Release Notes

Release Notes 11
Removal of USB
storage device
creates dead
entries in Service
Console (COS).
Removing a USB
storage device creates a
dead entry in the COS
SCSI subsystem. The
esxcfg-mpath -l
command displays the
dead entries
information in ESX.
This is a known issue. To
remove the dead entries
from the COS, run the
command
esxcfg-
rescan -d <vmhba>
where vmhba is the adapter
name of the dead entry.
esxcfg-mpath -l
lists all the devices present
in the system and the state
of each device.
ESX 4.0.x
The Dell
PowerVault
MD36xxi storage
array configured
with VMware
ESX fails.
PowerVault MD36xxi
storage array is not
detected or does not
function properly with
ESX.
Use one of the following
options to resolve the issue:
• Use the latest
Dell-customized ESXi
4.1 Update 1 image with
inbuilt support for this
array available on
support.dell.com.
• When using ESX
images, run the following
command from vSphere
command line interface
(vCLI) to add the claim
rule:
ESX/ESXi
4.1
Update 1
Issue Description Resolution Applies to