Exit The Cna Function Configuration Utility; Installing The Qlogic Adapter Vcenter Plug-In For Esx/Esxi; Introduction - Lenovo 8200 Series Installation Manual

Exit the CNA Function Configuration Utility

Press the ENTER key to select from the following:
• Reboot System
• Return to Fast!UTIL

Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi

This section on installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in contains the following:
• "Introduction" on page 8
• "Requirements" on page 9
• "Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider" on page 9
• "Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider" on page 11
• "Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider" on page 11
• "Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in" on page 12
• "Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in" on page 12
• "Installing the Flash Utility" on page 12
• "Updating the Flash" on page 13
• "Using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server" on page 13
• "Plug-in Unregistration from a Manual Installation" on page 15
• "Launching the Plug-in from vSphere Client" on page 15

Introduction

The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in is a user-interface extension to the vSphere™ Client that allows you
to manage and configure QLogic adapters, including the NIC partitioning feature, on ESX and ESXi
servers. When the you select an ESX or ESXi host that has QLogic adapters installed, the extension
appears in the client as an additional tab named QLogic Adapter, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: vSphere Client Showing QLogic Adapter Tab
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