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3 Configuration
QLogic FC adapters on VMware ESX configuration procedures include the
following:
“Identifying QLogic FC Adapters on VMware ESX” on page 3-1
“Using the Fast!UTIL BIOS Utility” on page 3-4
“Verifying That the Driver is Loaded” on page 3-5
“Configuring the Driver Parameters” on page 3-6
“Deploying NPIV for VMware ESX/ESXi” on page 3-9
“Monitoring NPIV Virtual Ports from SANsurfer” on page 3-9
“Configuring Boot from SAN” on page 3-11
Identifying QLogic FC Adapters on VMware ESX
On VMware ESX, you can identify QLogic FC adapters in two ways:
Using VI Client
Using Console OS
Using VI Client
You can use the VM Infrastructure Client (VI Client) to identify QLogic FC
adapters on a VMware ESX system.
To identify QLogic FC adapters using VI Client:
1. Start VM Infrastructure Client and select the host you want.
2. Click the Configuration tab to bring the Configuration page to the front.
3. Under Hardware on the left, click Storage Adapters.
A list of all storage adapters configured on the system appears, including
QLogic FC adapters, as shown in Figure 3-1.
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