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Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual

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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual

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Using software installation scripts and system commands

3

5. Log in as vi-admin, using the password from

step 4

.

6. Copy the adapter driver iso file from the temporary directory to the vMA.

7. Run the following command for superuser privileges:

# sudo -s

8. When prompted for the password, enter the superuser account password (same as from

step 4

).

9. Add the ESXi server IP Address to vMA using the following command.

# vifp addserver

where

ESXi address

ESXi server's IP Address where driver is to be installed.

10. Run the following command to make sure that the added ESXi server is listed in the vMA.

vifp listservers

11. Execute the following command on the vMA terminal.

# vifpinit

where

ESXi address

ESXi server's IP entered at

step 9

.

12. Mount the adapter driver iso file on a temporary directory such as /ISO. Create /ISO if does not

exist.

# mkdir -p /ISO

# mount -o loop /ISO

As an example,

# mount -o loop bfa_esx40_2.3.0.0.iso /ISO

13. Scan the ESXi 4 host against the driver CD bulletin IDs using the following command.

# vihostupdate -s --bundle=

As an example,

# vihostupdate -s --bundle=/ISO/offline-bundle/offline-bundle.zip

14. Install the driver CD bulletin IDs using the following command.

# vihostupdate -i --bundle=

As an example,

# vihostupdate -i --bundle=/ISO/offline-bundle/offline-bundle.zip

15. Unmount the adapter driver ISO and delete the temporary “/ISO” directory created in

step 12

using the following commands

# umount /ISO

# rmdir -p /ISO

16. Repeat steps 12-15 for each adapter driver to be installed.

17. After the host updates successfully, exit from maintenance mode.