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Configuring VMFS Pointer Block Cache 199
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Understanding Multipathing and Failover 201
Failovers with Fibre Channel 201
Host-Based Failover with iSCSI 202
Array-Based Failover with iSCSI 204
Path Failover and Virtual Machines 205
Managing Multiple Paths 206
VMware Multipathing Module 207
Path Scanning and Claiming 209
Managing Storage Paths and Multipathing Plug-Ins 213
Scheduling Queues for Virtual Machine I/Os 224
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Raw Device Mapping 226
About Raw Device Mapping 226
Raw Device Mapping Characteristics 230
Create Virtual Machines with RDMs 232
Manage Paths for a Mapped LUN 233
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Software-Defined Storage and Storage Policy Based Management 234
About Storage Policy Based Management 234
Virtual Machine Storage Policies 235
Working with Virtual Machine Storage Policies 236
Populating the VM Storage Policies Interface 236
Default Storage Policies 240
Creating and Managing VM Storage Policies 242
Storage Policies and Virtual Machines 253
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Using Storage Providers 260
About Storage Providers 260
Storage Providers and Data Representation 261
Storage Provider Requirements and Considerations 262
Register Storage Providers 262
View Storage Provider Information 263
Unregister Storage Providers 264
Update Storage Providers 264
Refresh Storage Provider Certificates 265
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Working with Virtual Volumes 266
About Virtual Volumes 266
Virtual Volumes Concepts 267
Virtual Volumes and Storage Protocols 272
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