vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware

vSphere Storage
After you run the esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule list command, you can see the
new claim rule appearing on the list.
NOTE The two lines for the claim rule, one with the Class of runtime and another with the Class of file, indicate
that the new claim rule has been loaded into the system and is active.
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches
MP 0 runtime transport NMP transport=usb
MP 1 runtime transport NMP transport=sata
MP 2 runtime transport NMP transport=ide
MP 3 runtime transport NMP transport=block
MP 4 runtime transport NMP transport=unknown
MP 101 runtime vendor MASK_PATH vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport
MP 101 file vendor MASK_PATH vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport
MP 500 runtime vendor NMP vendor=NewVend model=NewMod
MP 500 file vendor NMP vendor=NewVend model=NewMod
Delete Multipathing Claim Rules
Use the esxcli commands to remove a multipathing PSA claim rule from the set of claim rules on the system.
In the procedure, --server=server_name specifies the target server. The specified target server prompts you
for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a configuration file or session file, are
supported. For a list of connection options, see Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.
Prerequisites
Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting , run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Procedure
1 Delete a claim rule from the set of claim rules.
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule remove
NOTE By default, the PSA claim rule 101 masks Dell array pseudo devices. Do not delete this rule, unless
you want to unmask these devices.
The command takes the following options:
Option Description
-c|--claimrule-class= Indicate the claim rule class to use in this operation (MP, Filter, VAAI).
-P|--plugin= Indicate the plugin to use for this operation.
-r|--rule= Indicate the rule ID to use for this operation.
This step removes the claim rule from the File class.
2 Remove the claim rule from the system.
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load
This step removes the claim rule from the Runtime class.
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