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3 Configuration
QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi
4.0 configuration procedures include the following:
Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0
“Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL BIOS Utility” on page 3-5
“Verifying That the Driver is Loaded” on page 3-6
“Configuring the Driver Parameters” on page 3-7
“Deploying NPIV for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0” on page 3-9
“Monitoring NPIV Virtual Ports from SANsurfer” on page 3-10
“Configuring Boot from SAN” on page 3-12
Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware
ESX/ESXi 4.0
On VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0, you can identify QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged
Network Adapters in two ways:
Using vSphere™ Client
Using Console OS
Using vSphere™ Client
You can use the VMware vSphere™ Client to identify QLogic Fibre Channel and
Converged Network Adapters on a VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 system.
NOTE:
You can also identify QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network
Adapters when an ESX Server is managed using VMware vCenter™.