Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 131)

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Confirming driver package installation
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Using the vSphere Client, right click ESXi and choose the Exit Maintenance Mode option.
18. Reboot ESXi 4.
Right-click the ESXi 4 server and select Reboot.
NOTE
Be sure to reboot ESXi server where we are installing the driver and NOT the vMA
19. After the ESXi server has rebooted, run the following command to make sure the driver is
installed. The Brocade driver should show up in the list
# vihostupdate -q
Upgrading driver on VMware systems
To update the driver package, simply install the new driver using steps under “Driver installation
and removal on VMware systems” on page 99.
NOTE
When upgrading the driver for VMware systems, you must reboot the host system. The new driver is
effective after system reboot.
Confirming driver package installation
Adapter driver packages from Brocade contain the current driver, firmware, and HCM agent for
specific operating systems. Make sure the correct package is installed for your operating system.
Current driver packages are listed under
“Software installation and driver packages” on page 43.
An out of date driver may cause the following problems:
• Storage devices and targets not being discovered by device manager or appearing incorrectly
in the host’s device manager.
• Improper or erratic behavior of HCM (installed driver package may not support HCM version).
• Host operating system not recognizing adapter installation.
• Operating system errors (blue screen).
NOTE
If the driver is not installed, try re-installing the driver or re-installing the adapter hardware and then
the driver.
You can use HCM and tools available through your host’s operating system to obtain information
such as driver name, driver version, adapter WWN, adapter PWWNs, firmware name and version,
and current BIOS version.