6.0.1

Table Of Contents
installing an ESXi host 111
limitations 110
networking best practices 112
setting up ESXi 110
troubleshooting 113
IDE 14
independent hardware iSCSI adapters, change
IP address 73
installation
preparing for boot from SAN 50
steps 40
IP address 64
IQN 64
iSCSI 15
iSCSI initiators
configuring CHAP 99
configuring advanced parameters 103
hardware 71
setting up CHAP parameters 98
iSCSI SAN
accessing 68
best practices 115
boot 107
concepts 63
preventing problems 115
iSCSI adapter, modifying general properties 72,
76, 82, 87
iSCSI adapters
about 69
advanced parameters 102
hardware 65
software 65
iSCSI alias 64
iSCSI boot, iBFT 109
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table, See iBFT
iSCSI boot parameters, configuring 111
iSCSI names, conventions 64
iSCSI networking
binding adapters 79, 85, 94
changing policy 79, 85, 93
creating a VMkernel interface 77, 83, 92
managing 95
port binding details 80, 86, 94
troubleshooting 95
iSCSI port binding, considerations 91
iSCSI ports 64
iSCSI SAN restrictions 70
iSCSI sessions
adding for a target 104
displaying 104
managing 103
removing 105
J
jumbo frames
enabling for dependent hardware iSCSI 96
enabling for independent hardware iSCSI 96
enabling for software iSCSI 96
using with iSCSI 95
K
Kerberos, configuring ESXi hosts 158
L
Layer 3 connections 157
layered applications 31
load balancing 28, 40
locations of virtual machines 30
locator LED
turning off 132
turning on 132
loss of network connection, troubleshooting 113
lower-tier storage 30
LUN decisions
adaptive scheme 30
predictive scheme 30
LUN masking 35
LUNs
allocations 40, 70
and VMFS datastores 39
changing number scanned 125
decisions 29
making changes and rescan 124
masking 199
multipathing policy 193
NPIV-based access 41
one VMFS volume per 70
setting multipathing policy 193
M
maintenance 28
marking, flash devices 135
masking LUNs 199
MBR 18, 121
metadata, RDMs 208
metadata consistency, checking with VOMA 178
metadata updates 148
mid-tier storage 30
migrating virtual machines with Flash Read
Cache 143
migration
cross-host Storage vMotion 270
storage 270
Most Recently Used path policy 190, 193
mounting VMFS datastores 168
vSphere Storage
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