topic Re: Multipathing on Vmware using Netapp SAN FAS2240-2 Fiber Channel in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Multipathing-on-Vmware-using-Netapp-SAN-FAS2240-2-Fiber-Channel/m-p/64069#M6000 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>this may help</P><P><A href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf</A></P><P><A class="active_link" href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>NetApp Storage Best Practices for VMware vSphere</P><P><A href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>make sure ALUA is enabled on your igroups</P><P>use the virtual storage console plugin</P><P></P><P>regards</P><P>Rainer</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:21:10 GMT rainer_s 2013-11-26T09:21:10Z Multipathing on Vmware using Netapp SAN FAS2240-2 Fiber Channel https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Multipathing-on-Vmware-using-Netapp-SAN-FAS2240-2-Fiber-Channel/m-p/64064#M5998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>I want to test Multipathing using Vmware:</P><P></P><P>I have two Vmware ESXI 5.0 version</P><P></P><P>I Have connect my esxi host with SAN using HBA's.</P><P></P><P>1)I want to test multipathing in vmware what was the best practice or suggestion or any article.</P><P>2)Which one is best to mapp netapp san storage as Datastore or RAW device.</P><P>3)I can connect my datastore using HBA with SAN and can use as i want , but how i can achieve multipathing on that if our esxi1 down .</P><P></P><P></P><P>Plz share your answers a i new to this.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>M.AMir</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:48:51 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Multipathing-on-Vmware-using-Netapp-SAN-FAS2240-2-Fiber-Channel/m-p/64064#M5998 AMIR_JABRAN 2025-06-05T05:48:51Z Re: Multipathing on Vmware using Netapp SAN FAS2240-2 Fiber Channel https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Multipathing-on-Vmware-using-Netapp-SAN-FAS2240-2-Fiber-Channel/m-p/64069#M6000 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>this may help</P><P><A href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3704.pdf</A></P><P><A class="active_link" href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/wp-7135.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>NetApp Storage Best Practices for VMware vSphere</P><P><A href="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf" title="http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-3749.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>make sure ALUA is enabled on your igroups</P><P>use the virtual storage console plugin</P><P></P><P>regards</P><P>Rainer</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:21:10 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/Multipathing-on-Vmware-using-Netapp-SAN-FAS2240-2-Fiber-Channel/m-p/64069#M6000 rainer_s 2013-11-26T09:21:10Z