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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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Storage</strong><br />
Display <strong>Storage</strong> Devices for an Adapter in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client<br />
Use the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client to display a list of storage devices accessible to a specific storage adapter on the host.<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 Select the adapter from the <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters list.<br />
5 Click Devices.<br />
Display <strong>Storage</strong> Devices for an Adapter in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
Display a list of storage devices accessible through a specific storage adapter on the host.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Browse to the host in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client navigator.<br />
2 Click the Manage tab, and click <strong>Storage</strong>.<br />
3 Click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters.<br />
All storage adapters installed on the host are listed under <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters.<br />
4 Select the adapter from the list and click the Devices tab.<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> devices that the host can access through the adapter are displayed.<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 Chapter 5, “Configuring Fibre Channel over<br />
Ethernet,” on page 45.<br />
For information on configuring different types of iSCSI adapters, see Chapter 11, “Configuring iSCSI Adapters<br />
and <strong>Storage</strong>,” on page 77.<br />
<strong>Storage</strong> Adapter Characteristics<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 1-2. <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 />
20 <strong>VMware</strong>, Inc.
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