Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Configuration
- 3.1 ESXi Command Line Tool Transition
- 3.2 FC Driver Configuration
- 3.2.1 Configuration Methods for FC Driver Parameters
- 3.2.2 Emulex ExpressLane Support
- 3.2.3 FC-SP-2 Authentication (DH-CHAP) Support
- 3.2.4 Trunking Support
- 3.2.5 Dynamically Adding LUNs
- 3.2.6 Dynamically Adding Targets
- 3.2.7 FC Driver Module Parameters
- 3.2.8 Creating an FC Remote Boot Disk
- 3.2.9 Managing Devices through the CIM Interface
- 3.2.10 Installing the Emulex CIM Provider
- 3.2.11 Creating, Deleting, and Displaying vPorts
- 3.2.12 Configuring VVols
- 3.2.13 Adjusting the LUN Queue Depth
- 3.3 Configuring NVMe over FC on a NetApp Target
- 3.4 Configuring NVMe over FC on an Initiator System
- Chapter 4: Troubleshooting the FC Driver
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting the NVMe Driver
- Appendix A: esxcli Management Tool
- Appendix B: lpfc Driver BlockGuard Functionality
- Appendix C: Using the VMID Feature on a Brocade Switch
- Appendix D: Using the VMID Feature on a Cisco Switch
- Appendix E: NPIV Configuration
- Appendix F: License Notices
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Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi User Guide
To configure NVMe over FC on a NetApp target, perform the following steps:
1. Create a virtual server by typing the following command:
vserver create -vserver <vserver_name>
2. Display the available protocols by typing the following command:
vserver show-protocols -vserver <vserver_name>
Information similar to the following is displayed:
Vserver: <vserver_name>
Protocols: nfs, cifs, fcp, iscsi, ndmp, nvme
3. Remove all protocols except FCP and NVMe by typing the following command:
vserver remove protocols -vserver <vserver_name> protocols nfs, cifs, iscsi, ndmp
4. Create the NVMe service for the virtual server by typing the following command:
vserver nvme create -vserver <vserver_name>
5. Create an LIF on the virtual server by typing the following command:
network interface create -vserver <vserver_name> -lif <lif1_name> -data-protocol fc-nvme
-role data -home-node <node_name> -home-port <home_port> -status-admin up
Repeat this command for each LIF you want to create.
6. After all desired LIFs are created, you can verify the LIFs by typing the following command:
network interface show -vserver <vserver_name>
Information similar to the following is displayed.
7. Display aggregate information by typing the following command:
aggr show
Information similar to the following is displayed.
8. Using the information displayed by the aggr show command in Step 7, create volumes on the nodes by typing the
following command:
volume create -vserver <vserver_name> -volume <volume_name> -aggregate <aggregate_name> -size
<aggregate_size> -state online
Vserver
Logical
Interface
Status
Admin/Oper
Network
Address/Mask
Current
Node
Current
Port
Is
Home
------------- ----------- ----------- ------------------------ ---------- ----------- -----
vserver_name lif1_name up/up 20:9e:00:a0:98:5e:3c:86 node1_name home_port1 true
lif2_name up/up 20:43:00:a0:98:5e:3c:86 node2_name home_port1 true
lif3_name up/up 22:e3:00:a0:98:5e:3c:86 node1_name home_port2 true
lif4_name up/up 22:e4:00:a0:98:5e:3c:86 node2_name home_port2 true
Aggregate Size Available Used% State #Vols Nodes RAID Status
---------- -------- ----------- ------- --------- ------- ----------- -----------
aggr1 349.0GB 16.03GB 95% online 1 node_name1 normal
aggr2 349.0GB 16.43GB 95% online 1 node_name2 normal
aggr3 4.66TB 1.64TB 65% online 131 node_name1 normal
aggr4 1.43TB 345.7GB 76% online 67 node_name1 normal
aggr5 2.15TB 294.6GB 87% online 136 node_name2 normal
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