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6. After the reboot, confirm that device icons are green, as shown in Figure E-8, indicating that the VMDirectPath-enabled
HBA ports are ready to use.
Figure E-8. The HBA ports have been enabled for VMDirectPath and are ready for use
7. Issue the following command to validate the VMDirectPath-enabled HBA ports:
[root@lx100 ~]# vmkchdev -l | grep vmhba
Review the resulting output, which is shown in Figure E-9.
Figure E-9. Validating that four HBA ports have indeed been enabled for VMDirectPath
000:31.2 8086:3a20 103c:330d vmkernel vmhba1
005:00.0 103c:323a 103c:3245 vmkernel vmhba0
016:00.0 1077:2432 103c:7041 vmkernel vmhba6
016:00.1 1077:2432 103c:7041 vmkernel vmhba7
027:00.0 1077:2532 103c:3263 passthru vmhba9
027:00.1 1077:2532 103c:3263 passthru vmhba11
033:00.0 10df:f100 103c:3282 passthru vmhba10
033:00.1 10df:f100 103c:3282 passthru vmhba12
As expected, the following devices have been enabled for VMDirectPath and are no longer claimed by the VMkernel.
– Hardware ID 1b:00.0/1b:00.1 (hexadecimal), 027:00.0/027:00.1 (decimal)
– Hardware ID 21:00.0/21:00.1 (hexadecimal), 033:00.0/033:00.1 (decimal)
Furthermore, the vSphere Client Storage Adapters window no longer displays vmhba9, 10, 11, and 12, as shown in
Figures E-1 and E-2. The VMDirectPath HBAs can now be assigned to VMs.
Note
The changes you have just made are stored in the /etc/vmware/esx.conf file.
Configuring the array
Use Command View EVA to perform the following steps:
1. Create the Vdisks.
2. Add the hosts:
– vSphere server: Set the Command View EVA host mode to VMware
– VM2: Set the Command View EVA host mode to Windows Server 2008
3. Add Vdisks presentation.