HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide

2. Turn off the iSCSI ports by with the controlport offline [node:slot:port] command:
# controlport offline 0:3:1
# controlport offline 0:3:2
showport
0:3:1 target offline - 000E1E05BEE2 iscsi iSCSI0:3:2 target offline - 000E1E05BEE2 iscsi iSCSI
3. Change the topology to FCoE by using the controlport config fcoe
[node:slot:port] and controlport rst [node:slot:port] commands:
# controlport config fcoe 0:3:1
# controlport config fcoe 0:3:2
# controlport rst 0:3:1
# controlport rst 0:3:2
0:3:1 target offline - 000E1E05BEE2 iscsi iSCSI
0:3:2 target offline - 000E1E05BEE2 iscsi iSCSI
# showport
0:3:1 target ready 2FF70002AC000121 20310002AC000121 host FCoE - - -
0:3:2 target ready 2FF70002AC000121 20320002AC000121 free FCoE - - -
4. Check the current settings of the FCoE ports with the showport -fcoe command.
For example:
# showport -fcoe
N:S:P ENode_MAC_Address PFC_Mask
0:3:1 00-02-AC-07-01-21 0x08
0:3:2 00-02-AC-06-01-21 0x00
Creating the Host Definition
Before connecting the ESX host to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, a host definition must be created.
The host definition must specify a valid host persona (host mode) for each HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage port connected to a host HBA port either through a fabric or direct connection.
• ESX/ESXi uses the generic legacy host persona of 6 for HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or earlier.
• Beginning with HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2, a second host persona 11 (VMware) is available. Host
persona 11(VMware) enables asymmetric logical unit access (ALUA).
◦ Host persona 11 (VMware) is recommended for new ESX/ESXi installations and is required
for ESX/ESXi hosts configured as part of a HP 3PAR Peer Persistence configuration.
◦ Host persona 11 (VMware) is required for FCoE end-to-end (FCoE target) configurations.
• ESX/ESXi hosts performing HP 3PAR single volume Peer Motion are required to use 3PAR OS
3.1.3 or later and host persona 11.
• See the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Users Guide for the appropriate host persona to use for
ESX/ESXi hosts with HP 3PAR Remote Copy configurations.
This document is available on the HP Storage Information Library at: www.hp.com/go/storage/
docs
• Host Persona 6 is not supported for any version of VMware ESX with HP 3PAR OS versions
after HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3. HP recommends that customers migrate their ESX configurations on
HP 3PAR to Host Persona 11 with 3PAR OS 3.1.2 or later.
NOTE: When changing an existing host persona from 6 to 11, a host reboot is required tor the
change to take effect. This is an offline process. See “Configuring ESX/ESXi Multipathing for Round
Robin via SATP PSP” (page 42) for the detailed procedure, the host persona change should coincide
with changing the SATP rules on the host.
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