QLogic CIM Provider and VCenter Plugin for Vmware

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This package provides the QLogic VCenter Plugin for Fibre Channel and Ethernet devices and is supported on the PowerEdge family of products running VMware.
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Version

3.0.0, A00

Release date

14 May 2012

Download Type

Applications

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

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File Format: Extracts files directly to local disk
File Name: QLogic_LAN_3.0.0_ESX_VIPlugin_A00.exe
File Size: 87.8 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format consists of an archive of files that may be decompressed to a directory on the hard drive. The installation can then be done from that directory.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
1904f99486707ed512b565e6c44aa83f
SHA1:
d8559b8a636d30358a828b26503da5eaa8238166
SHA-256:
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VMware ESXi 4.1
VMware ESXi 5.0
VMware ESX 4.1
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Download

1. Click the Download Now link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the files.

Installing ESX/ESXi Plugin & Qlogic Adapter CIM Provider
2. To install the Qlogic ESXi Plugin, double-click the Qlogic_LAN_3.0.0_ESX_VIPlugin_A00 file to unzip the package.
3. Following the instruction found in the readme.txt for instruction on installing the Qlogic ESX/ESXi Plugin package and CIM Provider.

Installing the Qlogic ESX/ESXi driver
4. Unzip the the Qlogic_LAN_3.0.0_ESX_A00 file
5. Follow the direction in the the Readme-ESX that can be found in the Qlogic_LAN_3.0.0_ESX_A00 unzipped directory that you created.
6. Follow the Readme-ESX4x.qla2xxx if you are installing the FC and FCoE drivers on an ESX/ESXi 4.0.x or 4.1.x
7. Follow the Readme-ESX5x.qla2xxx if you are installing the FC and FCoE drivers on an ESXi 5.0.x
8. Follow the Readme-ESX41x.qla4xxx if you are installing the iSCSI drivers on an ESX/ESXi 4.1.x
9. Follow the Readme-ESX50.qla4xxx if you are installing the iSCSI drivers on an ESX/ESXi 5.0.x

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