HP QR516B manual Target, Configuring the Host for an iSCSI Connection, Support and Other Resources

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
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
Follow-up Actions/Recommendations for ESX 3.5 Update 3 and Earlier	49
Recommendations for ESX Hosts Attached to a Storage Port on the HP 3PAR StoreServ
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
Out-of-Space Condition for ESX 4.1 and ESXi 5.x	53
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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