Subsequent Versions - Silicon Graphics InfiniteStorage 4000 Series System Upgrade Manual

Installing ALUA
Support for
VMware
Versions
ESX4.1U3,
ESXi5.0U1, and
Subsequent
Versions
Chapter 8: Upgrade Instructions for Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA) with the VMware OS
7. Use one of the following command sequences to verify that the TPGS/ALUA
enabled devices are claimed by the VMW_SATP_ALUA plug-in.
For ESX4.1, enter the command #esxcli nmp device list on the
—
command line of the host. Check that the output shows VMW_SATP_ALUA
as the value of Storage Array Type for every storage array whose host
software level is 10.83. Storage arrays with lower level host software show
VMW_SATP_LSI as the value of Storage Array Type.
For ESXi5.0, enter the command #esxcli storage nmp device
—
list on the command line of the host. Check that the output shows
VMW_SATP_ALUA as the value of Storage Array Type for every
storage array whose host software level is 10.83. Storage arrays with lower
level host software show VMW_SATP_LSI as the value of Storage
Array Type.
Starting with ESXi5.0 U1 and ESX4.1U3, VMware will automatically have the claim
rules to select the VMW_SATP_ALUA plug-in to manage storage arrays that have
the target port group support (TPGS) bit enabled. All arrays with TPGS bit disabled
are still managed by the VMW_SATP_LSI plug-in.
1. Make sure that the host software on the management station is upgraded to
version 10.83.
2. Upgrade the controllers in the storage array to controller firmware version 7.83
and the corresponding NVSRAM version.
3. From host management client, verify that the host OS type is set to VMWARE.
Starting with storage management software version 10.83, the VMWARE host type
will have the ALUA and TPGS bits enabled by default.
4. Use one of the following command sequences to verify that the TPGS/ALUA
enabled devices are claimed by the VMW_SATP_ALUA plug-in.
For ESX4.1, enter the command #esxcli nmp device list on the
—
command line of the host. Check that the output shows VMW_SATP_ALUA
as the value of Storage Array Type for every storage array whose host
software level is 10.83. Storage arrays with lower level host software show
VMW_SATP_LSI as the value of Storage Array Type.
For ESXi5.0, enter the command #esxcli storage nmp device
—
list on the command line of the host. Check that the output shows
VMW_SATP_ALUA as the value of Storage Array Type for every
storage array whose host software level is 10.83. Storage arrays with lower
level host software show VMW_SATP_LSI as the value of Storage
Array Type.
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