HP Thunderbolt 2-Port AiO Module ESXi/ESX manual Utilities reference, Fio-attach

Utilities

Utilities reference

These command-line utilities are only accessible through VMware TSM, also known as SSH, on ESXi and the COS on 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 VSL installation packages include various command-line utilities, installed by default to /usr/bin. These utilities provide a number of useful ways to access, test, and manipulate your device.

Utility	Purpose
fio-attach	Makes an IO Accelerator available to the operating
	system
fio-beacon	Lights the IO Accelerator external LEDs
fio-bugreport	Prepares a detailed report for use in troubleshooting
	problems
fio-detach	Makes an IO Accelerator unavailable to the operating
	system
fio-format	Used to perform a low-level format of an IO Accelerator
fio-pci-check	Checks for errors on the PCI bus tree, specifically for PCIe
	IO Accelerator devices. This utility is only supported on
	ESX.
fio-status	Displays information about the device
fio-update-iodrive	Updates the IO Accelerator firmware

NOTE: All utilities have –h (Help) and –v (Version) options.

fio-attach

The fio-attachutility requires the IO Accelerator driver to be loaded with auto-attach disabled. For more information, see "Disabling auto attach (on page 26)".

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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