Dell PowerVault MD3660f Administrator's Guide - Page 128
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