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Configuring Hosts to Access VMware

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CONTENTS

Preface 5

Chapter 1 Introduction 7
System requirements...................................................................................... 8
Managed and generic host objects.................................................................. 8
VMware vSphere versions............................................................................... 9

Chapter 2 Setting up a host to use Unity VMware NFS datastores 11

Requirements for setting up a host................................................................ 12
Network requirements......................................................................12
Using network high availability......................................................................12
Link aggregations.............................................................................12
Configuring a link aggregation..........................................................13
Configuring Unity NFS datastores for the host................................................14
Manually setting up the connection to a Unity NFS datastore.........................14

Chapter 3 Setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS iSCSI datastores 17

Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores.....18
iSCSI network requirements for host connection to VMFS datastores
........................................................................................................ 18
Path management network requirements for VMFS datastores......... 18
Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts................................19
Setting up your system for multi-path management software........... 19
Installing PowerPath........................................................................ 20
Configuring the ESXi iSCSI adapters.............................................................. 20
Creating a VMkernel port for the software iSCSI adapter................................ 20
Setting up multipathing for iSCSI...................................................................21
Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host.......................... 23
Configuring ESXi host native failover............................................................. 24
Configuring the native failover policy for iSCSI connections..............24
Manually setting up the iSCSI connection for a Unity VMFS datastore............ 24
Manually setting up the connection to a Unity iSCSI VMFS datastore............. 25
iSCSI session troubleshooting for ESXi hosts.................................................26

Chapter 4 Setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS FC datastores 27

Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores with
FC..................................................................................................................28
SAN requirements............................................................................ 28
Path management SAN requirements............................................... 28
Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts................................28
Setting up a Unity system for multi-path management software .......28
Installing PowerPath........................................................................ 29
Configuring ESXi host native failover............................................................. 29
Configuring the native failover policy for FC connections.................. 29
Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host.......................... 30
Manually setting up the host connection to a Unity FC VMFS datastore.......... 31

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Chapter 5 Setting up a host to use Unity VVol datastores 33

Add the storage system as a VASA provider...................................................34
Configuring Unity File VVol datastores for the host.........................................34
Setting up the connection to a File VVol datastore......................................... 34
Add an iSCSI target for Block VVol datastores................................................35
Configuring the Unity Block VVol datastores for the host............................... 35

Chapter 6 Migrating VMware Virtual Machines to the Unity system 37

VMware virtual machine migration environment and limitations....................38
Migrating a virtual machine to a Unity datastore............................................38
Migrating a virtual machine with suspended migration.....................39
Migrating a virtual machine with vMotion......................................... 39

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction

This chapter describes high-level host requirements and contains the following topics:

l System requirements.............................................................................................. 8
l Managed and generic host objects.......................................................................... 8
l VMware vSphere versions....................................................................................... 9

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Introduction

System requirements
Before configuring hosts to access the storage system, ensure that these requirements
are met.
Complete the following tasks before connecting hosts to the storage system:
l Install and configure the system using the Initial Configuration wizard.
l Use Unisphere or the CLI to configure NAS servers or interfaces, or iSCSI or Fibre
Channel (FC) LUNs, on the storage system.

Managed and generic host objects

There are two ways of deploying traditional Unity VMFS and NFS datastores to vSphere:
l Automatically using managed host objects
l Manually using generic host objects
Managed host objects
Managed host objects use a set of APIs on the array to prepare vSphere for Unity VMFS or
NFS datastores and mounts them automatically.
For example, when deploying an iSCSI VMFS datastore:
1. The user completes the following actions on the storage system:
a. Creates the iSCSI interface.
b. Creates the VMFS datastore.
c. Grants host access to the datastore.
2. The following processes then occur automatically:
a. The storage system sends a request to the associated hosts to add the iSCSI
interface for the VMFS datastore to the iSCSI table in vSphere.
b. vSphere confirms to the storage system that the LUN device (for the VMFS
datastore) has been added to the target table in vSphere.
c. The storage system sends a request to vSphere to format that LUN device as a
VMFS datastore.
Generic host objects
Unity File VVol and Block VVol datastores use generic host objects by default. Refer to
Setting up a host to use Unity VVol datastores on page 33 for more information.
You may also want to use generic host objects in the following cases:
l You want to boot the host from the storage system
l You are using non-ESXi hosts for backup purposes
l You are deploying an NFS datastore on a NAS server using NFSv4.0 or later (managed
host objects deploy NFS datastores as the default NFSv3.0).
To use generic host objects, manually set up the connection to the datastores as
described in Manually setting up the iSCSI connection for a Unity VMFS datastore on page
24 or Manually setting up the connection to a Unity NFS datastore on page 14

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VMware vSphere versions

The VMware vSphere instructions in this guide may not be consistent with your version of
vSphere. Always use the VMware documentation for your vSphere version for the most
up-to-date detailed instructions.

Note

All VVols-related vSphere instructions in this guide are based on the vSphere 6.x web
client as the VVols feature is not available in previous VMware releases of vSphere.

