Q-Logic 8200 Manuel D’Utilisation

1–Product Overview

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

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To start the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in:

1.

Start the VMware vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server by 
entering the IP address or name, user name, and password.

2.

Click Login. 

3.

If the Security Warning dialog box appears, click Ignore to use the current 
SSL certificate. 

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If you start and connect the vSphere Client directly to an ESX/ESXi 
server, the vCenter plug-in does not open. 

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If you have not already done so, create a data center and add the ESX 
server. 

4.

In the left pane, select the IP address of the VMware server. 

5.

In the right pane, click the QLogic Adapter tab to view the Web page.

The vCenter plug-in retrieves the adapter information from the server.

To remove the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in:

1.

In the Windows Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. 

2.

In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select the QLogic Adapter 
vCenter Plug-in, and then click Change/Remove. 

3.

Follow the instructions in the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in installer to 
remove the plug-in. 

For ESX, before you perform a Flash update on QLogic Adapters using the 
QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in, ensure that the QLflash utility is also installed on 
the ESX system.

To install the QLflash utility on ESX:

1.

Unzip the esx_qlflash.zip file, which contains the qlflash 
userworld executable. 

2.

Copy the QLflash binary file to the /usr/lib/vmware/bin/ directory. 

If the server does not have the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and 
adapters installed, or if the vCenter Plug-in installation and registration 
was not successful, the QLogic Adapter tab is not shown.