DeWALT MD3220I User Manual
Dell PowerVault MD32xxi Configuration Guide for VMware ESX4.1 Server Software
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The first thing to do is to note the vmhba# of the iSCSI Software Initiator. This can be seen in the vCenter
GUI under Configuration -> Storage Adapters.
This can also be found by running the following CLI command to discover all SCSI devices including the
iSCSI software adapter:
esxcfg-scsidevs –a
The output will look something like the following:
vmhba33 iscsi_vmk link-n/a iscsi.vmhba33
() Software iSCSI
In this example from both the GUI and CLI we can determine that the vmhba# for the iSCSI Software
Initiator is vmhba33. This will be used in the next part. This will differ on various systems based on the
devices installed.
The next piece of information to gather is the vmk# of each of the VMkernel ports. This can be done via
the GUI or CLI.
To determine the vmk# of each VMkernel port from the GUI navigate to Configuration -> Networking.
From the vSwitch that was created earlier under each VMkernel port, the vmk# will be listed.
NOTE: It is important to recognize that they may not start with vmk0, VMotion ports and other VMkernels
will utilize the same numbers based on the order they are created.
iSCSI software adapter:
esxcfg-scsidevs –a
The output will look something like the following:
vmhba33 iscsi_vmk link-n/a iscsi.vmhba33
() Software iSCSI
In this example from both the GUI and CLI we can determine that the vmhba# for the iSCSI Software
Initiator is vmhba33. This will be used in the next part. This will differ on various systems based on the
devices installed.
The next piece of information to gather is the vmk# of each of the VMkernel ports. This can be done via
the GUI or CLI.
To determine the vmk# of each VMkernel port from the GUI navigate to Configuration -> Networking.
From the vSwitch that was created earlier under each VMkernel port, the vmk# will be listed.
NOTE: It is important to recognize that they may not start with vmk0, VMotion ports and other VMkernels
will utilize the same numbers based on the order they are created.