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Figure 3. Configuring vSphere 4 Using Dell Fibre Channel SAN
Fibre Channel Environment Setup With ESX
To setup a Dell storage:
1
Install and set up the Dell Fibre Channel storage system.
2
Configure zoning at the Fibre Channel switch level.
3
Create RAID groups.
4
Create and bind LUNs to RAID groups.
NOTE:
When you create the LUNs, select Auto Assign to assign the
LUN to the SP. This is highly recommended for better load balancing.
5
Use Naviagent to register the servers (hosts) connected to the SAN.
6
Create storage groups and assign ESXs and LUNs to each of them.
For more information about SAN environment configuration, see the
Fibre
Channel SAN Configuration Guide
for ESX 4 and vCenter Server 4 under
VMware vSphere 4
at
vmware.com/support/pubs
.
For more information about setting up the Dell storage, see
support.dell.com/manuals
.
vSphere Client
Ethernet Fabric
vCenter Server
ESX Hosts
ESX Hosts
Redundant Fibre
Channel Switch
Dell Storage
Dell Storage
Fibre Channel
Switch
