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Virident FlashMAX II User Manual (33 pages)
Brand:
Virident
| Category:
PCI Card
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
1 Introduction
6
2 System Requirements
6
3 Hardware Installation
6
Bracket Installation
7
PCI Slot Selection
8
4 System BIOS Settings
8
Fan Speed Settings in BIOS
8
Processor Settings in BIOS
9
5 Software Installation
10
Device Driver Installation
11
Install Virident Driver Vibs Using Offline Bundle
11
Install Virident Driver Using Vmware Vsphere Update Manager (VUM)
11
Reboot
13
Confirm Driver Installation after Reboot
13
Ensuring Flashmax II Is Operational
13
Firmware Upgrade
13
Flashmax II Firmware Upgrade Procedure
14
6 Configuring Flashmax II Datastore Using Vsphere Client
15
7 Flashmax II Configuration & Management Utilities
20
Esxcli Vgc Config
20
Esxcli Vgc Monitor
22
Esxcli Vgc Beacon
23
Using Vgc-Diags to Collect Log Bundle
24
Using Vgc-Secure-Erase for Purging the Drive Data
25
8 Multiple Virident Flashmax II Devices
28
9 Using Flashmax II Devices in Pass-Through Mode
28
10 Optimizing Performance
28
Usable Space Vs. Write Performance
28
Partitioning and Write Performance
28
Setup Recommendations to Utilize Full Performance of Flashmax II with a Single Guest VM
29
After Adding 4 Vmdks Using VM "Edit Settings" will See VM Properties Hardware Tab Shows as below
29
11 Troubleshooting on Esxi Systems
31
Device Not Detected on Esxi
31
Firmware Mismatch or Device Not Initialized
31
Thermal Shutdown
32
Device Is Degraded or in Read-Only Mode
32
Searching for Errors in the Logs
32
12 Onboard Diagnostic Leds
33
13 Contacting Virident Support
33
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Virident FlashMAX II User Manual (28 pages)
Brand:
Virident
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
1 Introduction
6
2 System Requirements
6
3 Hardware Installation
6
Bracket Installation
7
PCI Slot Selection
8
4 System BIOS Settings
8
Fan Speed Settings in BIOS
9
Processor Settings in BIOS
9
5 OS Settings
10
Ubuntu: Use "Generic" Kernels for Highest IO Performance
10
SUSE: Enable Unsupported Modules to Allow Driver Loading
10
Enhance Performance by Disabling CPU Throttling
10
6 Installing Flashmax II Software
11
Verify the Flashmax II Devices Are Installed and Detected Properly
11
Installing Drivers and Utilities Packages
11
Starting the Driver
12
Flashmax Support
13
7 Updating Controller Firmware
14
8 Verifying Performance
15
9 Selecting Max Performance or Max Capacity Mode
16
10 Creating File Systems
17
XFS High Performance Options
17
EXT3 High Performance Options
17
Auto-Mounting Virident Device on Linux Systems
18
11 Software RAID
18
12 Management Utilities
19
Vgc-Monitor
19
Vgc-Secure-Erase
20
Vgc-Config
21
Vgc-Diags
23
Vgc-Beacon
23
13 Mysql Settings
24
14 Troubleshooting
24
Cannot Find Block Device /Dev/Vgca0
24
Thermal Shutdown
26
Performance Is Lower than Expected
26
Driver Crash on System Boot
27
Ios Are Not Being Processed Because the Driver Is Hung
27
15 Onboard Diagnostic Leds
28
16 Contacting Virident Support
28
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