Dell QLogic Family of Adapters User Manual page 39

VMware Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
10. On the "Load the system drivers?" message box, click Yes.
11. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX.
After the drivers are installed, you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD.
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESX Installation
with esxupdate (for ESX Only)
1. Power on the ESX host and log into an account with administrator capability.
2. Place the 'driver CD' in the DVD drive of the ESX host.
3. Mount the 'driver CD.'
4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/, and then locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.
5. Install the driver using the offline bundle by issuing the esxupdate command as follows:
esxupdate --bundle=<offline-bundle>.zip update
Updating Existing Drivers or Installing New Drivers for an Existing ESX or ESXi
Installation with vihostupdate (for Both ESX and ESXi)
1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host.
2. Place the 'driver CD' in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or the vSphere
Management Agent (VMA) is hosted.
3. Mount the 'driver CD'.
4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/, and then locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.
5. Install the driver using the offline bundle by issuing the vihostupdate command as follows:
vihostupdate <conn_options> --install --bundle <offline-bundle>.zip
NOTE: For more details on vihostupdate, see the vSphere Command Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver
1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host.
2. Verify the installed package in the system by issuing the following command:
esxupdate query --vib-view | grep -i <driver-version / package-name>
The driver version is embedded in the VIB-ID (first field of the output).
Installing the ESX FCoE Driver
The operating system manages and controls the driver installation process. To install the 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, consult the operating system manuals.
This section provides procedures for the following:
Installing the Driver for Devices as Part of a New ESX Installation (ESX Only)
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an Existing ESX Installation with esxupdate (for ESX Only)
Updating Existing Drivers or Installing New Drivers for an Existing ESX or ESXi Installation with vihostupdate (for both
ESX and ESXi)
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver
For other installation procedures, consult the operating system manuals.
Installing the Driver for Devices as Part of a New ESX Installation (ESX Only)
NOTE: You will need the ESX installation DVD to begin.
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