B Configure Your VMware Environment
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Set iSCSI Login Timeout Value on vSphere 5.1 and 5.0
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Storage Heartbeat on vSphere 5.0, 4.1, and 4.0
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C Configure Your Linux Operating System
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Configure SCSI Device Settings Using the udev Facility
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Increase SCSI Device Timeout Value to Avoid Disk I/O Timeouts
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Increase SCSI Device Read-Ahead Buffer Size
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Change SCSI Device I/O Scheduler Algorithm
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Configure iSCSI Settings Using the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf File
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Change FastAbort Setting in iSCSI Configuration File
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Change node.startup Setting to Avoid Login Storms
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Configure Linux Networking
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Disable Generic Receive Offload
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Enable Flow Control
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Enable Jumbo Frames
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Avoid ARP Flux
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Loosen IPv4 Reverse Path Filtering
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Summary of Recommended Changes
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D Configure Your Solaris 10 Operating System
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Zero-Length Volumes
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E Configure Your IBM AIX Operating System
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iSCSI Initiators Lose Volume Connectivity
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