VMware vSphere versions 9

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CHAPTER 2
Setting up a host to use Unity VMware NFS
datastores

This chapter describes how to set up a VMware ESXi host or virtual machine to use Unity
VMware NFS datastores and contains the following topics:

l Requirements for setting up a host........................................................................ 12

l Using network high availability..............................................................................12
l Configuring Unity NFS datastores for the host........................................................14
l Manually setting up the connection to a Unity NFS datastore.................................14

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Requirements for setting up a host

These system and network requirements must be met befor setting up a host to use Unity
storage.
Before you can set up a host to use Unity storage, the following storage system and
network requirements must be met.

Network requirements
This topic lists the network requirements for a host attaching to a Unity system.
Ensure that you meet these network requirements:
l The host (client) is in the same LAN environment as the Unity NAS server.
l If the NAS server is enabled for multiprotocol (CIFS and NFS), you have connected it to
an NIS server or an LDAP server. The Unisphere online help describes how to
configure Unix Directory Service (either NIS or LDAP) on the system.

Note

Users can store files on a Unity NAS server in a Network Information Service (NIS)
environment, but you cannot configure a Unity NAS server as an NIS client.

Using network high availability

This topic describes how to use link aggregation for high availability configurations.
The Unity system supports link aggregations that allow up to four Ethernet ports
connected to the same physical or logical switch to be combined into a single logical link.
To configure link aggregation on the system, each storage processor (SP) must have the
same type and number of Ethernet ports as link aggregation actually creates two link
aggregations one on each SP. This provides high availability. If one of the ports in the
link aggregation fails, the system directs the network traffic to one of the other ports in
the aggregation. If you add an Ethernet I/O module to each SP in the system, you can
create one additional link aggregation group (LAG) on the set of ports in the I/O module.

Link aggregations
This topic describes the advantages and function of link aggregations.
Link aggregations use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) IEEE 802.3ad
standard.

Note

Link Aggregation does not apply to iSCSI interfaces.

A link aggregation appears as a single Ethernet link with these advantages:

l High availability of network paths to and from the Unity system If one physical port
in a link aggregation fails, the system does not lose connectivity.
l Possible increased overall throughput Because multiple physical ports are bonded
into one logical port with network traffic distributed between the multiple physical
ports.
Although link aggregations can provide more overall bandwidth than a single port, the
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the ports bandwidth. If the connection to one port fails, the switch automatically
switches traffic to the remaining ports in the group. When the connection is restored, the
switch automatically resumes using the port as part of the group.
On the Unity system, you can configure up to four ports in a link aggregation. When you
configure a link aggregation, you are configuring two link aggregations one on each SP.
If one of the ports in an aggregation fails, the system directs network traffic to one of the
other ports in the group.

Switch requirements
This topic describes switch requirements when using link aggregation.
If the Unity ports are connected to different network switches, you should configure all
switch ports connected to these ports to immediately switch from blocking mode to
forwarding mode and not pass through spanning tree states of listening and learning
when an interface comes up. On Cisco switches, this means that you must enable the
portfast capability for each switch port connected to a Unity port to guarantee that the
switch forwards the Ethernet frame that the storage system generates when a physical
link is enabled. You enable the portfast capability on a port-to-port basis. When enabled,
the portfast variable causes the port to immediately switch from blocking to forwarding
mode. Do not use portfast on switch-to-switch connections.
For link aggregation, network switches must have IEEE 802.3ad protocol support and
guarantee that packets from a single TCP connection always go through the same link in a
single direction.

Configuring a link aggregation

This topic describes link aggregation configuration and lists the required configuration
tasks.

Note

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003 do not provide link aggregation (NIC teaming)
support. Some NIC vendors provide drivers that support NIC teaming. For more
information, contact your NIC vendor. Windows Server 2008 does support NIC teaming.

For link aggregation, you have at least one 802.3ad-compliant switch, each with an
available port for each switch port you want to connect to a Unity port in the aggregation.
The term NIC teaming refers to all NIC redundancy schemes, including link aggregation
with 802.3ad.
For link aggregation, you need to perform two sets of configuration tasks:
l Configure a link aggregation from the switch to the Unity system
l Configure a link aggregation from the host to the switch

Configuring link aggregation from the switch to the Unity system

Learn how to configure the switch ports and join them into a link aggregation.
Procedure
1. Configure the switch ports, which are connected to the Unity system, for LACP in active
mode. Refer to the documentation provided with your switch for details.
2. Join the ports into a link aggregation using Unisphere. To do this:
a. Select the Settings icon, then select Access > Ethernet.
b. Select an Ethernet port, then select Link Aggregation > Create Link Aggregation.

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c. Select the ports for the link aggregation, then select Create.
Results
Two link aggregations are created with the same ports one aggregation on each SP.

Configuring link aggregation from the ESXi host to the switch

Procedure
1. Configure the switch ports for link aggregation.

Note

Depending on the type of NIC teaming used, you may not need to configure these
switch ports for link aggregation. For more information, refer to your VMware
documentation.

2. On an ESXi host, you create a NIC team by creating a virtual switch with two or more
physical NICs. For information on creating a virtual switch, refer to the VMware
documentation for the version of ESXi running on the host.

Configuring Unity NFS datastores for the host

Use the Unisphere UI or CLI to:
Procedure
1. Discover VMware ESXi hosts.
2. Create NFS datastores.
When you create NFS datastores for discovered VMware ESXi hosts, the Unity system
automatically configures the hosts to use the datastores. If you select multiple hosts
to have access to the NFS datastore, all the selected hosts are configured
automatically.

