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Table 4. Storage Heartbeat Summary lists a summary of heartbeats. Table 4. Storage Heartbeat Summary ESX/ESXi Version ESX/ESXi 4.0 iSCSI Login Timeout Value Storage Heartbeat Not applicable 1 Yes ESX/ESXi 4.1 Not applicable 1 Yes ESX/ESXi 4.1 update 3 60 Yes ESXi 5.0 602 Yes ESXi 5.1 60 No 3 ESXi 5.5 60 No3 Multipathing Policy RR MEM 4, RR MEM 4, RR MEM 4, RR MEM 4, RR MEM 4, RR 1. Under ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, the iSCSI Login Timeout value is set to 15 seconds and cannot be changed. 2. VMware patch ESXi500-201112001 is required to enable editing of the iSCSI Login Timeout value. 3. Due to improvements in later ESXi releases, it is no longer necessary to implement the Storage Heartbeat VMkernel port. 4. The Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module for vSphere (MEM) depends on the vSphere Storage APIs for Multipathing, which are available only under Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licensing. Configure Your VMware Environment 19

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Table 4. Storage Heartbeat Summary
lists a summary of heartbeats.
Table 4. Storage Heartbeat Summary
ESX/ESXi Version
iSCSI Login Timeout Value
Storage Heartbeat
Multipathing Policy
ESX/ESXi 4.0
Not applicable
1
Yes
RR
ESX/ESXi 4.1
Not applicable
1
Yes
MEM
4
, RR
ESX/ESXi 4.1 update 3
60
Yes
MEM
4
, RR
ESXi 5.0
60
2
Yes
MEM
4
, RR
ESXi 5.1
60
No
3
MEM
4
, RR
ESXi 5.5
60
No
3
MEM
4
, RR
1.
Under ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, the iSCSI
Login Timeout
value is set to 15 seconds and cannot be changed.
2.
VMware patch ESXi500-201112001 is required to enable editing of the iSCSI
Login Timeout
value.
3.
Due to improvements in later ESXi releases, it is no longer necessary to implement the Storage Heartbeat
VMkernel port.
4.
The Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module for vSphere (MEM) depends on the vSphere Storage APIs for
Multipathing, which are available only under Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licensing.
Configure Your VMware Environment
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