Palo Alto, CA VMware, Inc.ģ Contents About vsphere Storage 9 Updated Information 11 1 Introduction to Storage 13 Storage Virtualization 13 Types of Physical Storage 14 Target and Device Representations 17 Storage Device Characteristics 18 Supported Storage Adapters 20 Datastore Characteristics 21 How Virtual Machines Access Storage 24 Comparing Types of Storage 24 2 Overview of Using ESXi with a SAN 27 ESXi and SAN Use Cases 28 Specifics of Using SAN Storage with ESXi 28 ESXi Hosts and Multiple Storage Arrays 29 Making LUN Decisions 29 Choosing Virtual Machine Locations 30 Layered Applications 31 Third-Party Management Applications 32 SAN Storage Backup Considerations 32 3 Using ESXi with Fibre Channel SAN 35 Fibre Channel SAN Concepts 35 Using Zoning with Fibre Channel SANs 36 How Virtual Machines Access Data on a Fibre Channel SAN 37 4 Configuring Fibre Channel Storage 39 ESXi Fibre Channel SAN Requirements 39 Installation and Setup Steps 40 N-Port ID Virtualization 41 5 Configuring Fibre Channel over Ethernet 45 Fibre Channel over Ethernet Adapters 45 Configuration Guidelines for Software FCoE 46 Set Up Networking for Software FCoE 46 Add Software FCoE Adapters 47 VMware, Inc. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to: Copyright VMware, Inc. To check for more recent editions of this document, see ENĢ You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates.
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