Introduction | HP Thunderbolt 2-Port AiO Module ESXi/ESX instruction

IO Accelerators cannot be installed as part of an ESX or ESXi installation.

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HP Thunderbolt 2-Port AiO Module ESXi/ESX manual Introduction

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Abstract Page Contents Module parameters About this guide Contents summary Product naming IntroductionOverview Required operating environment Performance attributes Supported hardware Supported firmware revisions Introduction Before you begin Introduction ESXi command line installation Software installationCommand-line installation ESX 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 ESXi 5.0 using the command-line Installing the VSL on ESXiInstalling the VSL on ESX or ESXi Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using vCLI 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 Management utilities for ESXi MaintenanceMaintenance tools Command-line utilities for Tech Support Mode Command line Purpose Utility Enabling PCIe power override Enabling the override parameter 1149D0969,1159E0972,24589 Common maintenance tasksDisabling the driver Enabling the driver # esxcfg-module -s autoattach=1 iomemory-vsl Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageDisabling auto attach Enabling auto attach Unmanaged shutdown issues Limiting Apci C-states Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Disabling Dvfs Fio-attach UtilitiesUtilities reference Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach 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 Health monitoring techniques Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health metrics 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 Customer Self Repair Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP HP contact information 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 European Union regulatory notice Regulatory compliance noticesRegulatory compliance identification numbers Korean class a notice Acronyms and abbreviations Vmdk Documentation feedback Index Index