vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-storage-guide

IndexFC SANaccessing 37hardware requirements 39FCoE, best practices 46FCoE adapters 45Fibre Channelconcepts 35configuration checklist 67Fibre Channel over Ethernet 45Fibre Channel SANbest practices 65preventing problems 65file systems, upgrading 134file-based (VMFS) solution 32FIP 46Fixed path policy 222, 225Flash Read Cachemigrating virtual machines 209migration settings 209Ggetting started with Virtual SAN 173GPT 18HHA support for virtual flash 206hardware accelerationabout 235benefits 235block storage 236deleting claim rules 241enabling 237NAS 241NAS status 243requirements 236status 236support details 239hardware acceleration, considerations 244hardware iSCSI, and failover 216hardware iSCSI adaptersdependent 71independent 71hardware iSCSI initiatorsconfiguring 77installing 78setting up discovery addresses 90viewing 78HBAsqueue depth 39setup 40static load balancing 40header digests 73high-tier storage 30Hitachi Data Systems storage, microcode 54host cache, swapping to 169host cache configuration 170host configuration, advanced settings 66host registration, disabling 66host type 50, 102host-based failover 215hostsadvanced attributes 131, 152and FC SAN 35HP LeftHand P4000 VSA 106HP StorageWorksEVA 53, 104MSA 103XP 53HP StorageWorks SAN/iQ storage 106II/O delay 76, 218iBFT 109iBFT iSCSI bootbooting an ESXi host 112changing boot sequence 111installing an ESXi host 112limitations 110networking best practices 112setting up ESXi 110troubleshooting 113IBM ESS800 53IBM FAStT 51IBM System Storage DS4800, failoverconfiguration 51IBM Systems Storage 8000 53IDE 14independent hardware iSCSI adapters, changeIP address 78installationpreparing for boot from SAN 56steps 40inter-switch link 51IP address 70IQN 70iSCSI 15iSCSI adapter, modifying general properties 82iSCSI adaptersabout 75advanced parameters 95hardware 71software 71iSCSI alias 70iSCSI boot, iBFT 109iSCSI Boot Firmware Table, See iBFTiSCSI boot parameters, configuring 111VMware, Inc. 271