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Requirements
The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in requires the components in Figure 2 to be installed and running.
Figure 2: vCenter Plug-in Requirements
QLogic provides the following components that must be installed on the ESX or ESXi Server, vCenter
Server, and Tomcat Web Server.
ESX/ESXi Server
• QLogic Adapter with firmware and driver
• QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
vCenter Server
• QLogic XML configuration file to register the plug-in to the vCenter Server
Tomcat Web Server
• QLogic Web-based extension to the vSphere Client
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider
The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for VMware ESX was generated as a vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB)
file. A VIB contains the complete set of files and binaries required to install the provider on VMware
ESX/ESXi. The offline-bundle.zip file contains the VIB and the necessary metadata to install the
provider on VMware ESX/ESXi.