Installation on esx 4.x and esxi 5.0 systems – Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual
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Using software installation scripts and system commands
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NOTE
Note that you can use the VMware Image Builder PowerCLI to create a
brocade_esx50_<version>.zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_<version>.iso ESX 5.0
installation image that includes brocade drivers and utilities. Refer to your Image Builder
documentation for details on using Image Builder PowerCLI.
Installation on ESX 4.X and ESXi 5.0 systems
Use the following steps for ESX 4.X and ESXi 5.0 systems. For ESXi 4.X systems, use steps under
“Installation on ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 systems”
Drivers are provided as ISO images packaged in a tarball. Use the install script to selectively install
storage and network driver packages with utilities to VMware systems. Refer to
installation and driver packages”
on page 43 for a description of host systems that this VMware
driver package supports.
1. Download, then copy the VMware driver package to your system’s /tmp directory.
2. From the temporary directory, extract the file using the following commands.
tar zxvf brocade_driver_<esxversion>_<driverversion>.tar.gz
3. Enter one of the following command to run the installer.
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For ESX 4.X systems, use the following command.
brocade_install.sh {-u,-h, -t}
where:
u
Uninstalls driver RPM packages.
h
Displays help for install script.
t
Installs tools only.
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For ESX 5.0 systems, use the following command.
brocade_install_esxi.sh {-u,-h, -t}
where:
u
Uninstalls driver RPM packages.
h
Displays help for install script.
t
Installs tools only.
Examples:
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To install network and storage RPMs with utilities, enter one of the following commands:
brocade_install.sh
brocade_install_esxi.sh
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To remove the storage and network RPM and utilities, enter one of the following command:
brocade_install.sh -u
brocade_install_esxi.sh -u