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ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.1

Configure ESXi server multipath and timeout settings

Contributors netapp-jani

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere checks and sets the ESXi host multipath settings and HBA timeout settings that work best with NetApp storage systems.

About this task

This process might take a long time, depending on your configuration and system load. The task progress is displayed in the Recent Tasks panel. As the tasks are completed, the host status Alert icon is replaced by the Normal icon or the Pending Reboot icon.

Steps

  1. From the VMware vSphere Web Client home page, click Hosts and Clusters.

  2. Right-click a host, and then select NetApp ONTAP tools > Update host data.

  3. In the shortcuts page, click on NetApp ONTAP tools under the plug-ins section.

  4. Go to ESXi Host compliance card in the Overview (Dashboard) of the ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere plug-in.

  5. Select Apply Recommended Settings link.

  6. In the Apply recommended host settings window, select the hosts that you want to comply with NetApp recommended host settings and click Next

    Note You can expand the ESXi host to see the current values

  7. In the settings page, select the recommended values as required.

  8. In the summary pane, check the values and click Finish You can track the progress in the Recent task panel.