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Installing Additional Hardware on the
Server
Installing Additional Hardware on the
Server
Installing Hardware for Use by Virtual Machines
Installing Hardware for Use by Virtual Machines
After you install the new hardware on your system, use the VMware Management Interface to assign the hardware to the virtual machines.
- Log in to the management interface as root.
- Click the Options tab, then click Startup Profiles. The Startup Profile page appears.
- Assign the new devices to the virtual machines by selecting Virtual Machines in the Dedicated To list for each device.
- Click OK to save your changes. You need to reboot the server for the changes to take effect.
Installing Hardware for Use by the Service Console
Installing Hardware for Use by the Service Console
After you install additional hardware on your system, simply booting or rebooting the machine does not make the service console aware of the newly installed hardware.
To make the service console aware of newly installed hardware, log in to the service console as root, then do one of the following:
- Run the command kudzu at a command prompt.
- Manually edit the file /etc/modules.conf.
To run kudzu:
- Log in as root on the service console.
- At a command prompt, type
kudzu
- The kudzu utility detects any new hardware and adds appropriate entries to
/etc/modules.conf.
If you edit the /etc/modules.conf file by hand, add an alias line for the new device. For example, if you are adding a new SCSI adapter that uses a driver named aic7xxx, add this line:
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
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