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	    		           Chelsio T3 Family 10G VMware ESX 4.0 
                                                Driver CD
		           

					Version : 1.3.1
					Date    : 09/30/2009



Overview
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Use the VMware ESX driver CD to install drivers on ESX or ESXi installations.You can use the 
driver CD in several ways:

A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation
B) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX installation with 
   esxupdate
C) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX or ESXi installation 
   with vihostupdate 



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  CONTENTS
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-1.Requirements
-2.Supported Operating System
-3.Supported Cards
-4.How to Use
-5.Support Documentation
-6.Customer Support



1.Requirements
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- Chelsio - T3 10/1Gb adapter and system with below mentioned supported platforms.



2.Supported Operating System
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- ESX 4.0
- ESX 4.0 U1 
- ESXi 4.0
- ESXi 4.0 U1



3.Supported Cards
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- N310E
- N310E-CXA
- N320E
- N320E-CXA
- N320E-G2-CR
- S310E-CR
- S310E-SR
- S310E-CXA
- S320E-CR
- S320E-LP-CR
- S320E-CXA
- S320EM-BS
- S320EM-BCH



4. How to Use
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Driver Installation
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To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation (for ESX only):

**NOTE: This procedure has changed since the 3.5 version of driver CD. You will need the ESX 
installation DVD to begin.

1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host.
2. Restart the host.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
4. Select a keyboard type.
5. When prompted for Custom Drivers, select Yes to install custom drivers.
6. Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD.
7. Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host.
8. Select driver module to import drivers to the ESX host.
9. Click Next to continue. A dialog box displays the following message:
   Load the system drivers.
10.Click Yes. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX. After the drivers are 
   installed you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD.



Updating and Adding Driver
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A) To update or add drivers on existing ESX installations using esxupdate(for ESX only):


1. Power on the ESX host and log into an account with administrator capability.
2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the ESX host.
3. Mount the driver CD.
4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/ and locate the .zip file.
5. Put the ESX host in the Maintenance Mode using vSphere Client (Inventory ->
   Host -> Enter Maintenance Mode).
6. Run the esxupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.

esxupdate --bundle=.zip update


B) To update or add drivers on existing ESX and ESXi installations using vihostupdate
(for both ESX and ESXi): 

1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host.
2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the
   vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted.
3. Mount the driver CD.
4. Navigate to /offline-bundle/ and locate the .zip file.
5. Put the ESX host in the Maintenance Mode using vSphere Client (Inventory ->
   Host -> Enter Maintenance Mode).
6. Run the vihostupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.

vihostupdate --install --bundle .zip

(For more details on vihostupdate, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and 
Reference Guide.)



5.Support Documentation
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The documentation for this release can be found in the \doc directory.
It contains:

-README



6.Customer Support
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Please contact Chelsio support at support@chelsio.com for any issues regarding the product.








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