System information

Setting Up the Emulex FC HBA for Boot from SAN 48
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Managing ESX/ESXi Systems That Use SAN Storage 51
Viewing Storage Adapter Information 51
Viewing Storage Device Information 52
Viewing Datastore Information 54
Resolving Display Issues 54
N-Port ID Virtualization 57
Path Scanning and Claiming 60
Path Management and Manual, or Static, Load Balancing 63
Path Failover 64
Set Device Driver Options for SCSI Controllers 65
Sharing Diagnostic Partitions 65
Disable Automatic Host Registration 66
Avoiding and Resolving SAN Problems 66
Optimizing SAN Storage Performance 67
Resolving Performance Issues 68
SAN Storage Backup Considerations 71
Layered Applications 72
Managing Duplicate VMFS Datastores 73
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Multipathing Checklist 77
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Managing Storage Paths and Multipathing Plugins 79
List Claim Rules for the Host 79
Display Multipathing Modules 80
Display SATPs for the Host 81
Display NMP Storage Devices 81
Add PSA Claim Rules 82
Delete PSA Claim Rules 83
Mask Paths 83
Unmask Paths 84
Define NMP SATP Rules 84
esxcli corestorage Command-Line Options 86
Index 87
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