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t-miyashita
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Is the maximum number of SCSI target that ESX Server can maintain 80?

I connected ESX Server and EqualLogic PS100E by software iSCSI. I exported 256 LUN for ESX Server from PS100E. 256 LUN is a displayed in a /var/lib/iscsi/vmkbindings, but it is displayed only 80 LUN by VI Client.

Can it be displayed to 256 LUN if you change some setting?

\# The number of the targets rises when they add LUN with specifications of PS100E.

\# For example, the first LUN is displayed as vmhba40:0:0, and the second LUN is displayed as vmhba40:1:0.

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dominic7
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That's really interesting. ESX supports 256 LUNs and 1024 paths, depending on how many NICs you have bound to the iSCSI network you could have too many paths for ESX to handle. What output do you get from esxcfg-mpath --list?

IIRC, a PS100E isn't a very large storage array, are you just testing the limits of ESX, or do you really need more than 80 LUNs on the iSCSI array?

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t-miyashita
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Thank you for comment, dominic7.

A result of "esxcfg-mpath --list" is as follows.

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\[root@blade13 root]# esxcfg-mpath --list

Disk vmhba0:0:0 /dev/sda (70006MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

Local 2:1.0 vmhba0:0:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:0:0 /dev/sdb (51210MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-42f161401-db40002ad3246710-vmwvol010 vmhba40:0:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:1:0 /dev/sdc (51210MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d1f161401-5620002a7724670c-vmwvol020 vmhba40:1:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:2:0 /dev/sdbs (51210MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-46a161401-d3e0002ad3846710-vmwvol030 vmhba40:2:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:4:0 /dev/sdbt (51210MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-4f4161401-1fa0002b66c46766-vmwvoltemp vmhba40:4:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:103:0 /dev/sdd (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d66161401-66a0002b9d646767-vol1 vmhba40:103:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:104:0 /dev/sde (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d66161401-42a0002b9da46767-vol2 vmhba40:104:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:105:0 /dev/sdf (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d67161401-7460002b9de46767-vol3 vmhba40:105:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:106:0 /dev/sdg (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d67161401-dfe0002b9e246767-vol4 vmhba40:106:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:107:0 /dev/sdh (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d68161401-2560002b9e646767-vol5 vmhba40:107:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:108:0 /dev/sdi (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d69161401-be20002b9ea46767-vol6 vmhba40:108:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:109:0 /dev/sdj (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d69161401-c240002b9ee46767-vol7 vmhba40:109:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:110:0 /dev/sdk (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6a161401-4d60002b9f246767-vol8 vmhba40:110:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:111:0 /dev/sdl (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6a161401-afe0002b9f646767-vol9 vmhba40:111:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:112:0 /dev/sdm (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6b161401-98e0002b9fa46767-vol10 vmhba40:112:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:113:0 /dev/sdn (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6c161401-aea0002b9fe46767-vol11 vmhba40:113:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:114:0 /dev/sdo (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6c161401-6b00002ba0246767-vol12 vmhba40:114:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:115:0 /dev/sdp (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6d161401-b120002ba0646767-vol13 vmhba40:115:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:116:0 /dev/sdq (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6d161401-7540002ba0a46767-vol14 vmhba40:116:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:117:0 /dev/sdr (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6e161401-b280002ba0e46767-vol15 vmhba40:117:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:118:0 /dev/sds (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6f161401-9640002ba1246767-vol16 vmhba40:118:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:119:0 /dev/sdt (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d6f161401-b200002ba1646767-vol17 vmhba40:119:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:120:0 /dev/sdu (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d70161401-4b20002ba1a46767-vol18 vmhba40:120:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:121:0 /dev/sdv (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d70161401-67a0002ba1e46767-vol19 vmhba40:121:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:122:0 /dev/sdw (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d71161401-b800002ba2246767-vol20 vmhba40:122:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:123:0 /dev/sdx (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d72161401-69c0002ba2646767-vol21 vmhba40:123:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:124:0 /dev/sdy (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d72161401-d220002ba2a46767-vol22 vmhba40:124:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:125:0 /dev/sdz (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d73161401-aae0002ba2e46767-vol23 vmhba40:125:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:126:0 /dev/sdaa (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d73161401-cd00002ba3246767-vol24 vmhba40:126:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:127:0 /dev/sdab (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d74161401-4380002ba3646767-vol25 vmhba40:127:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:128:0 /dev/sdac (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d75161401-17c0002ba3a46767-vol26 vmhba40:128:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:129:0 /dev/sdad (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d75161401-e9e0002ba3e46767-vol27 vmhba40:129:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:130:0 /dev/sdae (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d76161401-9200002ba4246767-vol28 vmhba40:130:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:131:0 /dev/sdaf (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d76161401-bc00002ba4646767-vol29 vmhba40:131:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:132:0 /dev/sdag (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d77161401-e420002ba4a46767-vol30 vmhba40:132:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:133:0 /dev/sdah (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d78161401-ca20002ba4e46767-vol31 vmhba40:133:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:134:0 /dev/sdai (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d78161401-c660002ba5246767-vol32 vmhba40:134:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:135:0 /dev/sdaj (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d79161401-1400002ba5646767-vol33 vmhba40:135:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:136:0 /dev/sdak (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d79161401-2c60002ba5a46767-vol34 vmhba40:136:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:137:0 /dev/sdal (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7a161401-1d40002ba5e46767-vol35 vmhba40:137:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:138:0 /dev/sdam (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7b161401-8300002ba6246767-vol36 vmhba40:138:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:139:0 /dev/sdan (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7b161401-d520002ba6646767-vol37 vmhba40:139:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:140:0 /dev/sdao (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7c161401-8f40002ba6a46767-vol38 vmhba40:140:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:141:0 /dev/sdap (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7c161401-3820002ba6e46767-vol39 vmhba40:141:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:142:0 /dev/sdaq (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7d161401-e260002ba7246767-vol40 vmhba40:142:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:143:0 /dev/sdar (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7e161401-2240002ba7646767-vol41 vmhba40:143:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:144:0 /dev/sdas (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7e161401-d180002ba7a46767-vol42 vmhba40:144:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:145:0 /dev/sdat (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d7f161401-a7c0002ba7e46767-vol43 vmhba40:145:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:146:0 /dev/sdau (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d80161401-c8c0002ba8246767-vol44 vmhba40:146:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:147:0 /dev/sdav (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d80161401-2b00002ba8646767-vol45 vmhba40:147:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:148:0 /dev/sdaw (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d81161401-33e0002ba8a46767-vol46 vmhba40:148:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:149:0 /dev/sdax (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d81161401-cd40002ba8e46767-vol47 vmhba40:149:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:150:0 /dev/sday (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d82161401-ac60002ba9246767-vol48 vmhba40:150:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:151:0 /dev/sdaz (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d83161401-24c0002ba9646767-vol49 vmhba40:151:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:152:0 /dev/sdba (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d83161401-e980002ba9a46767-vol50 vmhba40:152:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:153:0 /dev/sdbb (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d84161401-3e80002ba9e46767-vol51 vmhba40:153:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:154:0 /dev/sdbc (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d84161401-2c00002baa246767-vol52 vmhba40:154:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:155:0 /dev/sdbd (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d85161401-0320002baa646767-vol53 vmhba40:155:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:156:0 /dev/sdbe (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d86161401-4ec0002baaa46767-vol54 vmhba40:156:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:157:0 /dev/sdbf (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d86161401-c5c0002baae46767-vol55 vmhba40:157:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:158:0 /dev/sdbg (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d87161401-fd40002bab246767-vol56 vmhba40:158:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:159:0 /dev/sdbh (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d88161401-f300002bab646767-vol57 vmhba40:159:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:160:0 /dev/sdbi (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d89161401-7100002baba46767-vol58 vmhba40:160:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:161:0 /dev/sdbj (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8a161401-2800002babe46767-vol59 vmhba40:161:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:162:0 /dev/sdbk (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8b161401-cb40002bac246767-vol60 vmhba40:162:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:163:0 /dev/sdbl (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8c161401-cba0002bac646767-vol61 vmhba40:163:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:164:0 /dev/sdbm (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8c161401-0080002baca46767-vol62 vmhba40:164:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:165:0 /dev/sdbn (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8d161401-66e0002bace46767-vol63 vmhba40:165:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:166:0 /dev/sdbo (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8e161401-c860002bad246767-vol64 vmhba40:166:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:167:0 /dev/sdbp (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8e161401-1940002bad646767-vol65 vmhba40:167:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:168:0 /dev/sdbq (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d8f161401-a980002bada46767-vol66 vmhba40:168:0 On active preferred