Note

The Unity system automatically mounts NFS datastores as NFSv3.0. NAS servers using
Kerberos security use NFSv4.1. In order to use NAS servers enabled for Kerberos or
NFSv4 for Unity NFS datastores, you must manually mount the datastores. Refer to
Configuring Unity NFS datastores for the host on page 14

After you finish

For more information on performing these tasks, refer to the Unisphere online help or
Unisphere CLI User Guide.

Manually setting up the connection to a Unity NFS datastore

Before you begin
Manually set up the connection to an NFS datastore if you are using generic host objects,
or if you want to mount NFS datastores as NFSv4 and later.
Procedure
1. In Unisphere, find the IP address of the NAS server for the NFS datastore.
a. Under Storage, select VMware > Datastores.

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b. Select the NFS datastore and click the Edit icon to view its properties. On the
General tab, note the Export Paths.
For example, for Export Path 10.0.0.1/nfsdatastore123, 10.0.0.1 is the IP address
of the NAS server for NFS datastore nfsdatastore123.
2. Log into vSphere as an administrator.
3. For each NFS datastore:
a. On the Inventory panel, select the host and click the Configuration tab.
b. On the Hardware panel, click Storage, then Add Storage.
c. Select Network File System as the file storage type.
d. Enter the following information:
l For server, enter the IP address of the Unity NAS server.
l For folder, enter the path to the Unity share.
l For name, enter the name of the new VMware datastore.

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Setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS
iSCSI datastores

This chapter describes the requirements for setting up an ESXi host to use EMC Unity
VMFS datastores, how to set up the ESXi host for path management software, and how to
troubleshoot the connection between the ESXi host and a Unity VMFS datastore.
This chapter contains the following topics:

l Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores.............18

l Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts........................................19
l Configuring the ESXi iSCSI adapters...................................................................... 20
l Creating a VMkernel port for the software iSCSI adapter........................................ 20
l Setting up multipathing for iSCSI...........................................................................21
l Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host.................................. 23
l Configuring ESXi host native failover..................................................................... 24
l Manually setting up the iSCSI connection for a Unity VMFS datastore.................... 24
l Manually setting up the connection to a Unity iSCSI VMFS datastore..................... 25
l iSCSI session troubleshooting for ESXi hosts.........................................................26

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Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS

datastores
Before you set up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores, these storage system and
host and network requirements must be met.

iSCSI network requirements for host connection to VMFS datastores

For a host to connect to VMware VMFS datastores on a Unity iSCSI interface, the host
must be in a network environment as the iSCSI interface. To achieve best performance,
the host should be on a local subnet with each Unity iSCSI interface that provides
storage. For a Windows multi-pathing environment, each Unity iSCSI interface providing
iSCSI LUNs for the host must have two IP addresses associated with it. These two
addresses should be on different subnets to ensure high availability. If possible, you
should segment network traffic from the Unity system through a private LAN using either
a virtual LAN or a dedicated network switch.
To achieve maximum throughput, connect the Unity iSCSI interface and the hosts for
which it provides storage to their own dedicated private network. Consider network
performance when choosing the network.

Path management network requirements for VMFS datastores

When implementing a highly-available network between a host and the Unity system,
keep in mind that:
l You can configure up to 32 IPs/VLANs per physical interface. You can create up to 64
iSCSI IPs per system.
l Network switches may be on separate subnets.

Note

Directly attaching an ESX host to a Unity system is supported.

The following figure shows a highly-available iSCSI network configuration for hosts
accessing a Unity storage resource (VMware VMFS datastore). Switch A and Switch B are
on separate subnets. Host A and Host B can each access the storage resource through
separate NICs. If the storage resource is owned by SP A, the hosts can access the storage
resource through the paths to the eth2 interface on SP A. Should SP A fail, the Unity
system transfers ownership of the resource to SP B and the hosts can access the storage
resource through the paths to the eth2 interface on SP B.

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Figure 1 Highly-available iSCSI network example

Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts

Multi-path management software manages the connections (paths) between the host and
the Unity system to provide access to the Unity storage should one of the paths fail. The
following types of multi-path management software are available for an ESXi host
connected to a Unity system:
l ESXi native failover on any ESXi host
l EMC PowerPath/VE software on an ESXi 5.x or later host
For the supported versions of the PowerPath/VE software, refer to the Unity Support Matrix
on the support website.

Setting up your system for multi-path management software

For your system to operate with hosts running multi-path management software, two
iSCSI IPs are required. These IPs should be on separate physical interfaces on separate
SPs.
Verify the configuration in Unisphere. For details on how to configure iSCSI interfaces,
refer to topics about iSCSI interfaces in the Unisphere online help.

Note

For highest availability, use two network interfaces on the iSCSI interface. The network
interfaces should be on separate subnets. You can view the network interfaces for an
iSCSI interface within Unisphere.

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Installing PowerPath
Procedure
1. On the host or virtual machine, download the latest PowerPath version from the
PowerPath software downloads section on the EMC Online Support website.
2. Install PowerPath as described in the appropriate PowerPath installation and
administration guide for the hosts or virtual machines operating system.
This guide is available on EMC Online Support. If the host or virtual machine is
running the most recent version and a patch exists for this version, install it, as
described in the readme file that accompanies the patch.

