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Managing Storage in the vSphere
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When you connect to a host or vCenter Server using the vSphere Client, you can perform a variety of
storage management tasks, including configuring adapters, creating datastores, and viewing storage device
information.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Storage Limitations in the vSphere Client,” on page 300
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“Display Storage Devices for a Host in the vSphere Client,” on page 300
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“Display Storage Devices for an Adapter in the vSphere Client,” on page 301
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“View Storage Adapters Information in the vSphere Client,” on page 301
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“Review Datastore Information in the vSphere Client,” on page 301
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“Assign WWNs to Virtual Machines,” on page 301
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“Modify WWN Assignments,” on page 302
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“Set Up Networking for Software FCoE,” on page 303
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“Add Software FCoE Adapters,” on page 304
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“Disable Automatic Host Registration,” on page 304
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“Setting Up Independent Hardware iSCSI Adapters,” on page 305
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“Configuring Dependent Hardware iSCSI Adapters,” on page 306
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“Configuring Software iSCSI Adapters,” on page 308
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“Setting Up iSCSI Network,” on page 310
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“Using Jumbo Frames with iSCSI,” on page 315
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“Configuring Discovery Addresses for iSCSI Adapters,” on page 316
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“Configuring CHAP Parameters for iSCSI Adapters,” on page 317
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“Configure Advanced Parameters for iSCSI in the vSphere Client,” on page 320
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“Managing Storage Devices,” on page 321
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“Working with Datastores,” on page 322
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“Raw Device Mapping,” on page 332
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“Understanding Multipathing and Failover,” on page 333
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“Storage Hardware Acceleration,” on page 335
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