HP c-Class Vmware manual Maintenance tools, Management utilities for ESXi

Maintenance

Maintenance tools

The IO Accelerator includes both software utilities to maintain the device and external LED indicators to display the status. You can also install SNMP as a monitoring option.

The following are the most common tasks for maintaining your IO Accelerator. You can also use the IO Accelerator Management Tool application to perform firmware upgrades. For more information, see the HP IO Accelerator Management Tool User Guide.

Management utilities for ESXi

Use COS/Shell/TSM command-line utilities to manage the VSL. These utilities are installed with the VSL software. To use these utilities on ESXi, the Shell/TSM must be enabled.

For more information about these utilities, see "Command-line utilities for Tech Support Mode (on page 22)."

Command-line utilities for Tech Support Mode

Several command-line utilities are included in the installation packages. These command-line utilities are only accessible through the VMware TSM, also known as SSH, in ESXi or COS in ESX.

IMPORTANT: VMware suggests that TSM only be used for the purposes of troubleshooting and remediation. VMware recommends using the vSphere Client or any other VMware Administration Automation Product to perform routine ESXi host configuration tasks that do not involve a troubleshooting scenario. For more information on using TSM, see the VMware Knowledge Base article (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC& externalId=1003677).

The IO Accelerator installation packages include various command-line utilities, installed by default to the /usr/bin directory. These CLIs provide ways to access, test, and manipulate your device.

The following are the command-line utilities available in TSM or COS.

Command line	Purpose
utility
fio-attach (on page	Makes an IO Accelerator available to the operating
29)	system
fio-beacon (on	Lights the IO Accelerator external LEDs
page 30)
fio-bugreport	Prepares a detailed report for use in troubleshooting
	problems
fio-detach (on page	Temporarily makes the IO Accelerator unavailable to the
32)	operating system

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