Installing the nic driver, Installing the nic driver and management software, Uninstalling the nic driver – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual
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Installing the NIC Driver
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Installing the NIC Driver
This section provides installation information for the NIC driver. Before using this
product, you need a working knowledge of NIC and network-storage devices.
Installing the NIC Driver and Management Software
For ESXi 5.0, 5.1, and 5.5 systems, the latest Emulex NIC driver is available out-of-box.
Refer to the operating system guide for installation instructions.
Note: Before installing the OneCommand Manager application for VMware vCenter
software plug-in, you must install the NIC driver from the VMware software
website.
Note: Before installing the driver and CIM Provider, verify that the firmware version
is correct. If it is, proceed with the installation. If it is not, you must update the
firmware using the OneCommand Manager application for VMware vCenter
software plug-in. See the OneCommand Manager Application for VMware vCenter
User Manual for additional information. The installation requires that the CIM
Provider be installed. For more information on installing the CIM Provider, see
the appropriate CIM Provider Installation Guide.
Uninstalling the NIC Driver
See the VMware Patch Download page for instructions.
Installing the Native Mode Ethernet Driver esxcli Plug-in for
ESXi 5.5
This section describes the installation and usage of the esxcli plug-in for the native
mode Ethernet (elxnet) driver on ESXi 5.5 systems.
Note: You can download the esxcli plug-in from the Emulex website.
To install the esxcli elxnet plug-in:
1. Copy the following file to /var/log/vmware/ on the ESXi host:
vmware-esx-elxcli-<>.vib
2. On the ESXi host, install the vibs as follows:
esxcli software vib install -v /<pathname>/ vmware-esx-elxcli<>.vib
3. Restart hostd:
/etc/init.d/hostd restart
4. Once restarted, the elxnet namespace appears under elxnet. The stats command is
currently the only supported command using the esxcli plug-in. The stats command
is invoked as follows:
esxcli elxnet stats get -p <pci dev name>
For example:
elxnet stats get -p 0000:003:00.1