Chapter 12. Attaching To An Intel Host Running Vmware Esx Server; Supported Adapter Cards For An Intel Host Running Vmware Esx Server; Attaching With Fibre-Channel Adapters; Attachment Requirements For An Intel Host Running Vmware Esx Server - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Attachment Manual

Chapter 12. Attaching to an Intel host running VMware ESX
server
This chapter provides instructions, requirements, and considerations for attaching
an Intel host system running VMware ESX server to a storage unit.

Supported adapter cards for an Intel host running VMware ESX Server

This section provides a list of the supported adapter cards for an Intel host running
VMware ESX Server.
This section describes how to attach an Intel server running VMware to a storage
unit with the following fibre-channel adapters:
v QLogic QLA2310FL adapter card
v QLogic QLA2340FL adapter card
v QLogic QLA2342FL adapter card
v Emulex LP9402DC adapter card
v Emulex LP9802 adapter card
For up-to-date information about the servers, operating systems, distribution levels,
host adapters, and fabric connections that IBM supports, see the Interoperability
Matrix at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html.
Note: The steps to install and configure adapter cards are examples. Your

Attaching with fibre-channel adapters

This section describes how to attach an Intel server that is running a VMware ESX
2.5.1 server or a later server to an IBM storage unit.
For information about the most current version of the switches that are supported,
see the Interoperability Matrix at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html.

Attachment requirements for an Intel host running VMware ESX server

This section provides attachment requirements for an Intel host running VMware
ESX Server.
v Check the LUN limitations according to the following information.
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configuration might be different.
Number of paths (either more HBAs on the
host or more ports on storage)
1
2
4
8
16
32
Note: The limitation calculated is a combination of the VMware limitations:
Maximum number of LUNs configured
on storage / HBA
64
64
64
64
64
31
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