System information
Table 6-1. Storage Adapter Information
Adapter Information Description
Model Model of the adapter.
Targets Number of targets accessed through the adapter.
WWN A World Wide Name formed according to Fibre Channel standards that uniquely identifies
the FC adapter.
Devices All storage devices or LUNs the adapter can access.
Paths All paths the adapter uses to access storage devices.
View Storage Adapter Information
Use the vSphere Client to display storage adapters and review their information.
Procedure
1 In Inventory, select Hosts and Clusters.
2 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.
3 In Hardware, select Storage Adapters.
4 To view details for a specific adapter, select the adapter from the Storage Adapters list.
5 To list all storage devices the adapter can access, click Devices.
6 To list all paths the adapter uses, click Paths.
Viewing Storage Device Information
You can use the vSphere Client to display all storage devices or LUNs available to your host, including all local
and networked devices. If you use any third-party multipathing plugins, storage devices available through
the plugins also appear on the list.
For each storage adapter, you can display a separate list of storage devices accessible just through this adapter.
When you review a list of storage devices, you typically see the following information.
Table 6-2. Storage Device Information
Device Information Description
Name A friendly name that the host assigns to the device based on the storage type and
manufacturer.
Identifier A universally unique identifier that is intrinsic to the storage device.
Runtime Name The name of the first path to the device.
LUN The LUN number that shows the position of the LUN within the target.
Type Type of device, for example, disk or CD-ROM.
Transport Transportation protocol your host uses to access the device.
Capacity Total capacity of the storage device.
Owner The plugin, such as the NMP or a third-party plugin, the host uses to manage the storage
device.
Details for each storage device include the following:
n
A path to the storage device in the /vmfs/devices/ directory.
n
Primary and logical partitions, including a VMFS datastore, if configured.
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