Vmdk | HP Thunderbolt 2-Port AiO Module ESXi/ESX manual

VM

Virtual Machine

VMDK

virtual machine disk format

VMFS

virtual machine file system

VSL

virtual storage layer

VUM

VMware Update Manager

WBEM

Web-Based Enterprise Management

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

Contents

Abstract Page Contents Module parameters About this guide Contents summary Overview IntroductionProduct naming 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 Downloading the VMware ESXi driver Installation overviewIomemory-vsl-version.zip Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server Vmfs/volumes/datastore/bundlesVifs.pl --server servername --mkdir datastorebundles 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 ESXi Fio-bugreportIomemory-vsl block driver for ESX/ESXi Configuring the device to support VM disks Enabling PCIe powerFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff 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 Utilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach device options Fio-bugreport Fio-format Fio-detachFio-detach device options Fio-format options device Fio-pci-check Fio-pci-check options Fio-statusFio-status device 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 Module parameters Using module parametersEsxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g VMDirectPathIO Using products with multiple devicesWorking with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathIO Resources Subscription serviceFor more information 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 Regulatory compliance identification numbers Regulatory compliance noticesEuropean Union regulatory notice Korean class a notice Acronyms and abbreviations Vmdk Documentation feedback Index Index