vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
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It is possible for a device to return from PDL, however, data consistency is not guaranteed.<br />
NOTE The host cannot detect PDL conditions and continues to treat the device connectivity problems as APD<br />
when a storage device permanently fails in a way that does not return appropriate SCSI sense codes or a login<br />
rejection.<br />
For additional details, see the <strong>VMware</strong> knowledge base article at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2004684.<br />
Performing Planned <strong>Storage</strong> Device Removal<br />
When a storage device is malfunctioning, you can avoid permanent device loss (PDL) conditions or all paths<br />
down (APD) conditions and perform a planned removal and reconnection of a storage device.<br />
Planned device removal is an intentional disconnection of a storage device. You might also plan to remove a<br />
device for such reasons as upgrading your hardware or reconfiguring your storage devices. When you perform<br />
an orderly removal and reconnection of a storage device, you complete a number of tasks.<br />
1 Migrate virtual machines from the device you plan to detach.<br />
See the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation.<br />
2 Unmount the datastore deployed on the device.<br />
See “Unmount VMFS or NFS Datastores,” on page 171.<br />
3 Detach the storage device.<br />
See “Detach <strong>Storage</strong> Devices,” on page 139.<br />
4 For an iSCSI device with a single LUN per target, delete the static target entry from each iSCSI HBA that<br />
has a path to the storage device.<br />
See “Remove Static Targets in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client,” on page 101.<br />
5 Perform any necessary reconfiguration of the storage device by using the array console.<br />
6 Reattach the storage device.<br />
See “Attach <strong>Storage</strong> Devices,” on page 140.<br />
7 Mount the datastore and restart the virtual machines. See “Mount VMFS Datastores,” on page 171.<br />
Detach <strong>Storage</strong> Devices<br />
Safely detach a storage device from your host.<br />
You might need to detach the device to make it inaccessible to your host, when, for example, you perform a<br />
hardware upgrade on the storage side.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
n The device does not contain any datastores.<br />
n No virtual machines use the device as an RDM disk.<br />
n The device does not contain a diagnostic partition or a scratch partition.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Display storage devices.<br />
2 Select the device to detach and click Unmount.<br />
The device becomes inaccessible. The operational state of the device changes to Unmounted.<br />
Chapter 15 Managing <strong>Storage</strong> Devices<br />
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