HP 410GB User Manual
HP IO Accelerator version 3.1.1 VMware ESX and
This document is
plan to install and use HP IO Accelerators with a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system. It is helpful to have
elerator software
Part Number: 682240-001
ESXi
User Guide
Abstract
This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems.
intended for system administrators who
previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system. This user guide is intended for IO Acc
release 3.1.1 or later.
May 2012
Edition: 1
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Contents
About this guide ........................................................................................................................... 5
Contents summary ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Product naming ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Performance attributes ................................................................................................................................ 7
Required operating environment .................................................................................................................. 7
Supported firmware revisions ............................................................................................................ 8
Supported hardware ........................................................................................................................ 8
Before you begin ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Software installation .................................................................................................................... 12
VMDirectPathIO ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Command-line installation ........................................................................................................................ 12
ESX command-line installation ......................................................................................................... 12
ESXi command line installation ........................................................................................................ 12
Installation overview ................................................................................................................................ 13
Downloading the VMware ESXi driver ....................................................................................................... 13
Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server ....................................................................................... 14
Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 ................................................................................................................... 15
Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using vCLI .......................................................................................... 15
Installing the VSL on ESXi 5.0 using the command-line ........................................................................ 15
Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x .......................................................................................................... 15
Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x using vCLI ................................................................................. 16
Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4.x using the command-line .............................................................. 16
Upgrading the firmware using ESX ............................................................................................................ 16
Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x ............................................................... 17
Enabling PCIe power ............................................................................................................................... 19
Configuring the device to support VM disks ................................................................................................ 19
Modifying a VMware resource pool to reserve memory ................................................................................ 20
Using the IO Accelerator as swap with ESX ................................................................................................ 21
Maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 22
Maintenance tools ................................................................................................................................... 22
Management utilities for ESXi .................................................................................................................... 22
Command-line utilities for Tech Support Mode ................................................................................... 22
Enabling PCIe power override .................................................................................................................. 23
Enabling the override parameter ..................................................................................................... 24
Common maintenance tasks ..................................................................................................................... 25
Disabling the driver ....................................................................................................................... 25
Enabling the driver ........................................................................................................................ 25
Disabling auto attach ..................................................................................................................... 26
Enabling auto attach ...................................................................................................................... 26
Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package.................................................................................. 26
Unmanaged shutdown issues .......................................................................................................... 27
Performance and tuning ................................................................................................
............... 28
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