3. When the installation is complete, reboot the host or virtual machine.

4. When the host or virtual machine is back up, verify that the PowerPath service has
started.

Configuring the ESXi iSCSI adapters

Follow these steps to configure software iSCSI adapters. If CHAP authentication is
required, follow VMware vSphere documentation to configure CHAP parameters for iSCSI
adapters.
Procedure
1. Log into VMware vSphere Client as administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the server with the initiator that you want to
configure.
3. Click the Configuration tab, and click Storage Adapters.
4. Click Add in the Add Storage Adapter dialog box, and then select Add Software iSCSI
Adapter.
5. Select the iSCSI initiator that you want to configure, and click Properties.
6. In the iSCSI Initiator Properties page, click the General tab and then click Configure.
7. Select Enabled.
8. Under iSCSI Properties, enter a user-friendly iSCSI name and an iSCSI alias for the
software iSCSI initiator, and then click OK.
9. [Generic host objects only] Add target addresses for the software iSCSI initiator:
a. Click the Static Discovery tab and click Add.
b. Add the targets information and click OK.
c. Rescan the adapter.
10. If you want to configure CHAP credentials for the target, access the iSCSI Initiator
Properties page, click the Static Discovery tab, and click Settings > CHAP. Then rescan
the adapter.

Creating a VMkernel port for the software iSCSI adapter

Connect the VMkernel, which runs services for iSCSI storage, to the physical network
adapter.

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Procedure
1. Log in to the vSphere Client as an administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the host.
3. Click the Configuration tab, and click Networking.
4. In the Virtual Switch view, click Add Networking.
5. Select VMkernel and click Next.
6. Select Create a virtual switch to create a new vSwitch.
7. Select an adapter that you want to use for iSCSI traffic and click Next.

Note

Do not use iSCSI on 100 Mbps or slower adapters.

If no adapters appear under Create a virtual switch, the existing vSwitches are using
all the network adapter in the host. In this situation, you can use an existing vSwitch
for iSCSI traffic.
8. Under Port Group Properties, enter the network label, and click Next.
The network label is the name that you want to identify the VMkernel port that you are
creating.
9. Specify the IP settings and click Next.
10. After you review the summary information, click Finish.
After you finish
If your host uses only one physical network adapter for iSCSI, your network configuration
is complete.
If your host uses more than one physical network adapter for iSCSI, you must connect
additional adapters to the vSwitch and associate each port with a VMkernel port using
the port binding technique. You can do this in one of following ways:
l Create separate vSwitches for each additional network adapter by repeating the
above steps for each additional adapter.
l Use a single vSwitch for iSCSI multipathing by connecting the additional network
adapters and VMkernel ports to the vSwitch that you just created and override the
default setup so that each port maps to only one active adapter.

Setting up multipathing for iSCSI

Before you begin
Use this procedure only if both of these conditions are met:
l You want to connect all of these iSCSI NICs to a single vSwitch.
l You have two or more NICs that you can designate for iSCSI.
Before following the procedure below to set up multipathing for software iSCSI, you must
have created one VMkernel port for your network adapter.

NOTICE

If the network adapter that you add to the software iSCSI initiator is not in the same
subnet as your iSCSI target (iSCSI interface), the host cannot establish sessions from this
network adapter to the target.

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The procedure associates VMkernel ports with the iSCSI NICs using a 1-to-1 mapping.
Procedure
1. Log in to the vSphere Client as an administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the host.
3. Click the Configuration tab, and click Networking.
4. Select the vSwitch that you use for iSCSI and click Properties.
5. Bind additional network adapters to the vSwitch:
a. In the vSwitch Properties dialog box, click the Network Adapters tab and click
Add.
b. From the list of adapters, select the ones that you want to add to the vSwitch and
click Next.
c. After you review the information on the summary page, click Finish.
The list of network adapters reappears, showing the network adapters that the
vSwitch claims.
6. Create VMkernel ports for that network adapters that you connected to the vSwitch:

Note

Each VMkernel port in a vSwitch with multiple network adapters must have only one
network adapter designated as active for each VMkernel port. The other adapters
must be designated as unused.

a. In the vSwitch Properties dialog box, click the Ports tab and click Add.
b. Select VMkernel and click Next.
c. Under Port Group Properties, enter a network label and click Next.
The network label is the name that you want to identify the VMkernel port group
that you are creating.
d. Specify the IP settings and click Next. When you enter the subnet mask, be sure
that the network adapter is set to the subnet of the iSCSI interface to which it
connects.
e. After you review the information on the summary page, click Finish.
7. Map each VMkernel port to just one active adapter.
By default all network adapters appear as active for each VMkernel on the vSwitch.
You must override this setup so that each port maps to only one active adapter. For
example, VMkernel port vmk1 maps to active adapter vmnic1, port vmk2 maps to
vmnic2, and so on.
For each VMkernel port on the vSwitch:

a. On the Ports tab, select a VMkernel port and click Edit.

b. Click the NIC Teaming tab and select Override vSwitch failover order.
c. Specify only one adapter as active and move all the remaining adapters to the
Unused Adapters list.
8. Connect the VMkernel ports to the software iSCSI initiator:
a. Log in to the vSphere client as an administrator.

