Some time ago differentiation between PDL (Permanent Device Loss) and APD (All Path Down) was introduced to vSphere. In a PDL situation, the hosts does not expect the device to return. PDL happens for example, when an administrator un-presents a LUN from a host. APD on the other hand is completely unplanned. By default the host tries to get the device back. Starting with vSphere […]
Create PSP rule for HPE 3PAR
There are a few best practices when implementing a 3PAR into a vSphere environment. One of these is the creation of a custom PSP-rule. With this set, all 3PAR volumes are automatically configured according to best practices when they get mounted. In this post I will show ways to create this rule. [Update] Because HPE Primera uses same vendor and model description as 3PAR, the […]
VVOLs in SANsymphony-V10 PSP4 [or VVOLs on a notebook]
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With SANsymphony-V10 PSP4 DataCore introduced VMware VVOL support. In this post I write about the installation and administration of this feature. This is also a very nice way to take a running VVOL implementation on a notebook with you.
useful cli for VSAN
get information using esxcli esxcli vsan storage list details on physical devices esxcli vsan policy getdefault details on default policy, most often referred as “none” for cliesx vsan reference click here convince the host that there is a SSD (if there is a really one) search for the SSD using: esxcli storage nmp device list you will get a satp-type and a device-id. The satp-type can be […]
configure Smart Array Controller by use of esxcli
The following commands show how to configure an HP Smart Array Controller by use of command line utility esxcli. Some time ago, ACU is replaced by Smart Storage Administrator (SSA). So if the command hpacucli doesn´t work for you any more, replace it by hpssacli. To be able to do this, HP offline bundle must be installed on the host.
setting up snmp for esx hosts using esxcli
This post shows the commands need for configuring snmp for esxi hosts
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