Configuring Multipath With The Solaris 10 Iscsi Initiator; Mpxio Overview - HP MPX200 User Manual

6. To verify that the LUNs are presented to the VMware host, rescan for new iSCSI LUNs:
a. In VMware's VI client, select a server and click the Configuration tab.
b. Choose Storage Adapters in the hardware panel and click Rescan above the Storage
Adapters panel.
The Rescan dialog box is displayed. See
c. Select the Scan for New Storage Devices and the Scan for New VMFS Volumes check
boxes.
d. Click OK.
The LUNs are now available for ESX server.
Figure 79 Rescan dialog box
NOTE: When presenting iSCSI storage to Virtual Machines you must do the following:
Create Virtual Machines using LSI Logic emulation.
Present iSCSI storage to a Virtual Machine either as a data store created on an iSCSI device,
or raw device mapping.

Configuring multipath with the Solaris 10 iSCSI initiator

This section explains how to configure multipath with the Solaris 10 iSCSI initiator to the MPX200.
For details on managing and troubleshooting Solaris iSCSI multipath devices, see the Solaris System
Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems, available at
817-5093.pdf.

MPxIO overview

The Sun multipathing software (MPxIO) provides basic failover and load-balancing capability to
HP EVA4000/6000/8000 and EVA4100/6100/8100 storage arrays. MPxIO allows the merging
of multiple SCSI layer paths, such as an iSCSI device exposing the same LUN through several
different iSCSI target names. Because MPxIO is independent of transport, it can multipath a target
"Rescan dialog box" (page
http://dlc.sun.com/pdf/817-5093/
Setting up the iSCSI initiator
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