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Display Storage Devices for an Adapter in the vSphere Client
Use the vSphere Client to display a list of storage devices accessible to a specific storage adapter on the host.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.
2 In Hardware, select Storage Adapters.
3 Select the adapter from the Storage Adapters list.
4 Click Devices.
View Storage Adapters Information in the vSphere Client
Use the vSphere Client to display storage adapters that your host uses and to review their information.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.
2 In Hardware, select Storage Adapters.
3 To view details for a specific adapter, select the adapter from the Storage Adapters list.
4 To list all storage devices the adapter can access, click Devices.
5 To list all paths the adapter uses, click Paths.
Review Datastore Information in the vSphere Client
Use the vSphere Client to display all datastores available to the hosts and analyze their properties.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Select a host and click the Configuration tab.
2 In Hardware, select Storage.
3 Click the Datastores view.
4 To display details for a particular datastore, select the datastore from the list.
Assign WWNs to Virtual Machines
You can assign a WWN to a new virtual machine with an RDM disk when you create this virtual machine.
You can create from 1 to 16 WWN pairs, which can be mapped to the first 1 to 16 physical HBAs on the host.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system or an ESXi host.
Chapter 24 Managing Storage in the vSphere Client
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