Script Alternative for Path Policy Changes on Storage Devices without a Host Reboot | 46 |
Performance Considerations for Multiple Host Configurations | 47 |
ESX/ESXi Handling SCSI Queue Full and Busy Messages from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage |
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Array | 47 |
VMware ESX Releases through ESX 3.5 Update 3 | 47 |
VMware ESX Release 3.5 Update 4 through ESX 4.x and ESXi 5.0 | 48 |
VMware ESXi Release 5.1 | 48 |
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Recommendations for ESX Hosts Attached to a Storage Port on the HP 3PAR StoreServ |
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Storage | 49 |
Modifying the Tuneable Parameters for Queue Depth Throttling in ESX 3.x | 49 |
ESX/ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.x Additional Feature Considerations | 51 |
Storage I/O Control | 51 |
vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) | 51 |
HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin 1.1.1 for ESXi 4.1 | 52 |
HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin 2.2.0 for ESXi 5.x | 52 |
UNMAP (Space Reclaim) Storage Hardware Support for ESXi 5.x | 53 |
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Additional New Primitives Support on ESXi 5.x | 55 |
VAAI and New Feature Support Table | 55 |
VAAI Plugin Verification | 56 |
VMware All Paths Down | 58 |
6 Configuring the Host as an FCoE Initiator Connecting to a FC target or an FCoE | |
Target | 59 |
Configuring the FCoE Switch | 59 |
Using system BIOS to configure FCoE | 59 |
Configuring an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Port for a FCoE Host Connection | 62 |
Configuring Initiator FCoE to FC Target | 62 |
Configuring Initiator FCoE to Target FCoE | 63 |
7 Configuring the Host for an iSCSI Connection | 65 |
Setting Up the Switch, iSCSI Initiator, and iSCSI target ports | 65 |
Installing iSCSI on VMware ESX | 65 |
Installing Virtual Machine Guest Operating System | 67 |
Creating a VMkernel Port | 67 |
Configuring a Service Console Connection for the iSCSI Storage | 70 |
Configuring the VMware iSCSI Initiator | 72 |
iSCSI Failover Considerations and Multipath Load Balancing | 76 |
Performance Considerations for Multiple Host Configurations | 76 |
ESX/ESXi Additional Feature Considerations | 77 |
8 Allocating Storage for Access by the ESX Host | 78 |
Creating Storage On the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage | 78 |
Creating Virtual Volumes for HP 3PAR OS 2.2.4 and Later | 78 |
Creating Virtual Volumes for HP 3PAR OS 2.2.3 or Earlier | 79 |
Exporting LUNs to an ESX Host | 79 |
Creating a VLUN for Export | 80 |
Discovering LUNs on VMware ESX Hosts | 81 |
Removing Volumes | 81 |
Host and Storage Usage | 82 |
Eventlog and Host Log Messages | 82 |
9 Booting the VMware ESX Host from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage | 84 |
10 Support and Other Resources | 85 |
Contacting HP | 85 |
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