QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter (FCoE) CIM Provider for ESXi 5.0

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information about the QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter (FCoE) CIM provider from QLogic.

Disclaimer: The partner product referenced in this article is a software module that is developed and supported by a partner. Use of this product is also governed by the end user license agreement of the partner. You must obtain the application, support, and licensing for using this product from the partner. For more information, see http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0

Resolution

qlogic-fchba-provider.vib

Supported hardware and/or software

Hardware Requirements

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider requires:

• One or more of these QLogic adapters:
  • 2400 / 2500 Series Fibre Channel Adapters
  • 8100 Series Converged Network Adapters (FCoE protocol)
  • 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters (FCoE protocol)
    
    
• Single-processor or multi-processor server or workstation
  
  Note: The server and workstation hardware must be compatible and capable of running the VMware ESXi 5.0 platform. For more information, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
  
  
• Fibre Channel devices, such as disks and RAID subsystems
  
  The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider supports these QLogic-branded adapters and in most cases the OEM-branded equivalent of below QLogic adapters:
  • 2400 / 2500 Series Fibre Channel Adapters
  • 8100 Series Converged Network Adapters (FCoE protocol)
  • 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters (FCoE protocol)
    
    
• Video card capable of 256 colors, and a screen resolution of 800x600 pixels
• Approximately 5MB disk space

Software Requirements

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider requires:

• QLogic ESXi drivers for your Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters.
• Administrative privileges to perform management functions.
• One of the operating systems identified in the OS Support section.

OS Support

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider runs on these operating system platforms:

• VMware ESXi 5.0 (64-bit) [Intel 64, AMD64]

Note: For specific versions and updates, see the descriptions where this product version is posted on the QLogic website.

Installing the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider for VMware ESXi 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 ESXi. The offline-bundle.zip file contains the VIB and the necessary metadata to install the provider on VMware ESXi.

This section has two parts:

• Initial installation
• Subsequent update installation

Initial installation

To install the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider using the esxcli software vib install command:

1. Copy the vmware-esx-provider-qlogic-fchba-provider.vib file into the root directory (/) of the ESXi system.
2. Run the esxupdate command:
   
   # cd /
   # esxcli software vib install -v file:///qlogic-fchba-provider.vib
   -f --maintenance-mode
   
   
3. Reboot the system even if the installation does not ask for a reboot.
4. After reboot, enable the provider:
   
   # /sbin/esxcfg-advcfg -A CIMvmw_providerProviderEnabled -T int -E
   "Enable or Disable the CIMvmw_providerProviderEnabled" -F 1 -N
   0 -M 1
   
   Make sure it is enabled:
   
   # esxcfg-advcfg --set 1
   /UserVars/CIMvmw_providerProviderEnabled
   
   Restart SFCB to pick up the settings:
   
   # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart

Subsequent Update Installation

To update the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider after a prior VIB installation, follow the instructions in Removing the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider to remove the existing VIB. After completing the VIB removal, use the same steps in section Initial Installation to install the new VIB.

Starting the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider

After system startup, the Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) CIM object manager (CIMOM) in the ESXi system should start automatically and load the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider when necessary.

You can also manually stop, start, or restart the SFCB CIMOM.

To stop the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider, run the command:

# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop 

To start the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider, run the command:

# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start 

Note: If you see this exception after starting the provider, follow step 4 in Initial installation to enable the provider, then run the start command again: # Exception occured: Unable to find option CIMvmw_providerProviderEnabled

To restart the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider:

# /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart 

Note: If you see this exception after restarting the provider, follow step 4 in Initial installation to enable the provider, then run the restart command again: # Exception occured: Unable to find option CIMvmw_providerProviderEnabled

After starting the SFCB CIMOM, use a CIM client utility to query the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider for information.

Removing the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider

To remove the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider:

1. Stop the provider with the command:
   
   # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop
   
   
2. Query and find the existing VIB you are updating with the command:
   
   # esxcli software vib list
   
   For example, the VIB may have the format similar to:
   
   provider-fchba x.x.x-x QLogic
   
   where x.x.x-x is the version number of the existing provider
   
   
3. Remove the existing VIB with the command:
   
   # esxcli software vib remove --vibname provider-fchba --maintenance-mode –f
   
   
4. Reboot the system.

IPMI extensions (if any)

None.

Implementation schema details

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider offers support for QLogic adapters based on the SNIA-certified Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). This SMI-S adapter provider allows third-party management applications to manage distributed adapters across the SAN.

The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider supports the following:

• Adapter and port information
• Basic management information
• Instance, association, and indication provider CMPI interfaces

Note: The QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider does not currently support functionality relating to adapter diagnostics, target persistent binding, or any changes to the NVRAM parameters.

These profiles are currently supported:

• Fibre Channel adapter profile
• Server profile
• Host discovered resources profile
• Indication profile

Note: This CIM provider does not support Ethernet (Network) profiles.

These namespaces are supported on VMware ESXi:

• qlogic/cimv2
• root/interop

No command line options are available for the QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter CIM Provider.

CIM indications to SNMP mapping support

Not supported

CIM client plug-in support

Not supported

Support information

Contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. For more assistance, see http://support.qlogic.com/ or email [email protected].