Installation guide

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Viewing the Current Multipathing State __________________________324
Setting Your Multipathing Policy for a LUN ________________________326
Specifying Paths _____________________________________________326
Saving Your Multipathing Settings ______________________________327
In Case of Failover ___________________________________________327
Configuration for Clustering ___________________________________ 329
What Is Clustering? _____________________________________________330
Applications that Can Use Clustering _____________________________330
Clustering Software __________________________________________330
Clustering Hardware _________________________________________331
Clustering Virtual Machines ______________________________________332
Clustering Software in Virtual Machines __________________________332
Configuring Virtual Machine Clusters with Shared Disks ______________334
Two Node Cluster with Microsoft Cluster Service
on a Single ESX Server Machine _________________________________335
Two Nodes with Microsoft Cluster Service on Separate
ESX Server Machines _________________________________________342
VMFS Locking and SCSI Reservation _____________________________348
Network Load Balancing _________________________________________351
What Is Network Load Balancing? _______________________________351
Creating Multinode Network Load Balancing Clusters on ESX Server ____351
Guidelines for Specific Configurations ______________________________358
Configuring FAStT Storage for Failover and Multipath Visibility _________358
Networking _________________________________________________ 361
Setting the MAC Address Manually for a Virtual Machine ________________362
How VMware ESX Server Generates MAC Addresses _________________362
Setting MAC Addresses Manually _______________________________363
Using MAC Addresses ________________________________________364
The VMkernel Network Card Locator _______________________________365
findnic Command ___________________________________________365
Forcing the Network Driver to Use a Specific Speed ____________________367
Enabling a Virtual Adapter to Use Promiscuous Mode __________________368
Sharing Network Adapters and Virtual Networks ______________________369
Allowing the Service Console to Use the Virtual Machines’ Devices _____369
Starting Shared VMkernel Network Adapters
and Virtual Networks when the Service Console Boots ______________370
Sharing the Service Console’s Network Adapter with Virtual Machines ___371