Methods of Installing PSA Plugins
- Using vCenter Update Manager
- Using vCLI (use the esxcli software vib install command)
- Using Vendor recommended Installation Guides
- Using EMC’s Powerpath Installer
- Using Dell’s Equalogic setup.pl script for their multipathing extension module
- Using vihostupdate –server esxihost –install –bundle=Powerpath.5.4.SP2.zip
Checking Registration and Adding a Plugin
- esxcli storage core plugin registration list will check if it is registered
- esxcli storage core plugin registration add -m class_satp_va -N SATP -P class_satp_VA
- Reboot the host(s) in order for the new PSP to take effect
Changing the VMW_SATP_CX# default PSP from VMW_PSP_MRU to VMW_PSP_RR
- esxcli storage nmp satp set -s VMW_SATP_CX -P VMW_PSP_RR
- Reboot the host(s) in order for the new PSP to take effect
VMware Document
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples ESXi 5.0
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