components Hardware and Software ComponentsCallout Description Adapter Component DetailsOS Driver Boot CodeSoftware Components Management Tools and Utilities Supported QLogic AdaptersFirmware Supported Features Installation„ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0 „ Link Rate„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion Installing the HardwareTo install the adapter Installing SANsurfer Management Tools Installing the Driver„ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI providesTo install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMware Installing SANsurfer FC HBA ManagerDownloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allow To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or WindowsTo install SANsurfer FC HBA CLI Installing SANsurfer FC HBA CLITo install the package, enter the following command Using vSphere Client Configuration„ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OS Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXiVSphere Client Configuration Using Console OSDiscover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded To configure driver parameters Configuring the Driver ParametersDriver Parameter Description Configurable Driver ParametersQl2xoperationmode Deploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXiMonitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurfer Configuring Boot from SANStarting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Device Boot EnableTroubleshooting with LEDs TroubleshootingTable A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme Green LED Amber LED ActivityYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED SchemeTable A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED Scheme Table A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme Green LED Link# cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5 Troubleshooting with Driver LogsTroubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISP Table A-6. Common Driver Log MessagesScsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Output Field Description Debugging Using Proc InformationTable A-7. Proc Output Frequently Seen Issues Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingTable A-8. Frequently Seen Issues Issue Troubleshooting TipGlossary Converged Network Adapter CacheDevice DriverFast!UTIL LPort Message signaled interruptsLocal area network Loop initialization processNPort ID virtualization NPortNLPort Node loop portPoint-to-point Port loginPort Port instanceWorld wide port name TargetPage Index Glossary-3 Glossary-2L2 cache Glossary-2 Glossary-4Glossary-1 Glossary-6 NvramFC0054607-00 a Index-5