Comments on: Equallogic Firmware 5.0.2, MEM, VAAI and ESX Storage Hardware Accleration http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771 My Die-Cast Collection & Interests Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-669 admin Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:54:04 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-669 Darking, You mean 3:1 VMKernetl right? Yes, it's official now 1:1 with MEM Plugin and No if you are already running it without any problem. :) Darking,

You mean 3:1 VMKernetl right? Yes, it’s official now 1:1 with MEM Plugin and No if you are already running it without any problem. :)

]]> By: Darking http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-668 Darking Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:39:55 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-668 Thank you alot for all your wonderfull equallogic blog posts :) Im running the previously recommended vmware mpio, is it really this easy to change away from that? Thank you alot for all your wonderfull equallogic blog posts :)
Im running the previously recommended vmware mpio, is it really this easy to change away from that?

]]> By: admin http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-640 admin Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:33:29 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-640 Yes, you can change it (btw, I saw your post on VMTN as well. :) ), please read the above content or MEM manual, it's very easy to do, just make sure you set everything to maximum, there is no harm to do it at all. Setting parameter volumesessions = 12 Setting parameter membersessions = 4 Then you will see 4 path to each voume. Hope this helps. Yes, you can change it (btw, I saw your post on VMTN as well. :) ), please read the above content or MEM manual, it’s very easy to do, just make sure you set everything to maximum, there is no harm to do it at all.

Setting parameter volumesessions = 12
Setting parameter membersessions = 4

Then you will see 4 path to each voume.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Dan http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-616 Dan Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:54:10 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-616 Well I installed the vDS ISCSI network. I have four NICS tied to the new vDS (just like my pre-MEM and pre-vDS ESX boxes) but I am only showing 2 active paths under the managed path section. Any idea? Yes I included four vmnics during the install, I am running the dell managed path for a path selection, each VMKernel port is tied to a dvUplink (four of them ... 1 to 1 ratio), each vmnic is showing green and active as well. Well I installed the vDS ISCSI network. I have four NICS tied to the new vDS (just like my pre-MEM and pre-vDS ESX boxes) but I am only showing 2 active paths under the managed path section. Any idea?

Yes I included four vmnics during the install, I am running the dell managed path for a path selection, each VMKernel port is tied to a dvUplink (four of them … 1 to 1 ratio), each vmnic is showing green and active as well.

]]> By: admin http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-610 admin Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:21:24 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-610 Dan, Thanks for dropping by. Yes, I used standard swtich and nope, I haven't tried vDS, but I do remember there are some limitations when using with vDS, look up the MEM manual. OK, I got it, it is said the only dvs is VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS), so you are fine. Please do let me know your testing result on vDS. Thanks. Dan,

Thanks for dropping by.

Yes, I used standard swtich and nope, I haven’t tried vDS, but I do remember there are some limitations when using with vDS, look up the MEM manual.

OK, I got it, it is said the only dvs is VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS), so you are fine.

Please do let me know your testing result on vDS.

Thanks.

]]> By: Dan http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771&cpage=1#comment-609 Dan Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:50:20 +0000 http://www.modelcar.hk/?p=2771#comment-609 During the setup you are asked to install this either as a standard switch or vds (distributed switch). It looks like you did the stand switch method. I was wondering if you tried the vDS method to have a distributed port bound ISCSI switch. That just seems as though it would be best in a multi-hypervisor environment. During the setup you are asked to install this either as a standard switch or vds (distributed switch). It looks like you did the stand switch method. I was wondering if you tried the vDS method to have a distributed port bound ISCSI switch. That just seems as though it would be best in a multi-hypervisor environment.

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