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Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0, Verifying ALUA On VMware ESX/ESXi

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- # esxcli nmp satp addrule -s VMW_SATP_ALUA -V DELL -M array_PID -c tpgs_off Where, array_PID is your storage array model/product ID. To select the appropriate array_PID for your storage array, see the following table. Table 7. Storage Arrays and Model/Product IDs (array_PID) Storage Array array_PID MD3260 MD32xx MD3260i MD32xxi MD3660i MD36xxi MD3660f MD36xxf 2. Reboot your ESX-based host server. Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0 To manually add the SATP rule in ESX/ESXi 5.0: 1. Run the following command: # esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -s VMW_SATP_ALUA -V DELL -M array_PID -c tpgs_on Where, array_PID is your storage array model/product ID. To select the appropriate array_PID for your storage array, see the table Storage Arrays and Model/Product IDs (array_PID) in Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX 4.1 (Update 1 And Update 2). 2. Reboot your ESX-based host server. Verifying ALUA On VMware ESX/ESXi To verify that the SATP claim rule you set is added in VMware ESX/ESXi: • Run the following command for ESX 4.1 (all versions): # esxcli nmp satp listrules -s VMW_SATP_LSI Verify that the claim rule for the VID/PID = Dell/array_PID shows Claim Options with the tpgs_off flag specified. • Run the following command for ESX/ESXi 5.0: # esxcli storage nmp satp rule list -s VMW_SATP_ALUA Verify that the claim rule for VMW_SATP_ALUA with the VID/PID = Dell/array_PID shows the tpgs_on flag specified. Verifying If Host Server Is Using ALUA For MD Storage Array To confirm that the host server is using the ALUA plugin: • For ESX 4.1, run the following command: #esxcli nmp device list • For ESX/ESXi 5.0, run the following command: #esxcli storage nmp device list The value for Storage Array Type must be VMW_SATP_ALUA on each MD Series storage array. 128

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–
# esxcli nmp satp addrule –s VMW_SATP_ALUA –V DELL –M
array_PID
-c
tpgs_off
Where,
array_PID
is your storage array model/product ID. To select the appropriate
array_PID
for your storage
array, see the following table.
Table 7. Storage Arrays and Model/Product IDs (
array_PID
)
Storage Array
array_PID
MD3260
MD32xx
MD3260i
MD32xxi
MD3660i
MD36xxi
MD3660f
MD36xxf
2.
Reboot your ESX-based host server.
Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX/ESXi 5.0
To manually add the SATP rule in ESX/ESXi 5.0:
1.
Run the following command:
# esxcli storage nmp satp rule add –s VMW_SATP_ALUA –V
DELL –M
array_PID
-c tpgs_on
Where,
array_PID
is your storage array model/product ID. To select the appropriate
array_PID
for your storage
array, see the table Storage Arrays and Model/Product IDs (
array_PID
) in
Manually Adding SATP Rule In ESX 4.1
(Update 1 And Update 2)
.
2.
Reboot your ESX-based host server.
Verifying ALUA On VMware ESX/ESXi
To verify that the SATP claim rule you set is added in VMware ESX/ESXi:
•
Run the following command for ESX 4.1 (all versions):
# esxcli nmp satp listrules -s VMW_SATP_LSI
Verify that the claim rule for the
VID/PID = Dell
/array_PID
shows
Claim Options
with the
tpgs_off
flag specified.
•
Run the following command for ESX/ESXi 5.0:
# esxcli storage nmp satp rule list –s VMW_SATP_ALUA
Verify that the claim rule for
VMW_SATP_ALUA
with the
VID/PID = Dell
/array_PID
shows the
tpgs_on
flag specified.
Verifying If Host Server Is Using ALUA For MD Storage Array
To confirm that the host server is using the ALUA plugin:
•
For ESX 4.1, run the following command:
#esxcli nmp device list
•
For ESX/ESXi 5.0, run the following command:
#esxcli storage nmp device list
The value for
Storage Array Type
must be
VMW_SATP_ALUA
on each MD Series storage array.
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