Connecting to a Storage Network

Figure 5-12 shows the network where the MZ520 connects to an FC disk array through the CX321.

Figure 5-12 MZ520 connecting to an FC disk array through the CX320

On the vSphere Client, click Configuration the tab. On the tab page, click Storage Adapters, and view the MZ520 WWN. The MZ520 FCoE ports are displayed in the format of vmhba[num].

Figure 5-13 Viewing the vmhba WWNs on the vSphere Client

Create a LUN on the FC disk array and map it to the initiator (host), that is, map the LUN to the MZ520 WWN so that ESXi can detect the LUN of the FC disk array. The disk resources are assigned to ESXi and then assigned by the hypervisor to VMs.

Right-click vmhba2, and choose Rescan from the shortcut menu. The mounted LUNs are detected.

Figure 5-14 Mounted LUNs on the vSphere Client

Select VM_2 and click Virtual Machine Properties. On the Virtual Machine Properties tab page, click Add. In the displayed dialog box, select Hard Disk and click Next. In the displayed dialog box, select Target LUN and click Next. In the displayed dialog box, select the scanned LUN, and click Next to proceed with the configuration. See Figure 5-15, Figure 5-16, and Figure 5-17.

Figure 5-15 Adding the FC disk array LUN to the VM (1)

Figure 5-16 Adding the FC disk array LUN to the VM (2)

The LUNs mounted to VMs are independent of each other. A LUN can be mounted to only one VM.

Figure 5-17 Adding the FC disk array LUN to the VM (3)

After a LUN is added, you can view the new hard disk on the Hardware tab page of VM_2.

Figure 5-18 New hard disk for VM_1