Specialized Configurations - ATTO Technology Celerity FC-84EN Installation And Operation Manual

a. Run the esxupdate query command. A
message containing the information about
the driver appears.
b. View the PCI ID XML file in the
/etc/vmware/pciid/ directory. The driver
information is available in the file.
c. Check for the latest version of the driver
module in the following directory:
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/
d. To verify that the driver is loaded and
functioning, enter vmkload_mod -l
command. The driver is listed in the
displayed list.
Driver CD as an Update CD Only
Note
The following procedure describes how to
use the driver CD to update or add the driver
on an existing ESX Server 3.5.
1 Start the ESX Server machine and log in to
service console as root.
2 Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the
server.
3 Mount the driver CD.
4 Change the directory to the
VMupdates/RPMS/ on the driver CD.

Specialized configurations

Some specialized applications may benefit from
modification of adapter settings. The ATTO Utilities
Installation and Operation Manual provides detailed
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5 Run the esxupdate update command.
Note
If the hardware is not already installed on the
system, run the esxupdate command with
the --noreboot option, shut down the host
machine manually, install the hardware, and
then boot the host machine. This allows you
to install in a single boot.
The server reboots after the driver update.
6 Remove the driver CD from the CD-ROM drive
before the system reboots.
7 After the system reboots, log in to ESX Server.
8 Verify that the driver is installed successfully:
a. Run the esxupdate query command and
verify that the information about the driver
is mentioned in the resulting message.
b. View the PCI ID XML file in the
/etc/vmware/pciid/ directory. The driver
information is available in the file.
c. Check for the latest version of the driver
module in /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/
d. To verify that the driver is loaded and
functioning, run the vmkload_mod -l
command. The driver is listed in the
displayed list.
information on using ATTO Technology configuration
utilities found on the Installation CD or downloaded
from the ATTO website.