Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Installation in a VMware Environment

User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter

8100 Series Adapters

	Upgrading the Boot Code (Firmware)	4-24
	Upgrading the Boot Code Using the QConvergeConsole GUI . .	4-24
	Using QLogic BIOS and UEFI Utilities	4-26
	Management Tool Installation	4-26
	Obtaining the QLogic Adapter Management Tools	4-27
	Installing and Launching QConvergeConsole	4-28
	Installing and Launching the QLogic Linux Tools	4-35
5	Installation in a VMware Environment
	Overview	5-1
	Installing Hardware	5-1
	Installing the FCoE and Networking Drivers	5-3
	Verifying Driver Installation	5-8
	Validating Driver and Firmware Versions	5-8
	Identifying QLogic Adapters Using vSphere Client	5-11
	Configuring NIC Using the vSphere Client	5-12
	Configuring the Driver Parameters	5-15
	Configuring a Hard Drive in a Virtual Machine	5-18
	Configuring a Network Adapter in a Virtual Machine	5-24
	Deploying NPIV for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0	5-28
	Requirements for Using NPIV	5-28
	Assigning WWNs to Virtual Machines	5-29
6	Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter
	Overview	6-1
	Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment	6-1
	Managing the NIC Function with Windows Property pages	6-1
	Managing the NIC Function with the QConvergeConsole CLI	6-3
	NIC Driver Parameters (Windows)	6-4
	Offload Support	6-9
	Receive Side Scaling	6-10
	Header Data Split (HDS)	6-14
	NIC Teaming	6-15
	Switch Independent Teaming	6-16
	Switch Dependent Teaming	6-16
	Creating and Configuring a Team	6-17
	Deleting a Team	6-20
	VLAN Tagging	6-21
	Configuring VLAN Tagging Using the Adapter NIC Function . . .	6-21
	Removing VLAN ID Assignment	6-24

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