Qlogic 3200 Series User Manual - page 38
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:
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
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
.