Installing The Esxi 5.X Fcoe Driver; Updating An Existing Driver Or Installing A New Driver For An Existing Esxi Installation With Esxcli (Esxi 5.X Only) - Dell QMD8262-k User Manual

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
VMware Driver Installation and Configuration

Installing the ESXi 5.x FCoE Driver

The operating system manages and controls the driver installation process. To
install the ESXi 5.x driver, follow the steps in this section.
NOTE
This section provides the most common ways of installing and upgrading the
driver. For other installation procedures, refer to the following:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&c
md=displayKC&externalId=2005205
This section provides procedures for the following:
 Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESXi
Installation with esxcli (ESXi 5.x Only)
 Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver (ESXi 5.x Only)
For other installation procedures, consult the operating system manuals and the
driver readme file for more details.
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESXi
Installation with esxcli (ESXi 5.x Only)
To use the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>.zip):
1. Copy the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>.zip) to this ESXi host.
2. Install using the driver bundle (<offline-bundle>.zip):
a.
b.
c.
Type the following command to make a temporary directory:
$ mkdir /install
$ mv <offline-bundle>.zip /install
$ cd install
Unzip the driver bundle in the temporary directory:
$ unzip <offline-bundle>.zip
Run one of the following commands.
For ESX 5.0/5.1:
esxcli software vib install -n scsi-qla2xxx -d
/install/offline-bundle.zip
For ESX 5.5:
esxcli software vib install -n qlnativefc -d
/install/offline-bundle.zip
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