About this guide, Contents summary | HP c-Class Vmware manual

About this guide

Contents summary

•Instructions on downloading and installing the approved driver and utilities

•Instructions on maintaining the IO Accelerator

•Description of the following IO Accelerator models: o HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class

o HP PCIe IO Accelerator

o HP PCIe IO Accelerator Duo

CAUTION: Before upgrading to 3.x.x software and firmware, back up all data on the IO Accelerator. The 3.2.3 software and firmware reformat the drive, which causes data to be lost if not backed up. The 3.2.3 software is not backward compatible with 1.2.x or 2.x software.

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HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 VMware ESX ESXi User Guide Page Contents Module parameters About this guide Contents summary Product naming IntroductionOverview IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributes Supported firmware revisions Required operating environment Supported hardware 192 096 048 12.4 GB 024 11.6 GB 15.7 GB 24 GB Introduction Before you begin Command-line installation Software installationESX command-line installation ESXi command line installation Iomemory-vsl-version.zip Installation overviewDownloading the VMware ESXi driver Vifs.pl --server servername --mkdir datastorebundles Vmfs/volumes/datastore/bundlesTransferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi Installing the VSL on ESXiInstalling the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using vCLI Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using the command line Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x using vCLI Upgrading the firmware using ESX Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Upgrading procedure Iomemory-vsl block driver for ESX/ESXi Fio-bugreportIomemory-vsl block driver for ESXi Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff Enabling PCIe powerConfiguring the device to support VM disks Modifying a VMware resource pool to reserve memory Using the IO Accelerator as swap with ESX Maintenance tools MaintenanceCommand-line utilities for Tech Support Mode Management utilities for ESXi Command line Purpose Utility Enabling PCIe power override Enabling the override parameter Disabling the driver Common maintenance tasksEnabling the driver 1149D0969,1159E0972,24589 Disabling auto attach Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageEnabling auto attach # esxcfg-module -s autoattach=1 iomemory-vsl Unmanaged shutdown issues Introduction to performance and tuning Performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-states Fio-attach UtilitiesUtilities reference Fio-bugreport Fio-beaconFio-attach device options Fio-beacon device options Fio-bugreport Fio-detach device options Fio-detachFio-format Fio-format options device Fio-pci-check Fio-status device options Fio-statusFio-pci-check options Utilities Geometry and capacity information not available appears Fio-update-iodrive Fio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Utilities Nand flash and component failure Monitoring IO Accelerator healthHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques Flashback substitution events Esxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g Using module parametersModule parameters Working with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathIO Using products with multiple devicesVMDirectPathIO For more information Subscription serviceResources Before you contact HP Support and other resourcesHP contact information Customer Self Repair Réparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Regulatory information Safety and regulatory complianceWarranty information Acronyms and abbreviations Vmfs Documentation feedback Index Transferring VSL files