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b. From the Inventory panel, select the host.

c. Click the Configuration tab, and click Storage Adapters.
d. Select the iSCSI adapter and click Properties.
e. Select the Network Configuration tab and click Select.
f. Select the VMkernel ports on the vSwitch and then click OK.
g. Review the summary and click Finish.

Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host

Procedure
1. Add the software iSCSI adapter, if not already added, as described in VMware vSphere
documentation.
2. Use Unisphere UI or CLI to:
a. Discover VMware ESXi hosts.
b. Create Unity VMFS datastores.
For more information about completing these tasks, refer to the Unisphere online help
or the Unisphere CLI User Guide.

Note

When you create Unity VMFS datastores for discovered VMware ESXi hosts, the system
automatically configures the hosts to use the datastores. If you select multiple
discovered hosts for the datastores, all the selected hosts are configured
automatically. The VMware VMFS datastores are presented directly to the ESXi hosts
and not to the hosts virtual machines. If an ESXi host cannot see the VMFS datastore
after you create the datastore, manually configure the connection to the VMFS
datastore.

3. Rescan for the VMFS datastores:

a. From the Hosts and Clusters panel, select the server.
b. Select Manage.
c. Under Storage, select Storage Adapters.
a. Select the iSCSI storage adapter in the list of adapters.
b. Select the Rescan icon.

d. Under Storage, select Storage Devices.

e. Select the Rescan icon.
If the host can see the VMFS datastore, you must set up the host to use the datastore,
as described in the next section.
If the host cannot see the VMFS datastore, you may have a problem with the
connection between the host and iSCSI target (iSCSI connection). Refer to iSCSI
session troubleshooting for ESXi hosts on page 26 for additional steps to resolve
the problem.

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Configuring ESXi host native failover

ESXi hosts include native failover for managing the I/O paths between the server and
storage system. Native failover provides multiple paths from the server to the storage
system. To use ESXi host native failover with your storage system, you must implement
one of the failover policies listed below. For more information about these policies, refer
to VMware ESXi configuration documentation.
l Round Robin (default)
l Fixed with failover mode
l Most Recently Used (MRU)

Configuring the native failover policy for iSCSI connections

Procedure
1. Log into the vSphere client as administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the server, and click the Configuration tab.
3. Under Hardware, click Storage and select the datastore (LUN).
4. Click Properties.
5. In the Properties page, click Manage Paths.
6. In the Manage Paths page, under Policy, verify that the policy is one you want:
l Fixed (VMware) for fixed native failover policy
l Round Robin (VMware) for Round Robin native failover policy
l Most Recently Used (VMware) for MRU native failover policy
If the policy is not set to the desired policy, in the policy selection dialog, select the
correct policy.
7. If you selected the Fixed (VMware) policy, under Paths, select the preferred path.
You can statically balance the load using the fixed policy by selecting different paths
for each datastore. To designate a different path as preferred, right click on the path
and click preferred.
8. Click Close.
After you finish
You are now ready to either migrate a virtual machine to the VMFS datastore or create a
virtual machine on the VMFS datastore. To migrate a virtual disk to the VMFS datastore,
see the section on Migrating VMware Virtual Machines to the Unity System. For
information about creating a virtual machine on the VMFS datastore, refer to the VMware
documentation.
A rescan of the storage is required after any change is made to the SAN.

Manually setting up the iSCSI connection for a Unity VMFS

datastore
If you want to use generic host objects, you must manually add the software iSCSI
adapter:

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Procedure
1. Log in to the vSphere Client as an administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the host with the initiator you want to configure.
3. Click the Configuration tab, and click Storage Adapters.
4. If the Software iSCSI adapter is not listed, click Add in the Add Storage Adapter dialog
box, and then select Add Software iSCSI Adapter.
5. Select the iSCSI initiator that you want to configure, and click Properties.
6. In the iSCSI Initiator Properties page, click the General tab and then click Configure.
7. If the adapter is not already enabled, select Enabled.
8. If you want a name and alias for the software iSCSI adapter, enter them under iSCSI
Initiator Properties and click OK.

Manually setting up the connection to a Unity iSCSI VMFS

datastore
Procedure
1. Log in to the vSphere client as an administrator.
2. Rescan for new storage devices:
a. From the Inventory panel, select the server, and click the Configuration tab.
b. Verify that the iSCSI adapter is in the vSphere static discovery table.
a. Select the Manage tab, then select Storage.
b. Under Adapter Details, select Targets and Static Discovery.
c. Verify that the storage system iSCSI adapter information appears.

c. Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters.

a. Under iSCSI Software Adapters in the list of adapters, select the adapter (NIC),
and then click Rescan.
b. In the Rescan dialog box, select the adapter (NIC), and then click Rescan.

d. In the Rescan dialog box, select both Scan for New Storage Devices and Scan for
New VMFS Volumes, and click OK.
3. Add each VMFS datastore to the ESXi host:
a. From the Inventory panel, select the host and click the Configuration tab.
b. Under Hardware, click Storage, and click Add Storage.
c. On the Select Disk/LUN page, select the Unity VMFS datastore that you want to use
for the datastore, and click Next.
d. On the Current Disk Layout page, review the current virtual disk layout, and click
Next.
e. On the Disk/LUN-Properties page, enter the exact same name that was used to
create the datastore on the storage system.
You can find this name using Unisphere.

f. On the Disk/LUN-Formatting page, if needed, adjust the file system values and the
capacity for the datastore, and click Next.

