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vSphere Storage managing 110 removing 111 iSCSI storage systems 113 ISL 53 J jumbo frames enabling for dependent hardware iSCSI 98 enabling for independent hardware iSCSI 99 enabling for software iSCSI 98 using with iSCSI 97 L Layer 3 connections 158 layered applications 31 Linux, host type 52 Linux Cluster, host type 52 Linux Cluster host type 114 Linux host type 114 load balancing 28, 40 locations of virtual machines 30 loss of network connection, troubleshooting 125 lower-tier storage 30 LUN decisions adaptive scheme 30 predictive scheme 30 LUN masking 35 LUNs allocations 40, 78 and VMFS datastores 39 changing number scanned 137 decisions 29 making changes and rescan 135 masking 211 multipathing policy 203 NPIV-based access 41 one VMFS volume per 78 setting multipathing policy 203 M maintenance 28 masking LUNs 211 MBR 18 metadata, RDMs 182 metadata updates 156 microcode, Hitachi Data Systems storage 56 Microsoft Cluster Service 51 mid-tier storage 30 migration cross-host Storage vMotion 226 storage 226 Most Recently Used path policy 200, 203 mounting VMFS datastores 171 MPPs displaying 207 See also multipathing plug-ins MRU path policy 203 MSA (HP StorageWorks) 115 MSCS 51 multipathing active paths 201 broken paths 201 considerations 205 disabled paths 201 standby paths 201 viewing the current state of 201 multipathing claim rules adding 208 deleting 210 multipathing plug-ins, path claiming 201 multipathing policy 203 multipathing state 202 N N-Port ID Virtualization, See NPIV NAA 72 NAS 15 NAS plug-ins installing 222 uninstalling 223 upgrading 223 Native Multipathing Plug-In 198, 199 NetApp storage system 117 Netware host mode 56 network adapters, configuring for iBFT iSCSI boot 123 Network Appliance storage 56 network connections, create 90, 93 network performance 129 networking, configuring 79 NFS datastores and non-ASCII characters 158 maximum size 158 repositories 158 unmounting 171 NFS storage, adding 161 NICs, mapping to VMkernel 91, 94 NMP I/O flow 200 path claiming 201 See also Native Multipathing Plug-In NPIV about 41 assigning WWNs 42, 43 changing WWNs 44 268 VMware, Inc.
limitations 42 requirements 41 O one-way CHAP 102 P partition mappings 182 passive disk arrays 40, 78, 203 path claiming 201 path failover and virtual machines 197 array-based 196 host-based 194 path failure rescan 135 path management 193 path policies changing defaults 204 Fixed 196, 200, 203 Most Recently Used 200, 203 MRU 203 Round Robin 200, 203 Path Selection Plug-Ins 200 path selection policies, changing 204 path thrashing 52, 114 paths disabling 204, 205 masking 211 preferred 201 unmasking 212 PDL, See permanent device loss performance checking Ethernet switch statistics 131 network 129 optimizing 68, 128 storage system 128 permanent device loss 138, 140 planned device removal 139 Pluggable Storage Architecture 198 port binding 194 port redirection 196 Port_ID 36 predictive scheme 30 preferred path 201 profile-driven storage 241 PSA, See Pluggable Storage Architecture PSPs, See Path Selection Plug-Ins Q Qlogic HBA BIOS, enabling for BFS 61 queue depth 78 R RAID devices 182 raw device mapping, see RDM 179 RDM advantages 180 and virtual disk files 183 dynamic name resolution 183 overview 179 physical compatibility mode 182 virtual compatibility mode 182 with clustering 183 RDMs and snapshots 182 path management 186, 187 reclaiming space 232 remove a storage capability 246, 247 requirements, boot from SAN 58 rescan LUN creation 135 path masking 135 when path is down 135 rescanning datastores 135 storage 136 storage adapter 136 storage adapters 135 storage devices 135 resignature a VMFS datastore copy 164 resignaturing 162 restrictions 39 Round Robin path policy 200, 203 S SAN backup considerations 32 benefits 27 hardware failover 53 requirements 39 specifics 28 SAN fabric 35 SAN management software 32 SAN storage performance, optimizing 68, 128 SAS 14 SATA 14 SATPs adding rules 212 displaying 207 See also Storage Array Type Plug-Ins scanning, changing number 137 SCSI, vmkfstools 255 SCSI controllers 13 scsi0:0.terminateVMOnPDL 143 sense codes 138 VMware, Inc. 269 Index
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vSphere Storage ESXi 5.1 vCenter Se
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Contents About vSphere Storage 9 Up
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Configuring Discovery Addresses for
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22 Storage Thin Provisioning 225 St
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About vSphere Storage vSphere Stora
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Updated Information This vSphere St
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Introduction to Storage 1 This intr
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Networked Storage Networked storage
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Network-attached Storage (NAS) Stor
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Table 1-1. Storage Device Informati
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Table 1-2. Storage Adapter Informat
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Display Datastore Information in th
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Figure 1-6. Virtual machines access
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Overview of Using ESXi with a SAN 2
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ESXi Hosts and Multiple Storage Arr
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Not all applications need to be on
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n Overall impact on SAN environment
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Using ESXi with Fibre Channel SAN 3
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With ESXi hosts, use a single-initi
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Configuring Fibre Channel Storage 4
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2 Check that all SAN components mee
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3 Click VM Options. 4 Click the Fib
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Configuring Fibre Channel over 5 Et
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6 Select the network adapter (vmnic
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6 Click OK. The software FCoE adapt
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Modifying Fibre Channel Storage for
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n To use boot from SAN, make sure t
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3 Execute these commands for SPB to
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Booting ESXi from Fibre Channel SAN
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2 Configure the storage array. a Fr
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g Select 1. WWPN. (Boot this device
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Booting ESXi with Software FCoE 8 E
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Install and Boot ESXi from Software
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Best Practices for Fibre Channel 9
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Storage Array Performance Storage a
