The storage system must be fully configured before being attached to the VMware host, as described in Hitachi storage system configuration.
- Devices types
- The following devices types are supported for VMware operations. For details, see Logical device types.
- OPEN-V
- OPEN-3/8/9/E/L
- VLL (OPEN-x VLL)
- Host mode
- The required host mode for VMware is 21. Do not select a host mode other than 21 for VMware. For a complete list of host modes for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the host modes, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system. Note: For VMware, host groups are created per VMware cluster or per ESX host on the ports on each storage cluster that the VMware cluster or ESX hosts can access.
- Host mode options
- You may also need to set host mode options (HMOs) to meet your operational requirements. For a complete list of HMOs for the storage system, see Host modes and host mode options. For instructions on setting the HMOs, see the Provisioning Guide for the storage system.