Fiber Channel in Suse Linux VM in dell chassis 10002 with M610 blade with brocade FC switch

[rmustafa]

I've installed suse linux VM under ESX$ , wanted to use this machine as a media server for my tape library, just want to know how can I can configure FC port on that VM ????

Note: My ESX is working with FCP, storage is mounted on ESX is through FC.

[marcelo_soares]

First be sure that your tape library is present on VMware HCL. You can attach it to your SAN switch and present it to the ESX hosts. After that, is possible to attach it to a VM uring RDM.

Marcelo Soares

VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

Virtualization Tech Master

Globant Argentina

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[rmustafa]

I need to know few things:

1.>What is the exact link for vmware tape HCL ?

2.>Is there any good document to do RDM for tape library?

What I understand from you is that I need to make that 25 slots tape library available from FC adapter &

then need to add that partition (25 slots tape library) in the VM through RDM, am I right ?