HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide

To show that the plug-in is active in the claimrule which runs for each of the devices
discovered:
• To show that the VAAI is enabled for the HP 3PAR data device:
# esxcfg-scsidevs -l
naa.50002ac0002200d7
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 51200 MB
Display Name: 3PARdata Fibre Channel Disk (naa.50002ac0002200d7)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.50002ac0002200d7
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.50002ac0002200d7
Vendor: 3PARdata Model: VV Revis: 0000
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: true Is Removable: false
Is Local: false Is SSD: false
Other Names:
vml.020022000050002ac0002200d7565620202020
VAAI Status: supported
• On ESX 4.1, you can verify that the VAAI Plug-in is installed and enabled on devices using
the following commands:
• To show the version of the installed VAAI plug-in:
# esxupdate --vib-view query | grep 3par
cross_3par-vaaip-inserv_410.1.1-230815 installed
• To show that the claim rule is in effect for the HP 3PAR devices discovered:
• To show that the VAAI is supported on the device:
# esxcfg-scsidevs -l
naa.50002ac003da00eb
Device Type: Direct-Access
Size: 512000 MB
Display Name: 3PARdata iSCSI Disk (naa.50002ac003da00eb)
Multipath Plugin: NMP
Console Device: /dev/sdx
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.50002ac003da00eb
Vendor: 3PARdata Model: VV Revis: 3110
SCSI Level: 5 Is Pseudo: false Status: on
Is RDM Capable: true Is Removable: false
Is Local: false
Other Names:
vml.020001000050002ac003da00eb565620202020
VAAI Status: supported
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