6.0.1

Table Of Contents
Index
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* next to path 191
A
access control 66
accessing storage 24
active-active disk arrays 36, 40, 66, 70, 193
active-passive disk arrays, boot from SAN 50
adaptive scheme 30
adding, NFS storage 161
adding an ESXi host to an Active Directory
domain 160
adding tag-based rules 234
advanced attributes, hosts 180
advanced settings
Disk.EnableNaviReg 60
Disk.MaxLUN 125
VMkernel.Boot.isPerFileSchedModelActive 202
alarms 279
all paths down 129, 130
all paths down event 126
allocations, LUN 40
allocations, LUN 70
APD
handling 129
Misc.APDHandlingEnable parameter 129
Misc.APDTimeout 130
with High Availability 131
applications, layered 31
applying tags to datastores 231
array integration, thin provisioning 273
array-based solution 31
asterisk next to path 191
ATS-only locking, upgrading 151
ATS-only upgrade
offline 150
online 150
prerequisites 151
ATS-only locking, downgrading to ATS
+SCSI 152
authentication 66, 98
automatic host registration, disabling 60
B
backups
considerations 32
third-party backup package 33
best practices, FCoE 46
bidirectional CHAP 98
BIOS, enabling for BFS 52
block devices 208
boot adapters 51
boot BIOS prompt, enabling for BFS 52
boot from DVD-ROM 51
boot from iSCSI SAN
configuring HBAs 108
configuring iSCSI settings 109
guidelines 107
hardware iSCSI 108
iBFT 109
preparing SAN 108
software iSCSI 109
boot from SAN
benefits 49
boot LUN considerations 50
configuring Emulex HBAs 52
configuring Qlogic HBAs 53
configuring storage 50
HBA requirements 50
host requirements 50
overview 49
preparing installation 50
requirements 50
C
CHAP
bidirectional 98
disabling 101
for discovery targets 100
for iSCSI initiators 99
for static targets 100
one-way 98
CHAP authentication 66, 98
CHAP authentication methods 98
claim rules 191
cloning storage policies 235
common data services, activating 251
VMware, Inc. 293