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4 Select Output to file and click Next.
5 Browse to the location of the output file and Select or deselect the Connect at power on check box to
connect or disconnect the device.
6 Click Next.
7 Review the information on the Ready to Complete page, and click Finish.
Change the Parallel Port Configuration in the vSphere Client
You can change the output file and schedule the parallel port to connect or disconnect when the virtual
machine powers on.
You can use a parallel port on the virtual machine to send output to a file. You cannot use a physical parallel
port on ESXi hosts.
Virtual machines can be powered on during the configuration
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the Hardware tab and select the parallel port to change.
3 Select Output to file and click Browse to navigate to the file location.
4 (Optional) Deselect Connect at power on if you do not want the parallel port device to be connected
when the virtual machine powers on.
5 Click OK to save your changes.
Configure Fibre Channel NPIV Settings in the vSphere Client
N-port ID virtualization (NPIV) provides the ability to share a single physical Fibre Channel HBA port
among multiple virtual ports, each with unique identifiers. This capability lets you control virtual machine
access to LUNs on a per-virtual machine basis.
Each virtual port is identified by a pair of world wide names (WWNs): a world wide port name (WWPN)
and a world wide node name (WWNN). These WWNs are assigned by vCenter Server.
For detailed information on how to configure NPIV for a virtual machine, see vSphere Storage.
NPIV support is subject to the following limitations:
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NPIV must be enabled on the SAN switch. Contact the switch vendor for information about enabling
NPIV on their devices.
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NPIV is supported only for virtual machines with RDM disks. Virtual machines with regular virtual
disks continue to use the WWNs of the host’s physical HBAs.
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The physical HBAs on the ESXi host must have access to a LUN using its WWNs in order for any
virtual machines on that host to have access to that LUN using their NPIV WWNs. Ensure that access is
provided to both the host and the virtual machines.
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The physical HBAs on the ESXi host must support NPIV. If the physical HBAs do not support NPIV,
the virtual machines running on that host will fall back to using the WWNs of the host’s physical HBAs
for LUN access.
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Each virtual machine can have up to 4 virtual ports. NPIV-enabled virtual machines are assigned
exactly 4 NPIV-related WWNs, which are used to communicate with physical HBAs through virtual
ports. Therefore, virtual machines can utilize up to 4 physical HBAs for NPIV purposes.
You can view or edit the virtual machines WWNs on the Options tab.
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