If the selected hypervisor supports pass-through SCSI disks, then selecting Passthrough SCSI is an option when you are creating a disk for a virtual machine. See Creating raw device mapping disks if the hypervisor instead supports a raw device mapping disk.
To create one or more pass-through SCSI disks after adding a host:
In the left pane of the ESI window, select the host.
Select the host disk from the center pane.
In the Actions pane, click Create Disk.
The Create Disk wizard appears.
Select Passthrough SCSI Disk as the disk type, and then click Next.
In the Storage System page, select the storage system, and then click Next.
In the Storage Pool page, select the storage pool, and then click Next.
In the New LUN page, set the following details for the disk or disks, and then click Next.
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Field |
Description |
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LUN Count |
Number of disks to be created |
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Sequence Number |
First number to append to the name for the first LUN Note: For example, to create three LUNs with the appended numbers 15, 16, and 17, type 3 in the LUN Count field and type 15 in the Sequence Number field. |
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Name |
Name of the disk or disks |
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Description |
Description for the disk or disks |
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Size |
Size and unit of measurement for each disk |
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Service Node |
Storage processor that hosts the disk or disks |
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Provision Type |
Select either Thick or Thin |
In the Hypervisor Settings page, select the SCSI controller and SCSI controller location settings, and then click Next.
Note: For hypervisors, ESI does not support creating SCSI controllers. However, ESI uses existing SCSI controllers to create disks for virtual machines.
In the Disk Preparations Settings page, set the following values for the disk or disks, and then click Next.
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Field |
Description |
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Partition Type |
Type of partition to be created, either MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table) |
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File System |
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Allocation Unit Size |
Size of the allocation unit measured in bytes |
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Volume Label |
Label for the volume |
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Drive letter or mount path |
Drive letter or a mount path for the disk or disks |
In the Review Parameters Input page, review the settings, and then click Next to confirm them.
In the Progress page, click Next.
Note: Click More Information for more progress details. If a problem occurs while you are creating a disk, an error message appears along with options to resume or roll back the process. After the error is resolved, click Resume to resume the process. Click Rollback to revert to the previously executed step.
In the Summary page, click Finish.
The disk or disks appear in the list of Host Disks for the specific host and in the LUNs list under Storage Systems.
