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Table Of Contents
- vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples
- Contents
- About This Book
- vSphere CLI Command Overviews
- Introduction
- List of Available Host Management Commands
- Targets and Protocols for vCLI Host Management Commands
- Supported Platforms for vCLI Commands
- Commands with an esxcfg Prefix
- ESXCLI Overview
- Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands
- Connection Options for DCLI Commands
- vCLI Host Management Commands and Lockdown Mode
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Files
- Managing Storage
- Introduction to Storage
- Examining LUNs
- Detaching Devices and Removing a LUN
- Working with Permanent Device Loss
- Managing Paths
- Managing Path Policies
- Scheduling Queues for Virtual Machine I/O
- Managing NFS/NAS Datastores
- Monitoring and Managing SAN Storage
- Monitoring and Managing Virtual SAN Storage
- Monitoring vSphere Flash Read Cache
- Monitoring and Managing Virtual Volumes
- Migrating Virtual Machines with svmotion
- Configuring FCoE Adapters
- Scanning Storage Adapters
- Retrieving SMART Information
- Managing iSCSI Storage
- iSCSI Storage Overview
- Protecting an iSCSI SAN
- Command Syntax for esxcli iscsi and vicfg-iscsi
- iSCSI Storage Setup with ESXCLI
- iSCSI Storage Setup with vicfg-iscsi
- Listing and Setting iSCSI Options
- Listing and Setting iSCSI Parameters
- Enabling iSCSI Authentication
- Setting Up Ports for iSCSI Multipathing
- Managing iSCSI Sessions
- Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays
- Managing NMP with esxcli storage nmp
- Path Claiming with esxcli storage core claiming
- Managing Claim Rules
- Managing Users
- Managing Virtual Machines
- vmware-cmd Overview
- Listing and Registering Virtual Machines
- Retrieving Virtual Machine Attributes
- Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots with vmware-cmd
- Powering Virtual Machines On and Off
- Connecting and Disconnecting Virtual Devices
- Working with the AnswerVM API
- Forcibly Stopping Virtual Machines with EXCLI
- Managing vSphere Networking
- Introduction to vSphere Networking
- Retrieving Basic Networking Information
- Network Troubleshooting
- Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Standard Switches
- Setting Up Virtual Switches and Associating a Switch with a Network Interface
- Retrieving Information About Virtual Switches
- Adding and Deleting Virtual Switches
- Checking, Adding, and Removing Port Groups
- Managing Uplinks and Port Groups
- Setting the Port Group VLAN ID
- Managing Uplink Adapters
- Adding and Modifying VMkernel Network Interfaces
- Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Distributed Switch
- Managing Standard Networking Services in the vSphere Environment
- Setting the DNS Configuration
- Adding and Starting an NTP Server
- Managing the IP Gateway
- Setting Up IPsec
- Managing the ESXi Firewall
- Monitoring VXLAN
- Monitoring ESXi Hosts
- Index
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Chapter 6 Managing Third-Party Storage Arrays
Specifying Conditions for Path Changes
Theesxcli storage nmp psp roundrobin deviceconfig setcommandspecifiesunderwhichconditions
adevicethatisusingtheVMW_PSP_RRPSPchangestoadifferentpath.Youcanuse
--bytesor--iopsto
specifywhenthepathshouldchange.
Managing SATPs
Theesxcli storage nmp satpcommandsmanageSATPs.Youcanusethesecommandstoperformthe
followingtasks:
Retrieveandsetconfigurationparameters
AddandremoverulesfromthelistofclaimrulesforaspecifiedSATP
SetthedefaultPSPforaspecifiedSATP
ListSATPsthatarecurrentlyloadedintoNMPandtheassociatedclaimrules
ThedefaultSATPforanactive‐activeFCarraywithavendorandmodelnotlistedintheSATPrulesis
VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA.
Retrieving Information About SATPs
Theesxcli storage nmp satplistcommandliststheSATPsthatarecurrentlyavailabletotheNMP
systemanddisplaysinformationaboutthoseSATPs.Thiscommandsupportsnooptionsanddisplays
informationabouttheseSATPs.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp satp list
Therule listcommandliststheclaimrulesforSATPs.
esxcli
<conn_options> storage nmp satp rule list
Adding SATP Rules
Claimrulesspecifythatastoragedevicethatusesacertaindriverortransportorhasacertainvendorormodel
shoulduseacertainSATP.Theesxcli storage nmp satp rule addcommandaddsarulethatperforms
suchamappingtothelistofclaimrules.Theoptionsyouspecifydefinetherule.For
example,thefollowing
commandspecifiesthatifapathhasvendorVMWAREandmodelVirtual,thePSAassignsittothe
VMW_SATP_LOCALSATP.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp satp rule add --satp="VMW_SATP_LOCAL" --vendor="VMWARE"
--model="Virtual" --description="VMware virtual disk”
Options Description
--bytes
-B
NumberofbytestosendalongonepathforthisdevicebeforethePSPswitchestothenextpath.
Youcanusethisoptiononlywhen--typeissettobytes.
--device
-d
Devicetosetroundrobinpropertiesfor.Thisdevicemustbecontrolledbytheroundrobin
(VMW_PSP_RR)PSP.
--iops
-I
NumberofI/OoperationstosendalongonepathforthisdevicebeforethePSPswitchestothe
nextpath.Youcanusethisoptiononlywhen--typeissettoiops.
--type
-t
Typeofroundrobinpathswitchingtoenableforthisdevice.Thefollowing
valuesfortypeare
supported:
bytes:Setthetriggerforpathswitchingbasedonthenumberofbytessentdownapath.
default:Setthetriggerforpathswitchingbacktodefaultvalues.
iops:SetthetriggerforpathswitchingbasedonthenumberofI/Ooperationsonapath.
Anequalsign(=)beforethetypeordoublequotesaroundthetypeareoptional.
--useANO
-U
Ifsetto1,theroundrobinPSPincludespathsintheactive,unoptimizedstateintheround
robin
set.Ifsetto0,thePSPusesactive,unoptimizedpathsonlyifnoactiveoptimizedpathsare
available.Otherwise,thePSPincludesonlyactiveoptimizedpathsintheroundrobinpathset.