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                                   README

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                 Chelsio T5 Full Offload-iSCSI Initiator Driver 
                              for VMware ESXi 6.0


                            Version : 1.1.0.25 (Alpha)
                            Date    : 08/22/2016



Overview
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Chelsio T5 Full Offload-iSCSI initiator driver package for VMware ESXi 6.0 
consists of the following VIB files for driver installation:

a. ima VIB file: ima-csiostor_1.4.8-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib
b. driver VIB file: scsi-csiostor_1.1.0.25-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib


Features
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a. For a card with maximum resources available you can have 650 of FOiSCSI 
   sessions in standalone mode.
b. Maximum of one connection per session.
c. Error recovery level 0.
d. CHAP (One Way and Mutual).
e. Header and Data Digest.
f. MaxRecvDataSegmentLength of 16K.
g. MaxOutstandingR2T is one.
h. No Immediate data.
i. Boot Support using iBFT. 
j. Eight Initiator Instances.


Network features
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a. One IPV4 address.
b. One IPV4 address for VLAN interface.
c. One VLAN interface per port.
d. Static or DHCP IP provisioning support.
e. Jumbo Frame Support of 9K.

NOTE: Driver is not VMware certified
 
  
  
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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 T5 40/10/1Gb adapter and system with supported platform(s) mentioned in 
  section 2.



2. Supported Operating System
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- VMware ESXi 6.0


Other versions have not been tested and are not guaranteed to work.



3. Supported Cards
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- T580-CR
- T580-LP-CR
- T540-CR
- T520-LL-CR
- T520-CR
- T520-BT



4. How to Use
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4.1. Driver Installation
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a) Copy the driver package csiostor-iscsi-1.1.0.25-2494585.zip to the ESXi host.

b) Unzip the driver package 

~ # unzip csiostor-iscsi-1.1.0.25-2494585.zip 


c) Install the ima VIB using the following esxcli command:

~ # esxcli software vib install -v /<absolute_path_to_ima_vib>/ima-csiostor_1.4.8-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib --no-sig-check	


d) Install the driver VIB using the following esxcli command:

~ # esxcli software vib install -v /<absolute_path_to_scsi_vib>/scsi-csiostor_1.1.0.25-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib --no-sig-check
	

e) Reboot the ESXi host to complete the installation process:

~ # reboot


4.2. Firmware Update
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Driver will auto-load the firmware (v1.16.0.0) if an update is required. 


	
4.3. Verifying the Driver and Firmware version 
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a) Verify the installed package in the system by issuing the following command:

~ # esxcli software vib list | grep csiostor

ima-csiostor      1.4.8-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585      VMV   VMwareCertified   2016-08-22
scsi-csiostor     1.1.0.25-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585   VMV   VMwareCertified   2016-08-22

b. Determine the adapter id 
~ # ls /proc/scsi/csiostor/
x y

where x : adapter id for port0
      y : adapter id for port1

c. Verify the firmware version by issuing the following command:

~ # cat /proc/scsi/csiostor/<adapter_id>
Chelsio T5 Storage Adapter Information:
Adapter Name            : Chelsio Storage Controller
Hardware Version        : 110116050D0
Model Description       : T520-CR
Driver Version          : 1.1.0.25
Firmware Version        : 1.16.0.0



4.4. Uninstalling the Driver
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a. Uninstall the driver using the following command:

~ # esxcli software vib remove -n ima-csiostor 

~ # esxcli software vib remove -n scsi-csiostor 

b. Reboot the ESXi host to complete the uninstallation process:

~ # reboot



 
5. Support Documentation
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The documentation for this release can be found in the 
csiostor-iscsi-1.1.0.25-2494585/docs folder. 
It contains:

- README
- Release Notes



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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