Dell EMC Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi Server

1 Dell EMC Host Connectivity Guide forVMware ESXi ServerP/N 300-002-304 REV 52 May 2020 Copyright 2016-2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS. DELL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KINDWITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OFMERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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3 ESXi storage architecture and multipathing 22 Native multipathing in VMware ESXi 24 Major 24 Claim 24 Path 25 Supported storage multipathing in VMware ESXi 25 Major 25 Path 26 PowerPath 27 Supported storage 27 Host Connectivity with Dell EMC Products29 PowerMax/VMAX All EMC 30 Dell EMC VMAX All 30 PowerMax/VMAX All Flash/VMAX3 - Device types .. 31 Local replication services .. 31 Remote Replication Services ..32 Non-Disruptive Migration services .. 32 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 CONTENTSDell EMC Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi Server3 PowerMax/VMAX All Flash-Storage provisioning.

4 33 Dell EMC PowerMax/VMAX All Flash/VMAX3 - Director bit settings ..33 Midrange 34 ESXi host in the Unity and VNX series environment .. 34 Storage 43 Application 46 PowerStore ..52 Fibre Channel HBA 52iSCSI 54vStorage API for Array Integration 59 Multipathing software 59 Post configuration 61 PowerStore virtualization .. 66 Provisioning and exporting 66 Storage 68 System 69 Required storage system 70 Required VMAX series FA bit 70 Initiator settings on back-end virtual volumes to 71 Front-end 73 Configuring VMware ESXi hosts to recognize VPLEX 74 Configuring VMware vSphere cluster to work with VPLEX 74 Configuring VMware vSphere cluster parameters in non-uniform hostaccess 78 Best practices for zoning and 78 Recommended configuration values 85iSCSI Channel HBA 89 Host parameters 93vCenter

5 Server parameter 96vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) 97 Configuring VMware vSphere with XtremIO Storage in a MultipleStorage Array 99 Multipathing Software 100 Post configuration steps - Using the XtremIO 104 Creating Copies of VMFS Datastores Using XtremIO 112 Out of Space VM Suspend and Notification with Thin Provisioning(TPSTUN).. 113 Configuring boot from SAN with 114 Executing the ESXi Host Validation Script on ESXi System-Specific Features125 Virtual 127 Fault tolerance support for 4 128 Chapter 5 Contents4 Dell EMC Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi ServerLong-distance 131 Platform Service 132vCenter Server 133vSphere Web 133 ContentsDell EMC Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi Server5 Contents6 Dell EMC Host Connectivity Guide for VMware ESXi ServerPREFACEAs part of an effort to improve its product lines.

6 Dell EMC periodically releases revisions of itssoftware and hardware. Therefore, some functions described in this document might not besupported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product release notesprovide the most up-to-date information on product your Dell EMC technical support professional if a product does not function properly ordoes not function as described in this : This document was accurate at publication time. Go to Dell EMC Online Support( ) to ensure that you are using the latest version of Guide describes the features and setup procedures for VMware ESXi Server host interfaces toDell EMC PowerMax, VMAX All Flash, VPLEX, XtremIO, VNX, and CLARiiON storage document is meant to assist in the installation and configuration of VMware ESXi Serverattached to Dell EMC PowerMax, VMAX, VPLEX, XtremIO, VNX, and CLARiiON Guide is intended for use by storage administrators, system programmers, or operators whoare involved in acquiring, managing.

7 Or operating PowerMax, VMAX series, VPLEX, XtremIO, VNX,and CLARiiON, and host of this Guide are expected to be familiar with the following topics:lDell EMC PowerMAx, VMAX series, VPLEX, XtremIO, VNX, and CLARiiON system operationlVMware ESXi Server operating environmentRelated documentationThe following Dell EMC publications provide additional information:lFor the most up-to-date information for supported Server and HBA combinations, always seethe Dell EMC Simple Support Matrix available on Dell EMC E-Lab VMware -specific documentation, such as the VMware ESXi Server Release Notes, ESXiServer Administration Guide , and the ESXi Server Installation Guide , go to a list of supported guest operating systems, see the VMware Guest Operating SystemInstallation Guide .

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