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Chapter 6

Setting Up the VMware ESX Server

6.1

For VMware vSphere

6.1.5

Enabling ALUA

This procedure is only required when VMware vSphere contains VMware ESX 4.0/VMware ESXi 4.0.

It does not need to be performed when VMware vSphere contains VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1/VMware ESXi

4.0 Update 1 or later versions.

In this case, proceed to

After the VMware ESX server has been installed, Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA) should be enabled

according to the following procedure.

Use the terminal to log in to VMware ESX as "root".

Execute the following command in the terminal:

•

When connecting to an ETERNUS DX60/DX60 S2, DX80/DX80 S2, or DX90 S2

esxcli nmp satp addrule --satp="VMW_SATP_ALUA" --vendor="FUJITSU" --

model="ETERNUS_DXL" --description="ETERNUS DX with ALUA" --claim-option

tpgs_on

•

When connecting to an ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 series

esxcli nmp satp addrule --satp="VMW_SATP_ALUA" --vendor="FUJITSU" --

model="ETERNUS_DX400" --description="ETERNUS DX400 with ALUA" --

claim-option tpgs_on

When connecting to an ETERNUS DX8000/DX8000 S2 series

•

esxcli nmp satp addrule --satp="VMW_SATP_ALUA" --vendor="FUJITSU" --

model="ETERNUS_DX8000" --description="ETERNUS DX8000 with ALUA"

--claim-option tpgs_on

Execute the following command in the terminal:

esxcli corestorage claiming unclaim --type location

Ignore the following error message if it appears when the preceding command is executed:

Errors:

Unable to perform unclaim. Error message was : Unable to

unclaim paths. Busy or in use devices detected. See

VMkernel logs for more information.

ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User's Guide -Server Connection-(iSCSI) for VMware

"6.1.6 Checking the LUNs " (page

27).

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