Dell EMC Unity: How VVols can be created from the Unisphere but cannot be accessed from the ESX hosts with FC adapter (User Correctable)

Summary: VVols can be created from the Unisphere but cannot be accesed from the ESX hosts with FC adapter.

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Instructions

VVols can be created from the Unisphere but cannot be accesed from the ESX hosts with FC adapter. Access to block LUN works fine using the same FC connection so no zoning or FC connectivity issues.File VVols and IScsi access works .

For Vvol support the Host I/O adapter needs to support "Secondary LUNID (Enables VVols) " feature .
Commands to check if the Adapter supports VVols:
From the ESX host :

# esxcli storage core adapter list
# esxcli storage core device list  pe-only

Additional Information

Please refer to the following links to find if the I/O adapter on the ESX host supports Vvol .

http://vsphere-land.com/news/how-to-find-out-if-your-io-adapter-will-support-virtual-volumes-vvols.html
 
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=io

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity Family

Products

Dell EMC Unity Family
Article Properties
Article Number: 000022817
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2025
Version:  3
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