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g. On the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore information, and click Finish
Results
The datastore (VMFS volume) is created on the Unity VMFS datastore for the ESXi host.

iSCSI session troubleshooting for ESXi hosts

Verify the connectivity between the host and the target either from the storage system
iSCSI interface IP interface or from the ESXi host:
Procedure
1. Verify the connectivity between the host and the target either from the Unity iSCSI
interface IP interface or from the ESXi host:
From the iSCSI IP interface:

a. Select the Settings icon, then select Access > Routing.

b. Select the iSCSI interface and select Ping/Trace.
c. Enter the network name of the host iSCSI adapter, select the IP address from which
to send the request, and click Ping.
From the ESXi host:

a. Use vmkping to verify connectivity to the Unity iSCSI interface IP interfaces.

b. If jumbo frames are configured, you should use vmkping with the -s option at a
size larger than 1500 to verify that all network elements are properly configured for
jumbo frames.
vmkping -s 9000 <IP_address_of_iSCSI _Server>
Using the IP address avoids name resolution issues.

Note

You can find the IP address for the target by selecting Settings > iSCSI Settings in
Unisphere.

Some switches intentionally drop ping packets or lower their priority during times of
high workload. If the ping testing fails when network traffic is heavy, verify the switch
settings to ensure the ping testing is valid.
2. On the host, verify that the iSCSI adapter has been added.

Note

The iSCSI service on the iSCSI interface starts in vSphere when the storage system is
powered up.

3. If you are using CHAP authentication, ensure that the CHAP security settings are
correct for your system. See VMware vSphere steps for configuring CHAP parameters
for iSCSI adapters.

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Setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS FC
datastores

This chapter contains the following topics:

l Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores with FC
............................................................................................................................. 28
l Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts........................................28
l Configuring ESXi host native failover..................................................................... 29
l Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host.................................. 30
l Manually setting up the host connection to a Unity FC VMFS datastore.................. 31

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Requirements for setting up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS

datastores with FC
Before you set up a host to use Unity VMware VMFS datastores, the Unity system and
host and network requirements in described this section must be met.
Unity automatically detects VMware ESXi hosts on the SAN. It is possible to add ESXi
hosts manually, but letting the storage system detect ESXi hosts automatically provides
the highest level of functionality.

SAN requirements
For a host to connect to FC LUNs or VMware VMFS and Block VVol datastores on the Unity
system, the host must be in a SAN environment with the storage system, and zoned so
that the host and the storage system are visible to each other over the SAN. For a multi-
pathing environment, each Unity FC LUN for the host must have two paths associated
with it. These two paths should be on different switches to ensure high availability.

Path management SAN requirements

When implementing a highly-available SAN between a host and the Unity system, keep in
mind that:
l A LUN or VMware VMFS datastore is visible to both SPs.
l You can configure multiple paths for a LUN. These paths should be associated with
separate physical ports on the same SP.
l Each LUN must present the same LUN ID to all hosts.

Note

Directly attaching a host to a storage system is supported if the host connects to both
SPs and has the required multipath software.

Using multi-path management software with ESXi hosts

Multi-path management software manages the connections (paths) between the host and
the Unity system to provide access to the Unity storage should one of the paths fail. The
following types of multi-path management software are available for an ESXi host
connected to a Unity system:
l ESXi native failover on any ESXi host
l EMC PowerPath/VE software on an ESXi 5.x or later host
For the supported versions of the PowerPath/VE software, refer to the Unity Support Matrix
on the support website.

Setting up a Unity system for multi-path management software

For a Unity system to operate with hosts running multi-path management software, each
FC LUN on the Unity system should be associated with multiple paths.

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Installing PowerPath
Procedure
1. On the host or virtual machine, download the latest PowerPath version from the
PowerPath software downloads section on the EMC Online Support website.
2. Install PowerPath as described in the appropriate PowerPath installation and
administration guide for the hosts or virtual machines operating system.
This guide is available on EMC Online Support. If the host or virtual machine is
running the most recent version and a patch exists for this version, install it, as
described in the readme file that accompanies the patch.

3. When the installation is complete, reboot the host or virtual machine.

4. When the host or virtual machine is back up, verify that the PowerPath service has
started.

Configuring ESXi host native failover

ESXi hosts include native failover for managing the I/O paths between the server and
storage system. Native failover provides multiple paths from the server to the storage
system. To use ESXi host native failover with your storage system, you must implement
one of the failover policies listed below. For more information about these policies, refer
to VMware ESXi configuration documentation.
l Round Robin (default)
l Fixed with failover mode
l Most Recently Used (MRU)

Configuring the native failover policy for FC connections

Procedure
1. Log into VMware vSphere client as administrator.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the server, and click the Configuration tab.
3. Under Hardware, click Storage and select the datastore (LUN).
4. Click Properties.
5. In the Properties page, click Manage Paths.
6. In the Manage Paths page, under Policy, verify that the policy is one you want:
l Fixed (VMware) for fixed native failover policy
l Round Robin (VMware) for Round Robin native failover policy
l Most Recently Used (VMware) for MRU native failover policy
If the policy is not set to the desired policy, in the policy selection dialog, select the
correct policy.
7. If you selected the Fixed (VMware) policy, under Paths, select the preferred path.
You can statically balance the load using the fixed policy by selecting different paths
for each datastore. To designate a different path as preferred, right click on the path
and click preferred.

