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 />
You have created the virtual VMkernel adapter for the physical FCoE network adapter installed on your host.<br />
NOTE To avoid FCoE traffic disruptions, do not remove the FCoE network adapter (vmnic#) from the <strong>vSphere</strong><br />
standard switch after you set up FCoE networking.<br />
Add Software FCoE Adapters<br />
You must activate software FCoE adapters so that your host can use them to access Fibre Channel storage.<br />
The number of software FCoE adapters you can activate corresponds to the number of physical FCoE NIC<br />
ports on your host. <strong>ESXi</strong> supports the maximum of four software FCoE adapters on one host.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Set up networking for the software FCoE adapter.<br />
Required privilege: Host.Configuration.<strong>Storage</strong> Partition Configuration<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Log in to the <strong>vSphere</strong> Client, and select a host from the inventory panel.<br />
2 Click the Configuration tab and click <strong>Storage</strong> Adapters in the Hardware panel.<br />
3 Click Add, select Software FCoE Adapter, and click OK.<br />
4 On the Add Software FCoE Adapter dialog box, select an appropriate vmnic from the drop-down list of<br />
physical network adapters.<br />
Only those adapters that are not yet used for FCoE traffic are listed.<br />
5 Click OK.<br />
The software FCoE adapter appears on the list of storage adapters.<br />
After you activate the software FCoE adapter, you can view its properties. If you do not use the adapter, you<br />
can remove it from the list of adapters.<br />
Add Software FCoE Adapters in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
You must activate software FCoE adapters so that your host can use them to access Fibre Channel storage.<br />
The number of software FCoE adapters you can activate corresponds to the number of physical FCoE NIC<br />
ports on your host. <strong>ESXi</strong> supports the maximum of four software FCoE adapters on one host.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Set up networking for the software FCoE adapter.<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, and click Add.<br />
4 Select Software FCoE Adapter.<br />
5 On the Add Software FCoE Adapter dialog box, select an appropriate vmnic from the drop-down list of<br />
physical network adapters.<br />
Only those adapters that are not yet used for FCoE traffic are listed.<br />
48 <strong>VMware</strong>, Inc.