2–Driver Installation and ConfigurationVMware Driver Installation and Configuration15 CU0354604-00 P3. (Optional) Manually load the driver for Linux. Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported_modules file to makethe following change:allow_unsupported_modules 1 (replace 0 with 1) To load the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:# modprobe -v qla2xxx To unload the driver using modprobe, issue the following command:# modprobe -r qla2xxx4. (Optional) To automatically load the driver each time the system boots,rebuild the RAM disk to include the driver as follows:a. Create a backup copy of the RAMDISK image by issuing the followingcommands:# cd /boot# cp initramfs-[kernel version].img initramfs-[kernelversion].img.bakb. Create the new RAMDISK by issuing the following command:# dracut -f5. To load the driver, reboot the host.VMware Driver Installation and ConfigurationThis section provides the following procedures for installing drivers on a VMwaresystem: Installation Overview Installing the ESXi 6.7 U2 and 6.5 U3 Fibre Channel Driver Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in Configuring VM-IDInstallation OverviewTo install and configure the adapter drivers on a VMware system, refer to thedriver release notes and readme files included in the package.
