ATTO ExpressSAS Host and RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 (ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only)Driver CD usage during ESX Installation(ESX only)During ESX 4 installation, you may choose to installadditional drivers. This will allow you to install ESXonto storage that is attached to your ATTO adapter.You will need to burn the appropriate ATTO driver ISOimage to CD media.1 During ESX installation, select Yes to installcustom drivers and click Add.2 The installer will prompt you to insert the mediacontaining the ATTO device driver.3 After you add the ATTO driver, the installer willprompt you to reinsert the ESX installationmedia and continue with the installation.4 When the installer reaches the point to choosethe location for the ESX install, you can chooselocal storage, or storage that is attached to yourATTO adapter.Driver CD as an Update (ESX or ESXi)You can add an ATTO adapter and install the driverafter installing ESX/ESXi 4.1 Mount the Driver CD ISO on your localworkstation. This may require the use of athirdparty ISO reader. Microsoft Windows Vistaand later include a built-in ISO reader. OnLinux, use the mount command and theloopback interface. For example,# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom# mount -r -l loop /mnt/cdrom2 Copy the offline bundle from the ISO image to alocal folder on your workstation. This ZIP file islocated in the offline-bundle folder of the ISOimage (ex. offline-bundle/celerity8fc.zip).3 Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphereClient to upload the ZIP file to your ESX/ESXihost. Alternatively, you can use a program likewinscp on Windows or scp on Linux to uploadthe file directly to your ESX/ESXi host.4 Log in to the ESX/ESXi host on the ServiceConsole (ESX) or the Local Tech SupportConsole (ESXi), or through an SSH client.5 5.Install the offline bundle using the followingcommand on the ESX/ESXi host:# esxupdate --maintenancemode update --bundle 6.Once the package is installed, reboot the ESX/ESXihost.Some ATTO drivers for ESXi 4.x are provided by anddirectly supported by ATTO Technology Inc. Thesedrivers are not certified by VMware.To install an ATTO supported driver on ESX/ESXi 4.x,the "-nosigcheck" flag must be used duringinstallation. For example,esxupdate --maintenancemode --nosigcheck update --bundle VMware ESX 3.5 (ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only)Creating and using the Driver CD.1 Download the correct driver .iso file from theVMware Drivers & Tools Download site.2 Write the .iso image to a CD-ROM..3 Use the CD-ROM as a Boot CD or an UpdateCD.Driver CD as a Boot CD OnlyNoteThe following procedure describes how touse the driver CD as a boot CD. Use this CDas a boot CD only if the new driver mustenable the target device on which ESXServer 3.5 will be installed.1 Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of thehost machine.2 Start the host machine.3 When prompted for an upgrade or installation,press Enter for graphical mode.4 Choose the language you prefer.5 Select a keyboard type.6 After you are prompted to swap the driver CDwith the ESX Server installation CD, insert theESX Server 3.5 installation CD and continuewith ESX Server installation.7 After ESX Server is installed and the systemreboots, log in to ESX Server.9 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual