Dell PowerStore 1200T EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide - Page 45

Configuring PowerPath Multipathing, PowerStore Considerations

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4. Run the following command to change the policy for the specific volume: $ esxcli storage hpp device set -d eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d -P "LB-IOPS" --iops 1 5. Run the following command to verify the policy change: $ esxcli storage hpp device list -d eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d Device Display Name: NVMe TCP Disk (eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d) Path Selection Scheme: LB-IOPS Path Selection Scheme Config: {iops=1;} Current Path: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49 Working Path Set: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49, vmhba68:C0:T1:L49 Is SSD: true Is Local: false Paths: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49, vmhba68:C0:T0:L49, vmhba68:C0:T1:L49, vmhba67:C0:T0:L49 Use ANO: false Configuring PowerPath Multipathing PowerStore supports multipathing using Dell EMC PowerPath/VE on a VMware ESXi host. For the most updated information about PowerPath/VE support with PowerStore, see the PowerStore Simple Support Matrix. For details on installing and configuring PowerPath/VE with PowerStore on your host, see Dell EMC PowerPath on VMware vShpere Installation and Administration Guide for the PowerPath/VE version you are installing. PowerStore Considerations When host configuration is completed, you can use the PowerStore storage from the host. NOTE: When connecting an ESXi host to PowerStore, LUN IDs 254 and 255, may have a dead status. These LUNs represent the Virtual Volume Protocol Endpoints (PE). You can create, present, and manage volumes that are accessed from the host using PowerStore Manager, CLI, or REST API. See the PowerStore Manager Online Help, CLI Reference Guide, or REST API Reference Guide for additional information. The Dell EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) version 8.4 and later plug-in can be used to provision from within Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores and Raw Device Mapping volumes on PowerStore. Furthermore, the Dell EMC VSI Storage Viewer version 8.4 and later plug-in extends the vSphere Client to facilitate the discovery and identification of PowerStore storage devices that are allocated to VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines. For information about using these two vSphere Client plug-ins, see the VSI Unified Storage Management Product Guide and the VSI Storage Viewer Product Guide. Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the ESXi Host Specify ESXi as the operating system when presenting PowerStore volumes to the ESXi host. NOTE: Using data reduction and /or encryption software on the host side affects the PowerStore cluster data reduction. Disk Formatting Review the following considerations when you create volumes in PowerStore for a vSphere ESXi host: ● Disk logical block size - The only logical block (LB) size that is supported by vSphere ESXi for presenting volumes is 512 bytes. Host Configuration for VMware vSphere ESXi 45

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4.
Run the following command to change the policy for the specific volume:
$ esxcli storage hpp device set -d eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d
-P "LB-IOPS"
--iops 1
5.
Run the following command to verify the policy change:
$ esxcli storage hpp device list -d eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d
eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d
Device Display Name: NVMe TCP Disk (eui.e99e9d7f23a70e698ccf096800426a6d)
Path Selection Scheme: LB-IOPS
Path Selection Scheme Config: {iops=1;}
Current Path: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49
Working Path Set: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49, vmhba68:C0:T1:L49
Is SSD: true
Is Local: false
Paths: vmhba67:C0:T1:L49, vmhba68:C0:T0:L49, vmhba68:C0:T1:L49, vmhba67:C0:T0:L49
Use ANO: false
Configuring PowerPath Multipathing
PowerStore supports multipathing using Dell EMC PowerPath/VE on a VMware ESXi host.
For the most updated information about PowerPath/VE support with PowerStore, see the
PowerStore Simple Support Matrix
.
For details on installing and configuring PowerPath/VE with PowerStore on your host, see
Dell EMC PowerPath on VMware
vShpere Installation and Administration Guide
for the PowerPath/VE version you are installing.
PowerStore Considerations
When host configuration is completed, you can use the PowerStore storage from the host.
NOTE:
When connecting an ESXi host to PowerStore, LUN IDs 254 and 255, may have a
dead
status. These LUNs
represent the Virtual Volume Protocol Endpoints (PE).
You can create, present, and manage volumes that are accessed from the host using PowerStore Manager, CLI, or REST API.
See the
PowerStore Manager Online Help
,
CLI Reference Guide
, or
REST API Reference Guide
for additional information.
The Dell EMC Virtual Storage Integrator (VSI) version 8.4 and later plug-in can be used to provision from within Virtual Machine
File System (VMFS) datastores and Raw Device Mapping volumes on PowerStore. Furthermore, the Dell EMC VSI Storage
Viewer version 8.4 and later plug-in extends the vSphere Client to facilitate the discovery and identification of PowerStore
storage devices that are allocated to VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
For information about using these two vSphere Client plug-ins, see the
VSI Unified Storage Management Product Guide
and the
VSI Storage Viewer Product Guide
.
Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the ESXi Host
Specify ESXi as the operating system when presenting PowerStore volumes to the ESXi host.
NOTE:
Using data reduction and /or encryption software on the host side affects the PowerStore cluster data reduction.
Disk Formatting
Review the following considerations when you create volumes in PowerStore for a vSphere ESXi host:
●
Disk logical block size - The only logical block (LB) size that is supported by vSphere ESXi for presenting volumes is 512
bytes.
Host Configuration for VMware vSphere ESXi
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