vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware

Procedure
1 To define a new claim rule, run the following command:
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule add
The command takes the following options:
Option Description
-A|--adapter= Indicate the adapter of the paths to use in this operation.
-u|--autoassign The system will auto assign a rule ID.
-C|--channel= Indicate the channel of the paths to use in this operation.
-c|--claimrule-class= Indicate the claim rule class to use in this operation.
Valid values are: MP, Filter, VAAI.
-d|--device= Indicate the device Uid to use for this operation.
-D|--driver= Indicate the driver of the paths to use in this operation.
-f|--force Force claim rules to ignore validity checks and install the rule anyway.
--if-unset= Execute this command if this advanced user variable is not set to 1.
-i|--iqn= Indicate the iSCSI Qualified Name for the target to use in this operation.
-L|--lun= Indicate the LUN of the paths to use in this operation.
-M|--model= Indicate the model of the paths to use in this operation.
-P|--plugin= Indicate which PSA plugin to use for this operation. (required)
-r|--rule= Indicate the rule ID to use for this operation.
-T|--target= Indicate the target of the paths to use in this operation.
-R|--transport= Indicate the transport of the paths to use in this operation.
Valid values are: block, fc, iscsi, iscsivendor, ide, sas, sata, usb, parallel,
unknown.
-t|--type= Indicate which type of matching is used for claim/unclaim or claimrule.
Valid values are: vendor, location, driver, transport, device, target. (required)
-V|--vendor= Indicate the vendor of the paths to user in this operation.
--wwnn= Indicate the World-Wide Node Number for the target to use in this operation.
--wwpn= Indicate the World-Wide Port Number for the target to use in this operation.
2 To load the new claim rule into your system, run the following command:
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load
This command loads all newly created multipathing claim rules from your system's configuration file.
Example: Defining Multipathing Claim Rules
In the following example, you add and load rule # 500 to claim all paths with the NewMod model string and
the NewVend vendor string for the NMP plug-in.
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule add -r 500 -t vendor -V NewVend -M NewMod -P
NMP
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load
Chapter 20 Understanding Multipathing and Failover
VMware, Inc. 209