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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Key ‘node’:
lpfc Node page:
5.2.3 Listing NVMe Adapters on an ESXi Host
To list the NVMe adapters on an ESXi host, type the following command:
esxcli nvme adapter list
Information similar to the following is displayed:
5.2.4 Discovering NVMe Controllers Connected to Target Ports
The following variables are used in this section:
<vmhba> is the ESXi Host HBA number.
<wwpn> is the WWPN of the target HBA.
<wwnn> is the WWNN of the target HBA.
To list the NVMe controllers that are connected to target ports, type the following command:
esxcli nvme fabrics discover -a <vmhba> -w <wwpn> -W <wwnn> -c
Information similar to the following is displayed:
WWNN WWPN SCSI ID DID Type Status
10:00:00:05:33:7f:2f:56 20:0e:00:05:33:7f:2f:56 xfffffe Fabric Node ok
10:00:00:05:33:7f:2f:56 21:fc:00:05:33:7f:2f:56 xfffffc Fabric Node ok
20:3c:00:a0:98:6e:44:49 20:3e:00:a0:98:6e:44:49 xcf1503 Target Node ok
Adapter Adapter Qualified Name Transport
Type
Driver Associated
Devices
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vmhba33 aqn:brcmnvmefc:100000109b8f2beb FC brcmnvmefc
vmhba34 aqn:brcmnvmefc:10000090fa9488c9 FC brcmnvmefc
vmhba35 aqn:brcmnvmefc:10000090fa9488ca FC brcmnvmefc
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Type
Address
Family
Sub-
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Type
Controller
ID
Admin
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Max
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Transport Address Trans-
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Service
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Subsystem NQN Con-
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Fibre
Channel
Fibre
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