1. Introduction

It is CIM provider for option Inventory and Update.

2. CIM provider list:
vender      name                   version
 
Mellanox	mlnxprovider 	       2.0.0.0-1MLX.550.0.0.000726	
Qlogic	    qlogic-cna-provider	   1.5.19-1045108	
LSI	        lsiprovider 	       500.04.V0.64-0002	
Emulex CAN	brcm-cim-provider	   11.2.1153.13-01OEM.600.0.0.2768847	
Emulex FC	emulex-cim-provider	   11.2.156.19-01OEM.600.0.0.2768847	
NX1         brcm                   600.17.0.9-000000        


3. Supported OS 

   VMware ESXi6.5 
   VMware ESXi6.0

4. Install the providers

   Only install required CIM providers. The space of ESXi bootbank is limited.

    4.1 Install the provider through VMware Update Manager 

        The index.xml link of the providers is   http://vibsdepot.lenovo.com/lenovo/May2017/IHV/index.xml
		
        For detail about how to use Update Manager to apply bundle, please refer to VMware document.

    4.2 Install the provider on single ESXi
        4.2.1 Offline Install
           1. Download required provider's vib file from  http://vibsdepot.lenovo.com/lenovo/May2017/IHV/
	       2.  Copy the provider-adapter.vib file in to a directory 
            (for example /var/tmp) of the ESXi system.
	       3. Execute the "esxcli" commands as follows: 
             #  esxcli software vib install --maintenance-mode -v file:///<dir>/<lenovo_extension_lnv-xxx-offline_bundle.vib>
             Note:  <dir> is the directory (for example /var/tmp/) where the CIM Provider vib file was stored.
	
        4.2.2 Online Install
            1. Make sure you ESXi server can access vibdepot
            2. Execute the "esxcli" commands as follows: 
               #  esxcli software vib install --maintenance-mode   -n  [name] -d  http://vibsdepot.lenovo.com/lenovo/May2017/IHV/index.xml 
               Note:  For [name], please refer to section 2.

        NOTE: If fail to run the installation command, stop sfcbd service, re-run the installation command and then start sfcbd.

            To stop the SFCB CIMOM: 
             # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog stop 

            To start the SFCB CIMOM: 
             # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start 


        For more details on esxcli, refer to the documents on the 
        VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface Documentation page, located  here:
          http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/