vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.0 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.0 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.0 - Documentation - VMware
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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Storage</strong><br />
Supported <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> adapters provide connectivity for your <strong>ESXi</strong> host to a specific storage unit or network.<br />
<strong>ESXi</strong> supports different classes of adapters, including SCSI, iSCSI, RAID, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over<br />
Ethernet (FCoE), and Ethernet. <strong>ESXi</strong> accesses the adapters directly through device drivers in the VMkernel.<br />
Depending on the type of storage you use, you might need to enable and configure a storage adapter on your<br />
host.<br />
For information on setting up software FCoE adapters, see “Configuring FCoE Adapters,” on page 37.<br />
For information on configuring different types of iSCSI adapters, see Chapter 9, “Configuring iSCSI Adapters<br />
and <strong>Storage</strong>,” on page 67.<br />
Displaying <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters<br />
The host uses storage adapters to access different storage devices. You can display details for the available<br />
storage adapters and review their information.<br />
You must enable certain adapters, for example software iSCSI or FCoE, before you can view their information.<br />
Table 1-1. <strong>Storage</strong> Adapter Information<br />
Adapter Information Description<br />
Model Model of the adapter.<br />
Targets (Fibre Channel and<br />
SCSI)<br />
Number of targets accessed through the adapter.<br />
Connected Targets (iSCSI) Number of connected targets on an iSCSI adapter.<br />
WWN (Fibre Channel) World Wide Name formed according to Fibre Channel standards that uniquely identifies<br />
the FC adapter.<br />
iSCSI Name (iSCSI) Unique name formed according to iSCSI standards that identifies the iSCSI adapter.<br />
iSCSI Alias (iSCSI) A friendly name used instead of the iSCSI name.<br />
IP Address (independent<br />
hardware iSCSI)<br />
Address assigned to the iSCSI HBA.<br />
Devices All storage devices or LUNs the adapter can access.<br />
Paths All paths the adapter uses to access storage devices.<br />
Properties Link that indicates that the adapter requires additional configuration. iSCSI and FCoE<br />
adapters display this link.<br />
View <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters Information<br />
Use the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client to display storage adapters that your host uses and to review their information.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 In Inventory, select Hosts and Clusters.<br />
2 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.<br />
3 In Hardware, select <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters.<br />
4 To view details for a specific adapter, select the adapter from the <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters list.<br />
5 To list all storage devices the adapter can access, click Devices.<br />
6 To list all paths the adapter uses, click Paths.<br />
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