Initial Installation - Dell QLogic Family of Adapters User Manual

VMware Driver Installation and Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
QLogic provides the following components that must be installed on the ESX or ESXi Server, vCenter Server, and Tomcat Web
Server.
ESX/ESXi Server
QLogic adapters with the correct firmware and driver
QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
vCenter Server
QLogic XML configuration file to register the plug-in to the vCenter Server
Tomcat Web Server
QLogic web-based extension to the vSphere Client
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for VMware ESX was generated as a VIB (vSphere Installation Bundle) file. A VIB contains
the complete set of files and binaries required to install the provider on VMware ESX/ESXi. The offline-bundle.zip file
contains the VIB and the necessary metadata to install the provider on VMware ESX/ESXi.
This section provides the following installation procedures for the CIM Provider:

Initial Installation

Subsequent Update Installation
Initial Installation
To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command (ESX systems only):
1. Copy the offline-bundle.zip file into the root directory (/) of the ESX system.
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