Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Select Adapter Software for VMware by Operating System

5–Installation in a VMware Environment Installing the FCoE and Networking Drivers

5.Select VMware ESX/ESXi in the third column of the selection list, and then click Go (Figure 5-2).

Figure 5-2. Select Adapter Software for VMware by Operating System

6.In the Drivers table, click the links that correspond to the following descriptions to download the drivers:

Networking driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0.x and 4.1

FC-FCoE driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0.x, 4.1

7.On the vSphere client, open the vSphere application to place the ESX host server in maintenance mode. Select Inventory, Host, Enter Maintenance Mode (Figure 5-3).

Figure 5-3. Placing the ESX Host Server in Maintenance Mode Using vSphere

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