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======VMware - ESX - SAN======

=====VMware Documentation=====
[[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_san_cfg_technote.pdf|SAN Conceptual and Design Basics]] \\

[[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx25_san_cfg.pdf|ESX 2.5 SAN Configuration Guide (PDF)]] \\
[[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_san_cfg.pdf| ESX 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1 SAN Configuration Guide (PDF)]] \\
[[http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35/vi3_35_25_san_cfg.pdf|ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.0.2 - Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide (PDF)]] \\

[[http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246434.html?Open|Implementing VMware ESX Server 2.1 with IBM TotalStorage FAStT]] \\

[[http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/02/configuration-settings-for-alua-devices.html|VMware vSphere Blog - Configuration Settings for ALUA Devices]] \\

=====VMware KB Articles=====
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011340|Multipathing policies in ESXi 5.x and ESXi/ESX 4.x (1011340)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003973|Obtaining LUN pathing information for ESX or ESXi hosts (1003973)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1017760|Changing the default pathing policy for new/existing LUNs (1017760)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1036189|Changing a LUN to use a different Path Selection Policy (PSP) (1036189)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2053628|Changing Path Selection Policy for multiple LUNs (2053628)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2000552|Modifying path information for ESXi/ESX hosts (2000552)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2069356|Adjusting Round Robin IOPS limit from default 1000 to 1 (2069356)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2005369|Trespassing of LUNs on the array when using Active Non-optimized (ANO) path (2005369)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022030|ALUA parameters in the output of ESX/ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.x commands (1022030)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1027963|Understanding the storage path failover sequence in VMware ESX/ESXi native multipathing (1027963)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003433|SCSI events that can trigger ESX server to fail a LUN over to another path (1003433)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006528|PSP configuration for a device is not updated after changing the default SATP PSP (1006528)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2000398|Storage vMotion might fail on some iSCSI active-active arrays (2000398)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2030957|Identifying ESXi/ESX boot LUNs for Boot From SAN configurations (2030957)]] \\
[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2003468|VMW_PSP_MRU path ranking capabilities in ESXi 5.0 (2003468)]] \\

[[http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2013160|Troubleshooting storage issues when using VMware products (2013160)]] \\

=====Blogposts/Articles=====
[[http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2011/09/28/changing-the-default-vsphere-5-0-psp-to-round-robin/|boche.net - Changing the default vSphere 5.0 PSP to Round Robin]] \\
[[http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2010/02/04/configure-vmware-esxi-round-robin-on-emc-storage/|boche.net - Configure VMware ESX(i) Round Robin on EMC Storage]] \\
[[http://cormachogan.com/2013/07/08/automating-the-iops-setting-in-the-round-robin-psp/|CormacHogan.com - Automating the IOPS setting in the Round Robin PSP]] \\
[[http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/03/30/whats-the-point-of-setting-iops1/|Yellow-Bricks - What’s the point of setting “–IOPS=1” ?]] \\
[[https://yuridejager.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/set-the-path-selection-policy-for-every-device-path-of-every-host-in-your-vsphere-5-05-1-cluster-using-powercli/|Yuri's Technology Blog - Set the Path Selection Policy for every device path of every host in your vSphere 5.0/5.1 cluster using PowerCLI]] \\