Disk vmhba40:169:0 /dev/sdbr (5130MB) has 1 paths and policy of Fixed

iScsi sw iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:blade13-0228c1ba<->iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:6-8a0900-d90161401-0140002bade46767-vol67 vmhba40:169:0 On active preferred

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As you say, PS100E isn't a very large storage array. I use PS100E as a test, but I intend to use more large storage array(PS300E) if this test goes well. So I need more than 80 LUNs on the iSCSI array.

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dominic7
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The PS300E is 7TB RAW, why would you need more than 80 LUNS on it? Why would you need LUNs smaller than 90G each?

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tsherbak
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t-miyashita
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Hi, dominic7.

I am going to assemble VDI. So, I want to operate 400 Virtual Machines. I think that 20GB is enough for one Virtual Machine.

regards

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dominic7
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You may only want 20GiB per VM, but you certainly don't need to have 1 VM per LUN. You should be able to easily put 12-15 VM's on a LUN of about 250-300GiB in size.

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t-miyashita
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Hi, tsherbak.

Thanks for the input.

When the upper limit value of targets was to 64, it was written in the following document.

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf

Cheers

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t-miyashita
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Hi, dominic7.

Thank you for a quick reply.

Though I can put 12-15 VM's on a LUN of about 250-300GiB in size, does not a performance of Virtual Machines deteriorate?

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dominic7
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12-15 VMs ( actually .vmdk files ) per LUN is the "sweet spot" for LUN performance. It depends on the I/O on the VMs, but generally you won't see performance degradation until you exceed 15 .vmdks on "typical" workloads.

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t-miyashita
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Thank you for useful information.

I will test with 12-15 VMs per LUN.

Thank you.

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