Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A - Installing on Vmware

Installing on VMware
Note: You must remove the old driver before you can install the new one. You must
have root privilege to install the new driver.
Note: To copy the driver VIB le to the VMware ESX/ESXi server (in Step 2 below),
you must have access to a remote copy utility, such as WinSCP, putty, or Linux scp.
To install the driver on VMware:
1. At the VMware console screen, type these commands to remove the old driver:
VMware ESX 4.1:
esxupdate query --vib-view | grep -i aacraid (list driver packages)
esxupdate -b <vibID> --maintenancemode remove (remove package)
where vibID is the full name of the driver package.
Note: For VMware 4.0 or earlier, use the rpm -e command to remove the driver.
VMware ESXi 5.0:
esxcli software vib list | grep -i aacraid (list driver packages)
esxcli software vib remove --vibname=scsi-aacraid --maintenance-mode (remove
package)
2. Using a remote copy utility, copy the driver VIB le for your operating system version from the Linux
driver folder on the installation DVD to a local directory on the ESX server. This example uses Linux
scp to copy the driver to /tmp/aacraid (where xxxxx is the build number):
VMware ESX 4.1:
scp
/mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.2.1.xxxxx-1.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib
root@<esx-server-ip>:/tmp/aacraid
VMware ESXi 5.0:
scp
/mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-500.5.2.1.xxxxx.-1.0.5.472560.x86_64.vib
root@<esx-server-ip>:/tmp/aacraid
Note: Due to le name limits on the installation DVD, the “_64.vib” portion of the
le name may be truncated and not visible.
3. Install the VIB module (where xxxxx is the build number):
VMware ESX 4.1:
esxupdate -b
/tmp/aacraid/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.2.1.xxxxx-1.0.4.260247.x86_64.vib
--nodeps --nosigcheck --maintenancemode update
VMware ESXi 5.0:
esxcli software vib install -f -v
file:/tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-500.5.2.1.xxxxx.-1.0.5.472560.x86_64.vib
4. Reboot your computer.
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Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide