Software Suite for VMware User Manual

6 Working with Host Explorer
The Host Explorer collects the following information and sends it to the Storage System:
• ESX/ESX(i) host operating system and version.
• Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBA details.
• Multi-path driver and current multi-path configuration.
• Device and path Information.
Use showhost –agent , showhost –agent -d and showhost –pathsum on the HP 3PAR
Storage System to get information sent by Host Explorer.
root@enodec1ce:S159# showhost -agent
Id Name ReportedName OS Arch OS_Ver OS_Patch
IP Multipath MPVer ClusterSW ClusterVer ClusterID ClusterName
2 per805-02 per805-02.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server5.0 vmnix-x86 5.0.0 419341
10.112.0.104 -- -- -- 5.0.0 -- PER-cluster
3 pe2950-10 pe2950-10.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server4.0 vmnix-x86 4.0.0 208167
10.112.1.76 -- -- -- -- -- --
5 per805-05 per805-05.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server5.0 vmnix-x86 5.0.0 419341
10.112.1.144 -- -- -- -- -- --
10 per805-01 per805-01.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server5.0 vmnix-x86 5.0.0 419341
10.112.0.103 -- -- -- 5.0.0 -- PER-cluster
16 pe2950-10-iscsi pe2950-10.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server4.0 vmnix-x86 4.0.0 208167
10.112.1.76 -- -- -- -- -- --
18 pe2970-23-iscsi pe2970-23.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server4.0 vmnix-x86 4.1.0 260247
10.112.4.213 -- -- -- -- -- --
21 pe2970-22 pe2970-22.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server4.0 vmnix-x86 4.1.0 260247
10.112.4.211 -- -- -- 4.1.0 -- ESX4-cluster
23 pe2970-24 pe2970-24.3pardata.com VMware ESX Server4.0 vmnix-x86 4.1.0 260247
10.112.4.215 -- -- -- 4.1.0 -- ESX4-cluster
74 Working with Host Explorer