Utilities
Utilities reference
These
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 VSL installation packages include various
Utility | Purpose |
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Makes an IO Accelerator available to the operating | |
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Lights the IO Accelerator external LEDs | |
Prepares a detailed report for use in troubleshooting | |
| problems |
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Makes an IO Accelerator unavailable to the operating | |
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Used to perform a | |
Checks for errors on the PCI bus tree, specifically for PCIe | |
| IO Accelerator devices. This utility is only supported on |
| ESX. |
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Displays information about the device | |
Updates the IO Accelerator firmware |
NOTE: All utilities have
fio-attach
The
Description
Attaches the IO Accelerator and makes it available to the operating system. This creates a block device in /dev/fio. You can then add it to ESX as a storage area. The command displays a progress bar and percentage as it operates.
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