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8. Click Close.
After you finish
You are now ready to either migrate a virtual machine to the VMFS datastore or create a
virtual machine on the VMFS datastore. To migrate a virtual disk to the VMFS datastore,
see the section on Migrating VMware Virtual Machines to the Unity System. For
information about creating a virtual machine on the VMFS datastore, refer to the VMware
documentation.
For FC connections, if you receive a connection error when the host is trying to log into an
FC LUN, or you cannot see the datastores on the target, you may be having problems with
the SAN connection between the host and the storage system. This problem may occur
because:
l The Fibre Channel SAN is zoned incorrectly.
l A physical hardware issue is disrupting the SAN connectivity.
A rescan of the storage is required after any change is made to the SAN.

Configuring the Unity VMware VMFS datastores for the host

Procedure
1. Use Unisphere UI or CLI to:
a. Discover VMware ESXi hosts.
b. Create Unity VMFS datastores.
For more information about completing these tasks, refer to the Unisphere online help
or the Unisphere CLI User Guide.

Note

When you create Unity VMFS datastores for discovered VMware ESXi hosts, the system
automatically configures the hosts to use the datastores. If you select multiple
discovered hosts for the datastores, all the selected hosts are configured
automatically. The VMware VMFS datastores are presented directly to the ESXi hosts
and not to the hosts virtual machines. If an ESXi host cannot see the VMFS datastore
after you create the datastore, manually configure the connection to the VMFS
datastore.

2. [Generic host objects only] Rescan for the VMFS datastores:

a. From the Hosts and Clusters panel, select the server.
b. Select Manage.
c. Under Storage, select Storage Adapters.
a. Right click on the FC HBA and then click Rescan.
b. In the Rescan dialog box, select the FC HBA, and then click Rescan.

d. Under Storage, select Storage Devices.

e. Select the Rescan icon.
If the host can see the VMFS datastore, you must set up the host to use the datastore,
as described in the next section.

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If the host cannot see the VMFS datastore, there may be a problem with SAN
connection between the host and the FC LUN (FC connection), in which case you need
to manually configure this connection.

Manually setting up the host connection to a Unity FC VMFS

datastore
Procedure
1. Log in to the vSphere client as an administrator
2. Rescan for new storage devices:
a. From the Inventory panel, select the server, and click the Configuration tab.
b. Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters.
a. In the list of adapters, select the FC HBA, and then click Rescan.
b. In the Rescan dialog box, select the FC HBA, and then click Rescan.

c. In the Rescan dialog box, select both Scan for New Storage Devices and Scan for
New VMFS Volumes, and click OK.
3. Add each VMFS datastore to the ESXi host:
a. From the Inventory panel, select the host and click the Configuration tab.
b. Under Hardware, click Storage, and click Add Storage.
c. On the Select Disk/LUN page, select the Unity VMFS datastore that you want to use
for the datastore, and click Next.
d. On the Current Disk Layout page, review the current virtual disk layout, and click
Next.
e. On the Disk/LUN-Properties page, enter the exact same name that was used to
create the datastore on the storage system.
You can find this name using Unisphere.

f. On the Disk/LUN-Formatting page, if needed, adjust the file system values and the
capacity for the datastore, and click Next.
g. On the Ready to Complete page, review the datastore information, and click Finish
Results
The datastore (VMFS volume) is created on the Unity VMFS datastore for the ESXi host.

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Setting up a host to use Unity VVol datastores

This chapter contains the following topics:

l Add the storage system as a VASA provider...........................................................34

l Configuring Unity File VVol datastores for the host.................................................34
l Setting up the connection to a File VVol datastore................................................. 34
l Add an iSCSI target for Block VVol datastores........................................................35
l Configuring the Unity Block VVol datastores for the host....................................... 35

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Add the storage system as a VASA provider

Add the system as a VASA provider in vSphere.
Procedure
1. In vSphere, go to Storage > Manage.
2. Select Storage provider, then select the Add icon.
3. Enter the Name of the storage system. It is recommended that you use the same
system name as Unisphere.
4. Enter the VASA provider URL for the Unity system. Use the following format:
https://<management IP address>:8443/vasa/version.xml .
5. Enter the Unisphere credentials and select OK.
After you finish
It may take a few minutes for the registration to complete.

Configuring Unity File VVol datastores for the host

Use the Unisphere UI or CLI to:
Procedure
1. Discover VMware ESXi hosts.
2. Create capability profiles, NAS protocol endpoint servers (VVols-enabled NAS
servers), and File VVol datastores.. You must create a VVol-enabled NAS server on
each SP.
After you finish
For more information on performing these tasks, refer to the Unisphere online help or
Unisphere CLI User Guide.

Setting up the connection to a File VVol datastore

Before you begin
If the ESXi host cannot detect the storage system File VVol datastore, or if you are using
generic host objects, you will need to manually set up the connection.
Procedure
1. Log into vSphere as an administrator.
2. For each File VVol datastore:
a. On the Inventory panel, select the host and click the Configuration tab.
b. On the Hardware panel, click Storage, then Add Storage.
c. SelectNetwork File System as the file storage type.
d. Enter the following information:
l For folder, enter the path to the Unity share.
l For name, enter the name of the new VMware datastore.

