Q-Logic 8200, 3200 manual Using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server, http//tomcat.apache.org

1–Product Overview

Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi

7.When asked “Do you want to reset the adapter to activate the firmware immediately after successful update?,” click OK if you want the new firmware to take effect immediately. Or, click Cancel to have the new firmware take effect after the next system reboot.

8.Wait for the Flash update process to complete. Processing time depends on the network connection and the system configuration. Do not interrupt the update process.

CAUTION!

The Flash update may take up to ten minutes to complete. Do not cancel the task or reboot the server during this time. Doing so may corrupt the firmware on the adapter.

9.In the Flash update successful completion message box, click OK.

10.If you clicked OK in Step 7, you can click Refresh to verify the new firmware version. Otherwise, you must reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect.

Using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server

VMware requires that all vCenter plug-ins are web-based applications hosted on a Tomcat Server, which can be downloaded and installed on Linux and Windows systems. Here is a link to Tomcat:

http://tomcat.apache.org/

The QLogic vCenter Plug-in supports Tomcat 5, 6, and 7. The installer dynamically detects the Tomcat version and installs accordingly.

This section provides the following procedures for using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server:

Installing Tomcat on Linux

Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Linux

Installing Tomcat on Windows

Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Windows

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