HP Fusion ioFX 410GB PCIe Accelerator User Manual
HP Computer Accessories
HP IO Accelerator version 3.1.1 VMware ESX and
ESXi
User Guide
Abstract
This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems. This document is
intended for system administrators who plan to install and use HP IO Accelerators with a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system. It is helpful to have
previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system. This user guide is intended for IO Accelerator software
release 3.1.1 or later.
Part Number: 682240-001
May 2012
Edition: 1
This manual is related to the following products:
- B-series Switch Accelerators Thunderbolt-2 PCIe 1-port IO Card IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class Storage C-series Switch Accelerators Thunderbolt 2-Port AiO Module HPAtalla AXL600L SSL Accelerator Card AXL300 Accelerator SSL PCI Card MSR Encryption Accelerators PCIe IO Accelerators for ProLiant Servers
Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP IO Accelerator version 3.1.1 VMware ESX and ESXi User Guide
- Abstract
- Notice
- Contents
- About this guide
- Introduction
- Software installation
- VMDirectPathIO
- Command-line installation
- Installation overview
- Downloading the VMware ESXi driver
- Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server
- Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0
- Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x
- Upgrading the firmware using ESX
- Enabling PCIe power
- Configuring the device to support VM disks
- Modifying a VMware resource pool to reserve memory
- Using the IO Accelerator as swap with ESX
- Maintenance
- Performance and tuning
- Utilities
- Monitoring IO Accelerator health
- Module parameters
- VMDirectPathIO
- Resources
- Support and other resources
- Regulatory compliance notices
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Documentation feedback
- Index