Emulex manual Configuring the LP21000 as a Storage Adapter

machines hosted on the ESX server. The configuration and manageability of the ESX server is performed by VMware vCenter® Server (typically residing on a separate management server).

Figure 7: The hypervisor/VMKernel views the CNA as an HBA and a NIC

When an Emulex LP21000 CNA is installed on an ESX server, the adapter is visible in the vCenter Configuration Tab in the storage adapter view as well as the network adapter view. When deploying multiple CNAs for failover and load balancing, both Fibre Channel multipathing and NIC teaming must be configured on both CNAs.

Configuring the LP21000 as a Storage Adapter

Upon installation, the LP21000 appears as a storage adapter similar to that of a HBA (see Figure 8). The LP21000s are each associated with a standard 48-bit Fibre Channel WWN (World Wide Name) and all LUNs visible to that adapter are displayed in the details area for the selected LP21000. LUN masking and zoning operations, required for LUN visibility, are carried out similar to configuring a Fibre Channel HBA.

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