Seagate X8 Accelerator driver and firmware
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Seagate X8 Accelerator Quick Start Guide - Page 1
... in as a PCIe card like a RAID controller. Follow these steps to install and configure your X8 Accelerator device.
Step 1: Review System Requirements The host system must be running one of the supported versions of the operating systems listed on the X8 Accelerator datasheet (http://www.seagate.com/internalhard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/ssd/x8-accelerator/). Also Host memory must have 2 to...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux - Page 6
... you will not Miscellaneous download or otherwise export or re-export the Software or any related technical data directly or indirectly to the above-mentioned countries or to citizens, nationals, or residents of those countries, or to any other restricted end user or for any restricted end-use.
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux, Rev...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux - Page 25
...the running kernel version is not compatible with X8 Accelerator driver that is installed, then the device driver will not load. Step 3. Ensure the vgcd service is started.
# service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules are loaded
If the kernel modules are not loaded, then manually start the service with "service vgcd start".
# service vgcd start
Loading kernel modules... Rescanning SW RAID volumes...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 3
... Processor Settings in BIOS 6
5.0 Software Installation & Update 7 5.1 Device Driver Installation & Update 7 5.1.1 Install/Update Seagate Driver VIBs Using Offline VIB Bundle 7 5.1.2 Reboot 8 5.1.3 Install/Update Seagate Driver Using VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM). . . 8 5.1.4 Confirm Driver Installation After Reboot 10 5.2 Ensuring X8 Accelerator is Operational 10 5.3 Firmware Update...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 6
... will not Miscellaneous download or otherwise export or re-export the Software or any related technical data directly or indirectly to the above-mentioned countries or to citizens, nationals, or residents of those countries, or to any other restricted end user or for any restricted end-use.
Seagate X8 Accelerator for VMware ESXi User Guide, Rev. A
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Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 11
...root' -password='password' software vib list
5.1 DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION & UPDATE Download the device driver offline bundle from Seagate Support website before proceeding. Ensure that the device is seen by the operating system. If this is a new setup and first time installation of the X8 Accelerator device, then the device is detected only as the Seagate Technology Memory controller.
~ # lspci...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 12
... Install/Update Seagate Driver Using VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM) 1. Configure update manager and install the required plugin for vSphere client. Import the downloaded device driver bundle into the
update manager Patch Repository as show below.
2. Create a new baseline with type as Host Extension and include the driver from the repository.
SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 14
... X8 ACCELERATOR IS OPERATIONAL Check if Driver Modules are loaded using the vmkload_mod command:
~ # vmkload_mod -l | grep vgc
vgc
1 1788
To verify the other operational parameters, such as X8 Accelerator device health, use the esxcli vgc monitor command documented in this Guide. In addition, please review the section on configuring datastore on ESXi systems as well.
SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 17
5.3.2 X8 Accelerator Firmware Downgrade Procedure In the event of a necessity to roll back to the previous versions of the driver and firmware, follow the below procedure.
NOTE The roll back to driver versions 3.0, 3.1 and 3.1.1 only is supported in this release.
NOTE
This is a potentially destructive operation and Seagate recommends the back-up of data on the drive before proceeding.
~# cd /...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 18
... host comes back up, X8 Accelerator device is ready for use with the previous version of firmware and device driver.
5.3.3 Uninstalling X8 Accelerator Driver & Utilities VIBs
To uninstall the installed driver and utilities VIBs manually, follow the below instructions
~ # esxcli software vib remove -n block-vgc -n esxcli-vgc-utils Removal Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 30
... the Guest OS (Windows or Linux) specific drivers installed. For using X8 Accelerator devices with Linux or Windows VMs, please consult the corresponding documentation. The system hardware and guest VM is expected to support pass-through mode. And also, guest VM should have enough memory and CPU resources as described in respective user guides.
To configure X8 Accelerator in "pass through" mode...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 33
... the solution listed below. 1) "Firmware Version Mismatch Found (GRTL) 45801 Expected 52879. The firmware for drive 'a',PCIe 0000:82:00.0 does not match the installed driver. Please install vgc-firmware bundle from support site to upgrade the firmware." Solution: Update the firmware using instructions in Section 6 "Updating Controller Firmware". 2) "vgcd: Not loading kernel modules because the...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware - Page 35
... Slot Selection 5 Performance is Lower than Expected 29 Power Throttling 28 Processor Settings in BIOS 6 Purging Data on the Drive 24
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Setup Recommendations to Utilize Full Performance of X8 Accelerator with a Single Guest VM. 26
Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 Software Installation & Update 7 System BIOS Settings 6 System Requirements 4
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Thermal Throttling 28 Troubleshooting on ESXi...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 3
... Settings in BIOS 6 4.2 Processor Settings in BIOS 6
5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities 7 5.1 Installing the Device Driver 7 5.2 Windows Power Modes for Performance 9 5.3 Verify the Device Driver is Loaded and Functioning 9
6.0 Configuration and Management of the X8 Accelerator Device 10 6.1 Seagate X8 Accelerator Manager 10 6.1.1 Details Displayed 11 6.2 X8 Accelerator...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 5
... prohibition; e Use the Product to provide services to third parties; f Take any actions that would cause the Software to become subject to any open source license agreement if it is not already subject to such an agreement; and g Remove or alter any proprietary notices or marks on the Product.
Seagate X8 Accelerator for Windows User Guide, Rev. A
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Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 6
... that you will not Miscellaneous download or otherwise export or re-export the Software or any related technical data directly or indirectly to the above-mentioned countries or to citizens, nationals, or residents of those countries, or to any other restricted end user or for any restricted end-use.
Seagate X8 Accelerator for Windows User Guide, Rev. A
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Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 11
5.0 Installing X8 Accelerator Driver and Utilities
Installation driver is found on the USB drive shipped with the X8 Accelerator or at http://www.seagate.com/support/ downloads/ for the supported Operating Systems versions
All of the following installation instructions need to be executed as an Administrator. A reboot of the system is required to enable certain boot parameter changes therefore an ...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 25
... option.
Please be sure to install the driver, create a file system, and assign a drive letter NOTE to the device before running.
To run, open a command window (as a Local Administrator) and change to the directory containing the TEST.EXE file. Execute "test X", where X is replaced with the drive letter assigned to the Seagate X8 Accelerator drive. The test will create a 4GB...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 36
...the running kernel version is not compatible with X8 Accelerator driver that is installed, then the device driver will not load. Step 3. Ensure the vgcd service is started.
# service vgcd status INFO: kernel modules are loaded
If the kernel modules are not loaded, then manually start the service with "service vgcd start".
# service vgcd start
Loading kernel modules... Rescanning SW RAID volumes...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Windows - Page 38
... 27 Details Displayed 11 Device Configuration 15 Double Board 5 Driver Crash on System Boot 33 Dynamic Throttling 28
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Hardware Installation 5
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Install Device Driver 7 Install Software 7 Introduction 4 IOMeter 30 IOs are not Being Processed because the Driver is Hung 33
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Seagate X8 Accelerator Manager 10 Single Board 5 Software EULA 1 System BIOS Settings 6 System...