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Adapter software

If you create a new host and associate HBAs to it, and then you try to discover a host with the same
HBAs using Host discovery, the HBAs discovered using host discovery must match the HBAs
associated to the host exactly; otherwise, host discovery will fail.
Instructions for mapping a host to HBAs are detailed in

Adapter software

The Adapter Software dialog box allows you to perform the following tasks:
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NOTE
For Linux and Solaris systems, you cannot upgrade to driver file version 3.0.3.0. You must upgrade
to version 3.0.3.1 or later.
The ability to update drivers to the hosts is available for hosts that are disovered through the Host
Connectivity Manager (HCM) agent with driver version 2.3.0.0 or later. Driver updates cannot be
performed for ESXi hosts, which are discovered using the CIM Server. Use the VMware vSphere
Update Manager to update the drivers on ESXi hosts.
To update the drivers to selected hosts, complete the following steps.
1. Select Host > Adapter Software from the Configure menu.
2. Select one or more hosts from the Available Hosts list and click the right arrow button to move
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Select and import a driver file or delete existing drivers from the driver repository
Update the driver to the hosts
The Adapter Software dialog box, Driver tab, shown in
FIGURE 140 Adapter Software dialog box, Driver tab
the selected hosts to the Selected Hosts list.
The Available Host list displays the following information for hosts that are discovered through
the HCM agent with driver version 2.3.0.0 or later:
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Hosts—The IP address of the host.
Chapter 13, "Host Port Mapping".
Figure 140, displays.
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