Vcap-Dca, Objective 1.3 - Commands And Steps

Front 1

List PSPs available

Back 1

Storage Guide, pages 158-160

esxcli storage nmp psp list

Front 2

Install third-party multipathing plugin

Back 2

Storage Guide, pages 158-160

esxcli software vib install -d <depot URL or bundle>

Front 3

List SATPs available

Back 3

Storage Guide, pages 158-160

esxcli storage nmp satp list

Front 4

List SATP Claim Rules

Back 4

Storage Guide, pages 158-160

esxcli storage nmp satp rule list

Front 5

Check to see if plugin is registered

Back 5

esxcli storage core plugin registration list

Front 6

Register a plug-in

Back 6

esxcli storage core plugin registration add -m <module> -N SATP -P <SATP Plugin Name>

Front 7

Set a new default PSP for an SATP

Back 7

Command Line Interface Concept and Examples, page 87

esxcli storage nmp satp set -s <SATP> -P <PSP>

Front 8

Claim a device under a different SATP

Back 8

Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 86

esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -s <SATP> -d <Device UUID>

Front 9

Set preferred path for fixed PSP

Back 9

Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 46

esxcli storage nmp psp fixed deviceconfig set -d <Device UUID> -p <path>

Front 10

Set round robin path selection policy to specify when the path should change (bytes or IOPS)

Back 10

Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 84

esxcli storage nmp psp roundrobin deviceconfig set --type <bytes|iops> <amount> --device <Device UUID>

Front 11

Change the PSP on a particular device

Back 11

Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 82

esxcli storage nmp device set -d <device UUID> -P <PSP>

Front 12

View device configurations based on assigned PSP

Back 12

esxcli storage nmp psp fixed deviceconfig get- d <Device UUID>

(Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 46)

esxcli storage nmp psp generic deviceconfig get -d <device UUID>
(Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 83)

esxcli storage nmp psp roundrobin deviceconfig get -d <device UUID>
(Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 85)

Front 13

Set a device to VMW_PSP_RR as default

Back 13

Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples, page 85

esxcli storage nmp psp roundrobin deviceconfig set -d <Device UUID> -t default

Front 14

Change a multipath policy: GUI

Back 14

From Inventory -> Hosts and Clusters

1. Select a Host.
2. Click on the Configuration tab.
3. In the left-hand pane, under Hardware, click on Storage.
4. Find the datastore you want to change.
5. Right click on that datastore and click Properties.
6. On the properties window, click on Manage Paths.
7. From the Path Selection drop-down, select the multipathing policy you want to change to.
8. Click Change.
9. Click Close.

Front 15

Change a multipath policy: from command-line

Back 15

Command Line Interface Solutions and Examples, P 46

esxcli storage nmp psp device set -d <device UUID> -P <PSP>

Front 16

Change a multipath policy: set PSP for an SATP

Back 16

esxcli storage nmp satp set --default-psp <PSP> --satp <SATP>