Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1142)

Emulex Drivers Version 10.2 for VMware ESXi User Manual P010087-01A Rev. A
4. Troubleshooting
ESXi 5.5 Native Mode NIC Driver Troubleshooting Support
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ESXi 5.5 Native Mode NIC Driver Troubleshooting
Support
Table 4-10 lists the troubleshooting support provided by the earlier vmklinux driver in
terms of the proc interface and the equivalent support provided by the native mode
NIC driver through either the esxcli plug-in or the VmkMgmtKeyVal interface.
Table 4-10 ESXi 5.5 Native Mode NIC Driver Troubleshooting Support
Troubleshooting
Items from Earlier
vmklinux Driver
using the proc
Interface
Description
ESXi 5.5 Native
Mode Driver
Support
(VmkMgmtKeyVal
interface)
ESXi 5.5 Native
Mode Driver
Support
(esxcli plug-in)
Usage in ESXi 5.5
Native Mode Driver
csr_read Read the 32-bit
register value from the
CSR space at the offset
set through the
“csr_read” file  #/usr/lib/vmware/vmkm
gmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_ke
yval -i
"vmnic0-KeyValue/emul
ex" -k "CsrRead" -s
"<offset = 0x2d90>"
#/usr/lib/vmware/vmkm
gmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_ke
yval -i
"vmnic0-KeyValue/emul
ex" -k "CsrRead" -g
Key 'CsrRead': CSR
Offset:0x2d90 ==>
0x126
csr_write Set the CSR space
offset for “csr_write”  #/usr/lib/vmware/vmkm
gmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_ke
yval -i
"vmnic0-KeyValue/emul
ex" -k "CsrWrite" -s
"<offset = 0x2d90>
<value = 3>"
drvr_stat Read the driver
statistics  Available in custom
esxcli plug-in in the
asynchronous driver:
esxcli elxnet stats
get -p <pci dev name>
eth_ring Get the various
Ethernet ring
properties Not implemented
misc_stat Read the miscellaneous
counters, format them
with description.
These counters are
clear on read. Partially
implemented
Error stats available in a
custom esxcli plug-in in
the asynchronous driver:
esxcli elxnet stats
get -p <pci dev name>