Re: Can't create claim storage transport rule !!

Thank you Creg for your time ,, I am afraid I am still unable to mask it

~ #  esxcli storage core claimrule list

esxcli storage filesystem list

Rule Class   Rule  Class    Type       Plugin     Matches

----------  -----  -------  ---------  ---------  ---------------------------------

MP              0  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=usb

MP              1  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=sata

MP              2  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=ide

MP              3  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=block

MP              4  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=unknown

MP            101  runtime  vendor     MASK_PATH  vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport

MP            101  file     vendor     MASK_PATH  vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport

MP          65535  runtime  vendor     NMP        vendor=* model=*

~ # esxcli storage core claimrule add --rule 370 -P NMP -t transport -R iscsivendor --iqn iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:ESX03-33131ae5

~ # esxcli storage core claimrule load

~ # esxcli storage core claimrule run

~ # esxcli storage core adapter rescan --all

~ # esxcli storage core claimrule list

Rule Class   Rule  Class    Type       Plugin     Matches

----------  -----  -------  ---------  ---------  ---------------------------------

MP              0  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=usb

MP              1  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=sata

MP              2  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=ide

MP              3  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=block

MP              4  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=unknown

MP            101  runtime  vendor     MASK_PATH  vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport

MP            101  file     vendor     MASK_PATH  vendor=DELL model=Universal Xport

MP            370  runtime  transport  NMP        transport=iscsivendor

MP            370  file     transport  NMP        transport=iscsivendor

MP          65535  runtime  vendor     NMP        vendor=* model=*

~ # esxcli storage filesystem list

Mount Point                                        Volume Name     UUID                                 Mounted  Type             Size           Free

-------------------------------------------------  --------------  -----------------------------------  -------  ------  -------------  -------------

/vmfs/volumes/54e3104d-dfc82e3b-2822-005056ba2aa3  datastore1 (2)  54e3104d-dfc82e3b-2822-005056ba2aa3     true  VMFS-5    13421772800    12484345856

/vmfs/volumes/54f2a5a9-83586347-24b0-005056ba5d3d  DS-ISCSI01      54f2a5a9-83586347-24b0-005056ba5d3d     true  VMFS-5    51002736640    13336838144

/vmfs/volumes/54f29c47-383dad5e-be22-005056ba2aa3  DS-ISCSI0       54f29c47-383dad5e-be22-005056ba2aa3     true  VMFS-5  1048508891136  1047484432384

/vmfs/volumes/550750a1-b0f04e34-04a3-005056ba5d3d  MaskMe          550750a1-b0f04e34-04a3-005056ba5d3d     true  VMFS-5    40265318400    39246102528

/vmfs/volumes/54e3104e-5030ac3f-d705-005056ba2aa3                  54e3104e-5030ac3f-d705-005056ba2aa3     true  vfat       4293591040     4261609472

/vmfs/volumes/01503e76-220b553e-125e-83e8010eaeff                  01503e76-220b553e-125e-83e8010eaeff     true  vfat        261853184       78295040

/vmfs/volumes/30b57f70-a2916403-fed0-6d4e0b64d7d5                  30b57f70-a2916403-fed0-6d4e0b64d7d5     true  vfat        261853184       80154624

/vmfs/volumes/54e31047-7038042a-6171-005056ba2aa3                  54e31047-7038042a-6171-005056ba2aa3     true  vfat        299712512       97705984

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I am using opne filer iscsi , is there specific thing to be done ?

Regards ,,

Ahmad