Folks -
I'm trying to figure out how to get a Virtual Machine to "see" an HP EVA storage controller. I am not trying to do an RDM or even "VM Direct Path/PCI passthrough" (though the latter would be another option if it is easier).
My goal is to configure the EVA management tool Command View EVA" on a VM. In order to do that, the VM has to be able to directly see the controller (I guess that means it is in-band management).
See a snippet from the install guide below. The particular passage that I'd like to figure out is:
"the active path to LUN 0 of a single
controller can be made visible to HP P6000 Command View on the virtual machine.
Virtualized SCSI Mode is enabled by default when you install HP P6000 Command
View 9.3 or later."
How do I accomplish this?
From the Command View EVA install guide:
Installing,
upgrading, and removing HP P6000 Command View on a virtual machine is the same
as installing HP P6000 Command View on a management server (a physical machine).
When using the VMware guest operating system, two methods are supported:
– Virtualized SCSI Mode: With this method, only the active path to LUN 0 of a single
controller can be made visible to HP P6000 Command View on the virtual machine.
Virtualized SCSI Mode is enabled by default when you install HP P6000 Command
View 9.3 or later.
– VMDirectPath (PCI pass-through): Supported on HP P6000 Command View 9.3 or
later. See Table 4.0, HP software deployment options, in the HP P6000 Enterprise
Virtual Array Compatibility Reference for VMDirectPath hardware requirements. To
8 Preparation
configure VMDirectPath, see “Configuring VMDirectPath I/O for HP ProLiant Servers,”
which is available on the VMware website at:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1025641
NOTE: Although this technical note indicates that the VMDirectPath configuration
is experimental, HP and VMware have an agreement that this configuration is
supported.