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ESXi 5.0 Server Management Tool Support for Hitachi (2004169)
Symptoms
This article provides information about the Hitachi utilities for managing local FC adapter hardware. The goal of this document is to assist VMware server customers in understanding the extent to which their preferred adapter vendor on the VMware Compatibility List for ESXi 5.0 supports the associated management software and thus is ready to be migrated to 5.0.
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Resolution
Plan for Supporting the vSphere 5.0 ESXi Architecture
Hitachi FC-HBAs are managed on ESX 4.x by two utilities which use a command-line interface. Those utilities are listed in the table below. They access the driver data through an ioctl interface using a character device.
