Fixed Path Selection
Policy Operations
The
fixed
option gets and sets the preferred path policy for
NMP devices configured to use
VMW_PSP_FIXED
.
Retrieving the
Preferred Path
The
esxcli storage
nmp fixed deviceconfig get
command retrieves the preferred path on a
specified device that is using NMP and the
VMW_PSP_FIXED
path policy.
Options | Description |
|---|---|
- -device <device>
-d <device>
| Device for which you want to get the preferred
path. This device must be controlled by the
VMW_PSP_FIXED PSP. |
To return the path configured
as the preferred path for the specified device, run the following command.
Specify one of the options listed in
Connection Options for ESXCLI Host Management Commands
in place of
<conn_options>
.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp fixed deviceconfig get --device naa.xxx
Setting the Preferred
Path
The
esxcli storage
nmp fixed deviceconfig set command
sets the preferred path on a
specified device that is using NMP and the
VMW_PSP_FIXED
path policy.
Options | Description |
|---|---|
--device
<device> -d
<device> | Device for which you
want to set the preferred path. This device must be controlled by the
VMW_PSP_FIXED PSP.
Use
esxcli storage nmp device --list to list the
policies for all devices.
|
--path
<path> -p
<path> | Path to set as the preferred path for the
specified device. |
To set the preferred path for
the specified device to
vmhba3:C0:T5:L3
, run the following command. Specify
one of the options listed in
Connection Options for ESXCLI Host Management Commands
in place of
<conn_options>
.
esxcli <conn_options> storage nmp fixed deviceconfig set --device naa.xxx --path vmhba3:C0:T5:L3