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Technical white paper | HP Enterprise Virtual Array Storage and VMware vSphere 4.x and 5.x configuration best practices

Configuring the VM

Caveats

• HBA ports are assigned to the VM one at a time, while the VM is powered off.

• The VM must have a memory reservation for the fully-configured memory size.

• You must not assign ports on the same HBA to different VMs, or the same HBA to various VMs. Though such

configurations are not specifically prohibited by vSphere client, they would result in the VM failing to power on. You would

receive a message such as that shown in Figure E-10.

Figure E-10. Message resulting from a misconfiguration

Prerequisites

Before beginning the configuration, complete the following prerequisites:

• Open a vSphere Client connection to the vSphere host.

• Pre-install the VM (for example, on a VMDK on a local or SAN datastore).

• Obtain console access to the VM through vSphere Client.

Note

Refer to Configuring EVA arrays for more information on placing VMs.

Procedure

Carry out the following steps to add VMDirectPath devices to a selected VM:

1. From the vSphere client, select VM2 from the inventory, ensuring that it is powered off.

2. Right-click on the VM and select Edit Settings.

3. Select the Hardware tab and then click on Add.