Multipath Management
The
vSphere Storage
documentation includes information about using multipathing for failover and load balancing. You can manage multipathing using the vSphere Client, the esxcli
command, or using the following commands. Use the HostStorageSystem.multipathStateInfo
property to access the HostMultipathStateInfo
data object that describes runtime information about the state of multipathing on a given host.- EnableMultipathPath– Enables a disabled path for a device. Use the pathname fromHostMultipathStateInfoPathorHostMultipathInfoPath.
- QueryPathSelectionPolicyOptions– Obtains the set of path-selection-policy options. These options determine the path that can be used by a device that is managed by native multipathing. AHostMultipathInfodata object identifies the devices that are managed through native multipathing.
- QueryStorageArrayTypePolicyOptions– Obtains the set of storage-array-type policy options. These options determine the storage-array-type policies that a device that is managed by native multipathing might use. AHostMultipathInfodata object identifies the devices that are managed through native multipathing.
- SetMultipathLunPolicy– Updates the path selection policy for a LUN. Specify the LUN using the LUN UUID from theHostMultipathInfoLogicalUnitobject.
- DisableMultipathPath– Disables an enabled path for a device. Use the pathname fromHostMultipathStateInfoPathorHostMultipathInfoPath.