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e. Perform a rescan in vSphere to ensure that the VMware NFS datastore is now
visible to the ESXi host.

Add an iSCSI target for Block VVol datastores

Add an iSCSI target in vSphere for SCSI Block VVol datastores.
Procedure
1. Under Hosts and Clusters, go to Manage > Storage.
2. Under Storage Adapters, select the iSCSI Software Adapter.
3. On the Targets tab, click Add.
4. Enter the iSCSI details and click OK.

Configuring the Unity Block VVol datastores for the host

Procedure
1. [For iSCSI only:] Add the software iSCSI adapter, if not already added, as described in
VMware vSphere documentation.
2. Use Unisphere UI or CLI to:
a. Discover VMware ESXi hosts.
b. Create Unity Block VVol datastores.
For more information about completing these tasks, refer to the Unisphere online help
or the Unisphere CLI User Guide.
3. Rescan for the VMFS datastores:
a. From the Hosts and Clusters panel, select the server.
b. Select Manage.
c. Under Storage, select Storage Adapters.
For iSCSI:
a. Select the iSCSI storage adapter in the list of adapters.
b. Select the Rescan icon.
For FC:
a. Right click on the FC HBA and then click Rescan.
b. In the Rescan dialog box, select the FC HBA, and then click Rescan.

d. Under Storage, select Storage Devices.

e. Select the Rescan icon.
If the host can see the Block VVol datastore, you must set up the host to use the
datastore, as described in the next section.
If the host cannot see the Block VVol datastore, you may have one of the following
issues.
l iSCSI: A problem with the connection between the host and iSCSI target (iSCSI
connection).Refer to iSCSI session troubleshooting for ESXi hosts on page 26 for
additional steps to resolve the problem.

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l FC: A problem with SAN connection between the host and the FC LUN (FC
connection), in which case you need to manually configure this connection.

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Migrating VMware Virtual Machines to the Unity
system

This chapter contains the following topics:

l VMware virtual machine migration environment and limitations............................38

l Migrating a virtual machine to a Unity datastore.................................................... 38

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VMware virtual machine migration environment and limitations

The table below provides a high-level outline of the environments for suspended
migration and vMotion migration. Refer to the VMware documentation for more detailed
information about migration limitations.

Table 1 Virtual machine migration environment and limitations

Component Requirement

Suspended Migration vMotion migration

Unity Datastore sized to accommodate the existing data that you are migrating and to
allow for data growth.

Hosts One or two ESXi hosts One or two ESXi hosts, each with:
l A vMotion license and configured for
vMotion.
l Access to both the source and target
datastores.
l Sufficient resources to support two
instances of the virtual machine running
concurrently for a brief time.

Virtual None. Virtual machines with snapshots cannot be

machines migrated.

Datastores l Datastore is on either a l Datastore is on either a local or attached

local or attached storage storage device and must be shared
device and does not need storage.
to be shared storage. l Entire datastore is migrated to the Unity
l Entire datastore is datastore.
migrated to the Unity l Datastore is in persistent mode.
datastore.

Table 2 Comparison of suspended migration versus vMotion migration of a virtual machine

Parameter Suspended Migration vMotion Migration

Graphic user interface Provided by ESXi host Migrate Virtual Provided by ESXi host
(GUI) Machine wizard. Migrate Virtual Machine
wizard.

Access to virtual Disrupted relative to time required for the No disruption.

machine copying of the virtual machine to the Unity
datastore.

Migrating a virtual machine to a Unity datastore

To migrate a virtual machine to a Unity datastore, perform these tasks:
1. Set up the host of the virtual machine migration.

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2. Migrating a virtual machine with suspended migration on page 39 or Migrating a

virtual machine with vMotion on page 39

Note

In Unisphere, the polling period for a VMware ESXi host or vCenter is once every 24 hours.

Migrating a virtual machine with suspended migration

Use the Migrate Virtual Machine wizard to migrate the datastore, as described in the
VMware documentation for your ESX Server.
After you click Finish in the wizard, the migration operation begins. During the migration
operation, you have no access to the virtual machines functions.

Migrating a virtual machine with vMotion

Procedure
1. In the vSphere client, set up VMkernel for vMotion:
a. From the Inventory panel, select the server, and click the Configuration tab.
b. Click Networking.
c. In the Virtual Switch view, click Add Networking.
d. Select VMkernel, and then click Next.
e. Either select the virtual switch or create one.
f. Select the network adapters for the virtual switch to use and click Next.
g. Specify the name and VLAN ID for the port group you are creating.
h. Select Use this port group for vMotion, and then click Next.
i. Select one of the following:
l Obtain IP settings automatically
l Use the following IP settings:
a. Enter the IP settings
b. Click Edit to set the VMKernel default gateway for VMkernel services, such
as vMotion.
c. Click OK and Next.

j. Proceed through the remaining pages until you reach the summary page.
k. On the summary page, verify the settings and then click Finish.
2. From the Inventory panel, select the server with the virtual machine that you want to
migrate and click the Virtual Machine tab.
3. Right-click the virtual machine that you want to migrate, select Migrate and click Next.
4. Select the Unity VMware datastore.
5. For Disk format select Same format as source and click Finish.

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