Configuring Vmware Esx Server; Connecting The Disk Array - HP StorageWorks XP24000 Configuration Manual

Configuring VMware ESX Server

VMware ESX Server 2.5x
1. Open the management interface, select the Options tab, and then click Advanced Settings....
2. In the "Advanced Settings" window, scroll down to Disk.MaskLUN.
3. Verify that the value is large enough to support your configuration (default=8). If the value is less
than the number of LUNs you have presented then you will not see all of your LUNs. The maximum
value is 256.
VMware ESX Server 3.0x
1. Open Virtual Infrastructure client and select the configuration tab, then select Advanced Settings.
2. In the left pane of the "Advanced Settings" window, select Disk, then scroll down to
"Disk.MaxLUN".
3. Verify that the value is large enough to support your configuration (default=8). If the value is less
than the number of LUNs you have presented then you will not see all of your LUNs. The maximum
value is 256.

Connecting the disk array

The HP service representative connects the disk array to the host by:
18 Installing and configuring VMware for the XP disk array