how to load modules ?

[Deeshey]

Hi, after of the 3.0.1 upgrade...the Qlogic driver dont load at boot. I have to load manually with vmkload_module command. How load the module at boot?

Thanks.

[masaki]

use esxcfg-module -l to see which modules are loaded.

then use esxcfg-module -e to enable a specific module

[Deeshey]

the module is loaded, but if i reboot the server...the module dont load...and the vi client dont see the HBA's...then..load the module manually...click on "rescan" button in vi client...and all work fine.

thanks

[wobbly1]

once you have loaded the module run the esxcfg-module -l command which will show you a list

you should see the qlogic module loaded but probably showing false against enabled (i.e. enabled at boot)

now run the esxcfg-module -e to enable it at boot

[Deeshey]

the module is ENABLED and LOADED....but dont load at boot...i have to do manually.

Other solution?

thanks

[wobbly1]

ok, not sure if you can do this in your environment but use esxcfg-module -d to disable and then reenable again using -e rather than the vmkmodule command and see if this corrects it

[Paul_Lalonde]

Try:

esxcfg-boot -p -b

Then reboot the system and see if the module loads on bootup.

Paul

[Deeshey]

I tried esxcfg-boot -p -b but the module dont load at boot.

Appear as "false" in the "Loaded" column. I have to load manually with vmkload_mod qla2300_707

Any other solutions? in the init.d can put something?... because if i reboot the ESX the qla modules dissappear

thanks

[Paul_Lalonde · Accepted solution]

Can you post your /etc/vmware/esx.conf file?

We can certainly load that VMkernel module manually in one of the startup scripts, but I'd rather find out why it isn't getting made persistent in the bootup configuration.

Paul

[Deeshey]

how i can load the module manually in the init scripts?

[Deeshey]

i deleted the line "options" in the esx.conf and the module loaded fine

The bad line was "options=qla2x_lun_queue_depth=64"

Thanks

dd

[masaki]

Well done.