Verifying That the Driver is Loaded | Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A

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Verifying That the Driver is Loaded

Select Host Adapter setting enables you to select a specific adapter, if you have multiple Fibre Channel or Converged Network Adapters in your system, and then configure or view the adapter’s settings.

The Fast!UTIL BIOS utility is described in detail in the BIOS Readme file on the QLogic Driver Downloads / Documentation page (in the Boot Code section) for your adapter:

http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/default.aspx

Verifying That the Driver is Loaded

Follow this procedure to ensure that the QLogic Fibre Channel or Converged Network Adapter driver is loaded on the VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 system.

To verify that the QLogic Fibre Channel or Converged Network Adapter driver is loaded:

1.Log in to the service console as root user.

2.Execute the following command: $ vmkload_mod -l

For proper operation, ensure that the Qlogic driver shows Yes in the Loaded column. Figure 3-3an example of the output.

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User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Related Materials PrefaceIntended Audience Related QLogic documentation What’s in This Guide Related VMware documentation Documentation Conventions Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters See Configuring Boot from SAN on License AgreementsTechnical Support Contact Information AvailabilityTraining Knowledge Database Xii FC0054607-00 a Hardware and Software Components Hardware Components Adapter Component Details Callout Description Boot Code Software ComponentsOS Driver Supported QLogic Adapters FirmwareManagement Tools and Utilities „ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0 InstallationSupported Features „ Link Rate Installing the Hardware To install the adapter„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion „ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides Installing the DriverInstalling SANsurfer Management Tools „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI provides Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMware Downloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or Windows Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allow Installing SANsurfer FC HBA CLI To install SANsurfer FC HBA CLI To install the package, enter the following command „ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OS ConfigurationUsing vSphere Client Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using Console OS VSphere Client Configuration Discover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded Configuring the Driver Parameters To configure driver parameters Configurable Driver Parameters Driver Parameter Description Deploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXi Ql2xoperationmode Monitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Configuring Boot from SAN Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurfer Starting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Enable Device Boot Table A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme TroubleshootingTroubleshooting with LEDs Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED Scheme Table A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED SchemeYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Green LED Link Troubleshooting with Driver Logs # cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISP Scsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Debugging Using Proc Information Table A-7. Proc OutputOutput Field Description Table A-8. Frequently Seen Issues Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingFrequently Seen Issues Issue Troubleshooting Tip Glossary Device CacheConverged Network Adapter Driver Fast!UTIL Local area network Message signaled interruptsLPort Loop initialization process NLPort NPortNPort ID virtualization Node loop port Port Port loginPoint-to-point Port instance Target World wide port namePage Index Glossary-2 Glossary-3 Glossary-4 Glossary-1L2 cache Glossary-2 Nvram Glossary-6 FC0054607-00 a Index-5