Driver Install ESX

Driver installation:         

Copy the cxgb4 driver from meteor \\meteor\Projects\NIC\ESX\Builds\ESXi_5.0\T4\2011_12_27  to productLocker.

# cd productLocker/

# cp net-cxgb4-1.0.0-1OEM.500.0.0.4859.x86_64.vib /var/log/vmware/

# esxcli software vib install -v net-cxgb4-1.0.0-1OEM.500.0.0.4859.x86_64.vib --maintenance-mode //if it is installed then fine or if it gives error like [InstallationError]

('Chelsio_bootbank_net-cxgb4_1.0.0-1OEM.500.0.0.4859', 'Could not find a trusted signer.') then

# esxcli software vib install -v net-cxgb4-1.0.0-1OEM.500.0.0.4859.x86_64.vib --maintenance-mode --no-sig-check

#reboot

#vmkload_mod cxgb4

# esxcfg-module -d csiostor  //don’t load driver on boot

# esxcfg-module -e csiostor

~ # esxcfg-module -i csiostor  //Gives modules information

~ # vmkload_mod –l  //list the modules that are loaded

~ # vmkload_mod csiostor csio_loopback=1  //load with this param if you need it as loopback

# esxcfg-vswitch  //shows the available options

# esxcfg-vswitch  -a  <virtual switch name>

# esxcfg-vswitch -L <interface name> <vswitch name>

Uninstall:

esxcli software vib remove --maintenance-mode -f -n scsi-csiostor

# cd locker/

# cp libcsiostor_ima.so /usr/lib/vmware/ima_plugins/

# vmkload_mod csiostor

# /etc/init.d/hostd restart

# esxcli iscsi session list

# esxcli iscsi session remove -A vmhba34