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This article provides a method for changing Path Selection Policy (PSP) for multiple LUNs in a command line.
Note: The method described here is intended only for very small systems with a single array. It could actually be dangerous in a larger environment as it will set all selected NAA devices to the same PSP. In a heterogeneous environment, PSP for devices changed indiscriminately, whether or not the PSP specified in the command, is the recommended PSP for a device.To change Path Selection Policy for multiple LUNs in a command line: Connect to the host using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.Run this command to obtain the first common numbers of the naa.id of LUNs on a specific array: esxcfg-mpath -l Run this command on a SSH (putty) session: for i in `esxcli storage nmp device list | grep '^naa.xxxx'` ; do esxcli storage nmp device set --device $i --psp VMW_PSP_RR; done Note: The above command sets the PSP for all devices matching 'naa.xxxx' to Round Robin. To set PSP to Fixed, replace VMW_PSP_RR with VMW_PSP_FIXED. To set PSP to Most Recently Used, replace VMW_PSP_RR with MW_PSP_MRU. Repeat Step 2 and 3 for other Storage Array models with the eui.xxxx, t10.xxx or sym.xxx device number prefixes. If the PSP needs to be changed for a family of storage arrays, it is better to change the NMP claim rules so that the default PSP is VMW_PSP_RR as given: esxcli storage nmp satp set --satp <SATP_Name> --default-psp VMW_PSP_RR For example: esxcli storage nmp satp set --satp VMW_SATP_ALUA_CX --default-psp VMW_PSP_RR If the device uses a generic SATP (e.g. VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA), you may add a claim rule for a specific storage array matching on the vendor's name and/or model string using: esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp <SATP_NAME> --vendor <Vendor_Name> --model <Model_String> --psp <PSP_NAME> --description Manually added to use <PSP_NAME> For example: esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA --vendor HITACHI --model * --psp VMW_PSP_RR --description Manually added to use Round Robin
Run this command to disable paths from vmhba using command line: for i in 'esxcli storage core path list | grep '^vmhbaXX'` ; do esxcli storage core path set --state off --path $i; done For Example: for i in 'esxcli storage core path list | grep '^vmhba33'` ; do esxcli storage core path set --state off --path $i; done If the above command does not disable the path from vmhba, try this:for i in `localcli storage core path list | grep "Runtime Name: vmhba1" | awk '{print $NF}'`; do localcli storage core path set --state off --path $i; done
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