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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2. To view the NVMe controller status, type the following command:
esxcli nvme controller list
Information similar to the following is displayed:
3. Locate the controller you identified in Step 1. Its status is listed under Is Online.
5.2.2 Verifying that NVMe Target Ports Are Discovered
The following variables are used in this section:
<vmhba> is the HBA number.
To list the NVMe target ports that are discovered by an initiator HBA port, type the following command:
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval --instance <vmhba>/Emulex --get --key node
Name
Con-
troller
Number Adapter
Trans
-port
Type
Is
Online
-------------------------------------------------------- ------ ------ ---- -----
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba64#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
262 vmhba64 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba66#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
264 vmhba66 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba67#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
265 vmhba67 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba65#203c00a0986e4449:203e00a0986e4449
263 vmhba65 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba64#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
392 vmhba64 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba66#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
391 vmhba66 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba65#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
393 vmhba65 FC true
nqn.1992-
08.com.netapp:sn.54a936ec00ac11ea829d00a0986e444a:subsystem.nvmevs_pa
ramesxi7_ss01#vmhba67#203c00a0986e4449:206600a0986e4449
394 vmhba67 FC true