Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
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Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
Hello Experts,
I tried to assign virtual Fiber Channel Adapter (HBA) so that RDM disk from storage can directly be accessed to VM.
Is Anyone having similar setup working ?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I tried to assign virtual Fiber Channel Adapter (HBA) so that RDM disk from storage can directly be accessed to VM.
Is Anyone having similar setup working ?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
Which VM?
Have you applied the V9.2 updates?
What's the h/w info on the RDM? (make, model, etc.)
Have you applied the V9.2 updates?
What's the h/w info on the RDM? (make, model, etc.)
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
Hello,
we are using Dell (PowerEdge R640) model server having VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353 installed on it.
having SAN connectivity with unity storage.
Dell Server (PowerEdge R640)--->ESXi (VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353)--->VM ( just booted with V9.2 ISO to verify if virtual HBA is visible but no luck.
we are using Dell (PowerEdge R640) model server having VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353 installed on it.
having SAN connectivity with unity storage.
Dell Server (PowerEdge R640)--->ESXi (VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353)--->VM ( just booted with V9.2 ISO to verify if virtual HBA is visible but no luck.
Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
We are running VMware. Today we set compatibility to ESXi 7.0 U2 and later and installed the 9.2-1 update 200 patch. I asked our VM team to present the HBA. They are not visible yet - could be configuration still.
Is there any update on the addition/support of the VMware presenting virtual HBA and what we may need to do for configuration or driver?
Is there any update on the addition/support of the VMware presenting virtual HBA and what we may need to do for configuration or driver?
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
What is the model number of your fibre channel HBA? Currently, only the HPE SN1100Q (QLE2692) is supported out of the box. However, if you are already running off of a non fibre channel disk, others can be made visible.
Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
I do not know the HBA on the ESX server that is presenting the VM. I will ask our VM admin.
Added in 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds:
ESXi HBA = QLogic FastLinQ QL45xxx Series 10/25 GbE Controller (FCoE)
Added in 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds:
ESXi HBA = QLogic FastLinQ QL45xxx Series 10/25 GbE Controller (FCoE)
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
There is no driver for that card in VMS. To the best of my knowledge, VMS does not support FCoE. The closest you will come is to use the card in ESXi to configure any drives and then use ESXi to provide those drives as a regular raw disk.
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
The HPE SN1100Q (QLE2692) FC HBA is enabled in SYS$CONFIG.DAT as latent support for a future release. It is NOT fully tested, qualified, or supported. It is at best experimental for investigation in a future release. Use at your own risk.
The exact list of adapters, systems, switches and storage servers has not yet been determined. This project is continuing to evolve. We're working on it!
Paul A. Jacobi
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
Need some clarification on which of the below option is currently tested and supported by VSI for configuring an OpenVMS cluster of four nodes that uses shared storage on VMware ?
Assuming we are on Vmware on HPE gen10 servers with HPE StoreFabric SN1100Q fiber channel HBA(s) (16Gbit, Q-Logic).
and we have a compatible SAN array with FIbre channel .
Option 1: VMDirectPath I/O (Direct Path Access):
Assuming we are on Vmware on HPE gen10 servers with HPE StoreFabric SN1100Q fiber channel HBA(s) (16Gbit, Q-Logic).
and we have a compatible SAN array with FIbre channel .
Option 1: VMDirectPath I/O (Direct Path Access):
Option 2: Raw Device Mapping (RDM) :Direct device passthrough, also known as DirectPath I/O, a feature in VMWare that allows a virtual machine (VM) to directly access and utilize physical hardware devices.
this method do not use the Virtual FB Adaptor.
in this method if i want run 4 VM's on the same Esxi host , will it require four physical SN1100Q to be installed on the Esxi Host ? . The reason I ask this is the HPE gen10 Esxi Host can hold only
three PCIE physical SN1100Q adaptors so. we wanted to know how this solution will work if we want to run four VM's on the same Esxi Host .
An RDM is a mapping file within a separate VMFS volume that acts as a proxy for a raw physical storage device.
With RDM, a virtual machine can access and use the storage device directly.
this method uses the Virtual FB Adaptor
in this method if i want run 4 VM's on the same Esxi host , will one physical SN1100Q be sufficient as the traffic is routed through a four Virtial Fba ?
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Re: Virtual Fiber Channel Setting with VM - OpenVMSx86 V9.2
We are testing Fibre channel passthrough; we are not testing raw device mapping.
You will need a DL580 if you need more than 3 systems to have fibre passthrough on a single ESXi host.
You will need a DL580 if you need more than 3 systems to have fibre passthrough on a single ESXi host.
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