How to ignore LUN numbers in VMware

ESXi setting:

Scsi.CompareLUNNumber = 0 (default 1)

If set to 0, LUN numbers will NOT be considered to identify LUNs.

Speed up LUN discovery in VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi scans all luns from 0 to 255. However, it is possible to limit the scan to a lower number by modifying the Disk.MaxLUN parameter to improve LUN discovery speed.

How to convert a standard LUN to RDM

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=3443266

Clean up stale iSCSI devices

esxcli storage core claiming unclaim -t device -d t10.IET_____000100170000000000000000000000000000000000000000esxcli storage core claiming unclaim -t vendor -v

For more information:

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.examples.doc%2Fcli_advanced_storage.8.3.html

Expanding a VMFS image using vmkfstools

[root@esx1:/vmfs/volumes/568b807b-fe56c6a8-3b07-b82a72e11868/vcenter6] vmkfstools vcenter6_2.vmdk -X 500G

Grow: 100% done.

Update VMware ESXi using Software Profile

esxcli software sources profile list -d /vmfs/volumes/install/VMware/vSphere_6.0/6.0U3/update-from-esxi6.0-6.0_update03.zip 

esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.0.0-20170202001-standard -d /vmfs/volumes/install/VMware/vSphere_6.0/6.0U3/update-from-esxi6.0-6.0_update03.zip 

esxcli system shutdown reboot -r=r

Mounting an NFS Export in VMware ESXi using esxcli

esxcli storage filesystem mount -l "install"

esxcli storage filesystem mount -l toaster0

esxcli storage nfs add -H 172.85.9.1 -s /export1 -v install

Create a multi-session setup in VMWare ESXi v5.x

~ # esxcli iscsi session list
vmhba37,iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1,00023d000001
   Adapter: vmhba37
   Target: iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
   ISID: 00023d000001
   TargetPortalGroupTag: 1
   AuthenticationMethod: none
   DataPduInOrder: true
   DataSequenceInOrder: true
   DefaultTime2Retain: 0
   DefaultTime2Wait: 2
   ErrorRecoveryLevel: 0
   FirstBurstLength: 65536
   ImmediateData: true
   InitialR2T: true
   MaxBurstLength: 262144
   MaxConnections: 1
   MaxOutstandingR2T: 1
   TSIH: 256
~ #
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1
~ # esxcli iscsi session add -A vmhba37 -s 00023d000001 -n iqn.2013-12.com.reduxio:alpha1