1–Product Overview
Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi
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Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for VMware ESX was generated as a vSphere
Installation Bundle (VIB) file. A VIB contains the complete set of files and binaries
required to install the provider on VMware ESX/ESXi. The
offline-bundle.zip file contains the VIB and the necessary metadata to
install the provider on VMware ESX/ESXi.
This section provides the following installation procedures for the CIM Provider:
Initial Installation
Subsequent Update Installation

Initial Installation

To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command (ESX
systems only):
1. Copy the offline-bundle.zip file into the root directory (/) of the ESX
system.
2. Issue the esxupdate command as follows:
# cd /
# esxupdate --bundle offline-bundle.zip --nodeps –nosigcheck
--maintenancemode update
To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider from a remote host using the vSphere
CLI vihostupdate command (ESXi systems only):
1. Copy the offline-bundle.zip file to any location on the host where
either the vSphere CLI package is installed or the vSphere Management
Assistant (vMA) is hosted.
2. Navigate to the location of the offline-bundle.zip file.
3. Issue the vihostupdate command to install the offline bundle as follows:
# vihostupdate.pl <conn_options> --install --bundle
offline-bundle.zip --nosigcheck
For available options, refer to the vihostupdate page.
NOTE:
To update the provider from a remote host using the vihostupdate
command, make sure that the ESXi system is in maintenance mode. To put
the ESXi host in maintenance mode using vSphere Client, select Inventory,
select Host, and then select Enter Maintenance Mode.