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Using ESXi with iSCSI SAN 10 You ca
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The 16-hexadecimal digits are text
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Discovery A discovery session is pa
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Configuring iSCSI Adapters and 11 S
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For active-passive storage arrays n
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Change Name and IP Address for Inde
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n Broadcom iSCSI adapters do not su
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The software iSCSI adapter configur
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Procedure 1 Browse to the host in t
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Figure 11-2. 1:1 adapter mapping on
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You created the virtual VMkernel ad
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5 Click Add and select a VMkernel a
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5 Create iSCSI VMkernel adapters fo
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Managing iSCSI Network Special cons
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Enable Jumbo Frames for Independent
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Procedure 1 Log in to the vSphere C
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Table 11-4. CHAP Security Level (Co
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2 Under Adapter Details, click the
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3 From the list of available target
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Table 11-5. Additional Parameters f
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Procedure u To list iSCSI sessions,
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Modifying iSCSI Storage Systems for
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n Certain EMC CLARiiON CX3 models m
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NetApp Storage Systems For NetApp s
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Booting from iSCSI SAN 13 When you
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4 Select the I/O port to configure.
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2 Change Boot Sequence in BIOS on p
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Isolated iSCSI and Management Netwo
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Best Practices for iSCSI Storage 14
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Because each application has differ
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Generally, applications or systems
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Managing Storage Devices 15 Manage
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Storage Refresh and Rescan Operatio
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Change the Number of Scanned LUNs B
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It is possible for a device to retu
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To avoid these problems, your host
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PDL Conditions and High Availabilit
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Solid State Disks Enablement 16 In
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4 Unclaim the device. u You can unc
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6 Check the device status by runnin
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Best Practices for SSD Devices Foll
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Working with Datastores 17 Datastor
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n Scalability improvements on stora
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n Creating a template n Deploying a
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In an L3 environment the following
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The datastore on the SCSI-based sto
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Procedure 1 Log in to the vSphere C
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When you perform datastore resignat
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2 Click the Configuration tab and c
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Option Description Use free space D
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3 In the Inventory panel, choose Da
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Turn off Storage Filters When you p
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Set Up Dynamic Disk Mirroring Typic
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4 Click Next. 5 Select the device t
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Raw Device Mapping 18 Raw device ma
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Snapshots Makes it possible to use
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n You cannot convert larger than 2T
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9 In the Ready to Complete New Virt
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Manage Paths for a Mapped LUN in th
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VMkernel and Storage 19 The VMkerne
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Chapter 19 VMkernel and Storage n A
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Understanding Multipathing and 20 F
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Figure 20-2. Host-Based Path Failov
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Figure 20-4. Port Reassignment 10.0
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Figure 20-5. Pluggable Storage Arch
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6 The SATP interprets the I/O comma
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3 Click Devices under View. 4 Selec
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2 In the Paths panel, right-click t
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This example indicates the followin
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Procedure 1 To define a new claim r
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Mask Paths You can prevent the host
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Procedure 1 To add a claim rule for
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Storage Hardware Acceleration 21 Th
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Page 237 and 238: n Alarms indicate a change in stora
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Page 241 and 242: Virtual Machine Storage Profiles 24
Page 243 and 244: View Existing Storage Capabilities
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Page 257 and 258: File System Options File system opt
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Page 261 and 262: Renaming a Virtual Disk This option
Page 263 and 264: Listing Attributes of an RDM This o
Page 265 and 266: Index Symbols * next to path 201 A
Page 267: G GPT 18 H hardware acceleration ab
Page 271 and 272: EMC CLARiiON 52, 114 EMC Symmetrix
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