Slow VMFS / Rescan HBAS with fiber-attached storage

Hi all

I use ESXi 4.1, build 260247 with fiber storage attached my NetApp 3240 controllers on the version 8.0.2.  I'm trying to use plugin 1.0 host OnCommand of NetApp to save my VMs.  For those who don't know, doing essential software works with vSphere and the table to create screenshots instant table based and replicate to the Dominican Republic.

It works very well.

When I have a problem is the restoration of VMs.  The restore process is slow.  Using the same software, what is done is to present table for the ESX Server hanging and set up the data store.  This also works, but VMware must rescan the HBAS and VMFS several times.  Because of the long duration to rescan the HBAS / VMFS, this editing process may take 15 minutes or more and seems rather excessive to me.

Does anyone have any ideas why the rescan is slow or it is normal and just something I have to deal with?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Michael.

Does anyone have any ideas why the rescan is slow or it is normal and just something I have to deal with?

You have the ability to limit the maximum number of LUNs?  For each host, go to the Configuration tab, select the disk and get off at Disk.MaxLUN.  The default value is 256, but if your maximum lun number is much lower than that, drop this value down to speed up scans.  See http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-4-esxi-installable-vcenter/index.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.vsphere.config_fc.doc_41/esx_san_config/managing_san_systems/t_change_the_number_of_luns_scanned_using_disk.maxlun.html

If the LUNS are contiguous, you can also change the Disk.SupportSpareLUN from 1 to 0.  Who told him to stop as soon as a logical unit number is missing.  It is bad if you have LUNs 2,3,6 because you never see lun 6.  See http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-4-esxi-installable-vcenter/index.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.vsphere.config_fc.doc_41/esx_san_config/managing_san_systems/t_change_the_number_of_luns_scanned_using_disk.maxlun.html

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