Intel running VMware ESX server host attachment

This section describes how you attach an Intel^® host system running VMware ESX Server to a DS6000™ with fibre-channel adapters.

Note: The information in this information center section refers to VMware ESX Server v2.x.

Before you attach a host, review the following information:

The General requirements for attaching a host system
The DS6000 Interoperability Matrix at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/ for the most current information and details for hosts, operating systems, adapters, and switches
A list of supported host bus adapters (HBAs), firmware, and device driver information for your host system and host adapter at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/config/hba/index.wss
The VMware product documentation for the version of VMware that you are using. VMware documentation can be found at http://www.vmware.com.

Number of paths ¹	Maximum number of LUNs configured on storage / HBA
1 through 16	64
32	31
Note: 1. There should be either more host adapters on the host or more ports on storage.

Installing the Emulex adapter for an Intel host running VMware ESX Server
This section provides instructions for installing the Emulex adapter for an Intel host running VMware ESX Server.
Installing the QLogic adapter and driver for an Intel host running VMware ESX Server
This section tells you how install and configure a QLogic adapter and driver for an Intel host system running VMware ESX Server.
Defining the number of disks devices on VMware ESX Server
This section provides information for defining the number of disks devices on VMware ESX Server.
SCSI disk considerations for an Intel host running VMware ESX server
This section provides information for identifying LUNs, disk devices, and provides information on persistent binding.
Configuring an Intel host running VMware ESX Server
This section contains the topics that describe how you use fdisk to partition a server disk and how you create a file system on an Intel host running VMware ESX Server.
Copy Services considerations for VMware ESX Servers
This section provides considerations for using copy services with VMware ESX Servers.

Parent topic: DS6000 host attachment

Related information

General requirements for attaching a host system