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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6. Verify the connected controller list by typing the following command:
esxcli nvme controller list
Information similar to the following is displayed:
7. You can see the connected namespaces by typing the following command:
esxcli nvme namespace list
Information similar to the following is displayed:
NOTE: RDM mapping is not supported by NVMe over FC on ESXi 7.0.
Name
Con-tro
ller
Number Adapter
Trans
-port
Type
Is
Online
-------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ---- -----
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba64#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
262 vmhba64 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba66#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
264 vmhba66 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba67#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
265 vmhba67 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba65#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
263 vmhba65 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba64#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
392 vmhba64 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba66#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
391 vmhba66 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba65#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
393 vmhba65 FC true
nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.
nvmevs_paramesxi7_ss01#vmhba67#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
394 vmhba67 FC true
Name Controller Number Namespace ID Block Size Capacity in MB
--------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------- ---------- -------------
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb0 259 1 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb1 259 2 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb2 259 3 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb3 259 4 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb4 259 5 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb5 259 6 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb6 259 7 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb7 261 1 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb8 259 8 512 102400
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fb9 261 2 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fba 261 3 512 5120
uuid.cfb11df2e43a49779293f41319de4fdb 259 9 512 5120