Specifications

VMware, Inc. 13
Contents
Deactivate!a!Swap!File 258
Migrate!a!VMFS!from!VMFS‐1!to!VMFS‐2 258
Examples!Using!vmkfstools 259
Create!a!new!file!system 259
Extends!the!new!logical!volume!by!spanning!two!partitions 259
Names!a!VMFS!volume 260
Creates!a!new!VMFS!virtual!disk!file 260
Imports!the!contents!of!a!virtual!disk!to!the!specified!file!on!a!
SCSI!
device 260
Migrate!virtual!machines!to!VMware!GSX!Server!or!VMware!Workstation,!
then!back!to!VMware!ESX!Server 260
Lists!the!files!on!the!VMFS!of!the!specified!device 261
Accessing!Raw!SCSI!Disks 261
Using!a!Physical!Disk!in!a!Virtual!Machine 261
Determining!SCSI!Target!IDs 263
Sharing!the!SCSI!Bus 264
Setting!Bus!Sharing!Options 265
Using!Storage!Area
!Networks!with!ESX!Server 266
Understanding!Storage!Arrays 266
Installing!ESX!Server!with!Attached!SANs 266
Configuring!VMFS!Volumes!on!SANs 267
Scanning!for!Devices!and!LUNs 267
Changing!VMkernel!Configuration!Options!for!SANs 267
Detecting!All!LUNs 268
Using!IBM!FAStT!Disk!Arrays 269
Troubleshooting!SAN!Issues!with!ESX!Server 269
Using!Persistent!Bindings 270
Determining!Target!IDs!Through!the!Service!Console 270
Example!Output!for
!an!Emulex!HBA 270
Example!Output!for!a!QLogic!HBA 271
pbind.pl!Script 272
Examples!Using!the!pbind.pl!Script 272
Using!Multipathing!in!ESX!Server 272
Choosing!Path!Management!Tools 273
Viewing!the!Current!Multipathing!State 274
Setting!Your!Multipathing!Policy!for!a!LUN 275
Specifying!Paths 276
Enabling!a!Path 276
Disabling!a!Path 276
Setting!the!Preferred!Path 276