User`s guide

Chapter 8 Virtual Host Bus Adapters (vHBAs) 159
Environments Where Special Procedure is Required
If the vHBA is in any of the following environments, use the specialized instructions
listed in “Procedures for vHBA Delete in Special Environments” on page 159:
■ vHBAs connected to any VMware virtual machine.
■ vHBAs in a Linux multipathing environment.
■ vHBAs that mount a file system for a Linux server.
Caution – If your vHBA is in any of these special situations, do not use the general
procedure. If you do, you risk causing instability in the server.
Procedures for vHBA Delete in Special Environments
In most circumstances, removing a vHBA requires special steps not presented in the
general procedure. If your vHBA is used in any of the following environments, you
must use the procedure listed in the following table.
For Removing a vHBA Follow the Instructions in this Procedure
From an ESX VMware machine
using VMFS
“Removing vHBAs Connected to Virtual Machines
Using VMFS” on page 160
From an ESX VMware machine
using Linux disk access
“Removing vHBAs Connected to Linux Servers” on
page 161
From an ESX VMware machine
using Windows disk access
“Removing vHBAs Connected to Windows Servers
Hosted in VMware” on page 162
In a Linux multipathing
environment
“Removing vHBAs in a Linux Multipath
Environment” on page 163
That mounts a file system for a
Linux server
“Removing vHBAs Connected to Linux Servers” on
page 161