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Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server

6.1 Setting Up for VMware vSphere

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•When connecting to an ETERNUS DX8000/DX8000 S2 series

3Execute the following command in the terminal.

4Execute the following command in the terminal.

5Check that the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is shown when

the following command is executed in the terminal:

Command

Display result

•When connecting to an ETERNUS DX60/DX60 S2, DX80/DX80 S2, or DX90 S2

•When connecting to an ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 series

•When connecting to an ETERNUS DX8000/DX8000 S2 series

6Log out of the terminal, and restart the VMware ESX server.

End of procedure

esxcli nmp satp addrule --satp="VMW_SATP_ALUA" --vendor="FUJITSU" --

model="ETERNUS_DX8000" --description="ETERNUS DX8000 with ALUA"

--claim-option tpgs_on

esxcli corestorage claiming unclaim --type location

Ignore the following error message if it appears when the preceding

command is executed:

esxcli corestorage claimrule run

esxcli nmp satp listrules --satp VMW_SATP_ALUA

VMW_SATP_ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS_DXL tpgs_on ETERNUS_DXL with ALUA

VMW_SATP_ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS_DX400 tpgs_on ETERNUS_DX400 with ALUA

VMW_SATP_ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS_DX8000 tpgs_on ETERNUS_DX8000 with ALUA

Errors:

Unable to perform unclaim. Error message was : Unable to unclaim

paths. Busy or in use devices detected. See VMkernel logs for

more information.

Contents

Main Page Preface The Contents and Structure of this Manual Acknowledgments Naming Conventions Page Table of Contents Chapter 7 Virtual Machine.......................................................................38 Chapter 1 Workflow Required Documents List Workflow Chapter 2 Checking the Server Environment Page Chapter 3 Notes 3.1 Connection Notes 3.1.1 For VMware vSphere 3.1.2 For VMware Infrastructure 3 3.2 VMware ESX Operating Notes 3.3 ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Setup Notes 3.4 SAN Boot Notes 3.5 Server Startup and Power Supply Control Notes Chapter 3 Notes 3.6 LAN Switch Connection Notes Copyright 2012 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3412-11ENZ0 3.6 LAN Switch Connection Notes Example of a LAN switch connection configuration Example of a network address configuration 3.7 Jumbo Frame Setting Notes 3.8 LAN Switch Setting Notes Page Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Systems Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server This chapter describes settings related to the server iSCSI interface. 6.1 Setting Up for VMware vSphere 6.1.1 Turning on the Devices To turn on the connected devices, use the following procedures: Page Page Page 9 10 6.1.5 Enabling ALUA 1 2 IMPORTANT 3 4 5 the following command is executed in the terminal: Page 6 Page 4 Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6.2 Setting Up for VMware Infrastructure 3 6.2 Setting Up for VMware Infrastructure 3 6.2.1 Turning on the Devices To turn on the connected devices, use the following procedures: 1 2 3 4 5 Page Page Page Page Page Page 2 3 Chapter 7 Virtual Machine 7.1 For Windows 7.1.1 Setting the Disk TimeOutValue 1 2 3 4 7.2 For Linux 7.2.1 Applying Required Patches