Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 69)

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yes to allow users to perform these operations, enter for no if read-only mode is
desired.
8. You are prompted whether to allow users to change the management mode after
installation. Enter for yes, or for no.
In VMware
For VMware hosts, you can manage adapters using the OneCommand Manager
application on Windows, but you must install and use the appropriate Emulex CIM
Provider.
VMware ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1 come with an inbox Emulex CIM Provider. The inbox
Emulex CIM Provider enables you to manage Emulex LightPulse adapters, but not
Emulex UCNAs. For ESXi 5. 5, and to manage Emulex UCNAs, you must install the
out-of-box Emulex CIM Provider.
The Emulex CIM Provider is available as an offline bundle in ESXi platforms. VMware
recommends using the offline bundle to update software on VMware platforms. For
more information about the ESXi Patch Management activities, see the VMware
website.
For the best real-time management of Emulex adapters in VMware ESXi environments,
the OneCommand Manager application for VMware vCenter Server software plug-in is
highly recommended. For more information go to
http://www.emulex.com/products/software-solutions.html.
To install the Emulex CIM Provider in a VMware ESXi hypervisor environment, use the
esxcli command line utility and perform the following steps:
1. Copy the CIM Provider zip file to /var/log/vmware.
2. Log into the VMware hypervisor host, and execute the following command all on
one line:
esxcli software vib install -d vmware-esx-provider-emulex-cim-provider-.zip
--maintenance-mode
3. Reboot the system.