PS6210e - seeing what VMs are attached to each volume

Hello, 

 No.  The PS series SAN is a block storage device. It doesn't know about "files" or "VMs".  The exception are VMs that are on VVOL datastores.  Which I suspect you are not using them. 

 You can't rename an iSCSI volume, the iSCSI spec requires unique volume LUN names.  You can rename the "alias" which is a user friendly name.  But that won't actually change the name.

 One the VMware side you can change the Datastore name. 

Regards,

Don

Ok, thanks. Is there an easy way to see of one of the EQL volumes is in use or not? I have looked at the isci target names to get the iscsi disk info. 

Hello, 

 You get look for the NAA. device name that VMware uses then match them to EQL volumes. 

#esxcli storage nmp path list
iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:esxv61-node1-74038faa-00023d000002,iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:0-af1ff6-ef1e31cd7-2a80000004955b01-ndcsupta36-vmfs-ds,t,1-naa.60fff17acd311eef015b95040000802a
Runtime Name: vmhba72:C1:T2:L0
Device: naa.60fff17acd311eef015b95040000802a
Device Display Name: EQLOGIC iSCSI Disk (naa.60fff17acd311eef015b95040000802a)
Group State: active
Array Priority: 0
Storage Array Type Path Config: SATP VMW_SATP_EQL does not support path configuration.
Path Selection Policy Path Config: PSP VMW_PSP_RR does not support path configuration.

iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:esxv61-node1-74038faa-00023d000002,iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:0-af1ff6-68ee31cd7-a5e0000002b55afe-pe-target,t,1-naa.60fff17acd31ee68fe5ab5020000e0a5
Runtime Name: vmhba72:C1:T10:L257
Device: naa.60fff17acd31ee68fe5ab5020000e0a5
Device Display Name: EQLOGIC iSCSI Disk (naa.60fff17acd31ee68fe5ab5020000e0a5)
Group State: active
Array Priority: 0
Storage Array Type Path Config: SATP VMW_SATP_EQL does not support path configuration.
Path Selection Policy Path Config: PSP VMW_PSP_RR does not support path configuration.

This command will give you a list of device names and EQL volume aliases. 

#esxcli storage filesystem list
Mount Point Volume Name UUID Mounted Type Size Free
---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------------- ------- ------ -------------- --------------
/vmfs/volumes/4221a967-7773a6d9 VMwarebits 4221a967-7773a6d9 true NFS 1082136821760 889071157248
/vmfs/volumes/5082fd75-901f5c8e ISOimages 5082fd75-901f5c8e true NFS 792535498752 298623791104
/vmfs/volumes/4dcd4821-1625d042-d4a1-002219a32122 ESXi5-vol0 4dcd4821-1625d042-d4a1-002219a32122 true VMFS-5 643976658944 494763245568
/vmfs/volumes/4e2e364a-c641fc6b-e512-002219a3215e ESXi5-vol1 4e2e364a-c641fc6b-e512-002219a3215e true VMFS-5 643976658944 610598387712
/vmfs/volumes/4e72519e-61773ded-f3e3-001b219e6cb0 ESXiv5-vol3 4e72519e-61773ded-f3e3-001b219e6cb0 true VMFS-5 643976658944 516110155776
/vmfs/volumes/4e7251cc-1e19012f-b5cc-001b219e6cb0 ESXiv5-vol4 4e7251cc-1e19012f-b5cc-001b219e6cb0 true VMFS-5 643976658944 545969405952
/vmfs/volumes/4f7b786d-11014d15-ee90-001b219e6c74 ESXiv5-vol5 4f7b786d-11014d15-ee90-001b219e6c74 true VMFS-5 643976658944 431972417536
/vmfs/volumes/4f7b7adb-8de212b1-c84e-001b219e6c74 ESXiv5-vol6 4f7b7adb-8de212b1-c84e-001b219e6c74 true VMFS-5 643976658944 598099361792
/vmfs/volumes/50676528-b4403498-5ae3-0010187c436e DemoTool-Storage-Volume 50676528-b4403498-5ae3-0010187c436e true VMFS-5 1099243192320 366534983680
/vmfs/volumes/516ffd5f-ecc703ec-b0a2-0010187c436e ESXv5-AltPool-Vol0 516ffd5f-ecc703ec-b0a2-0010187c436e true VMFS-5 643976658944 642690056192
/vmfs/volumes/52260494-27d8be96-1181-90b11c47146a ESXv55-Vol0 52260494-27d8be96-1181-90b11c47146a true VMFS-5 643976658944 536423170048
/vmfs/volumes/52aa1a3e-cd441b4f-929a-001b219e6cb0 ESXiv5-SyncRep-Vol1 52aa1a3e-cd441b4f-929a-001b219e6cb0 true VMFS-5 966099206144 964813651968
/vmfs/volumes/53289e8d-98ddfa55-e3f7-002219a32108 ESXv55-Vol2 53289e8d-98ddfa55-e3f7-002219a32108 true VMFS-5 1099243192320 898469199872
/vmfs/volumes/533c6898-9b8abd91-aa5c-002219a32144 ESXv55-Vol1 533c6898-9b8abd91-aa5c-002219a32144 true VMFS-5 643976658944 589260914688
/vmfs/volumes/5370e2db-1b4465b2-b66e-782bcb288296 ESXv55-VSM 5370e2db-1b4465b2-b66e-782bcb288296 true VMFS-5 966099206144 908161187840
/vmfs/volumes/544921fa-d785e13d-fd60-90b11c471e96 demo01 544921fa-d785e13d-fd60-90b11c471e96 true VMFS-5 1099243192320 1094867484672
/vmfs/volumes/55b01eff-bc01e61f-2653-002219a32197 NDCSUPTA36-VMFS-DS 55b01eff-bc01e61f-2653-002219a32197 true VMFS-5 2198754820096 1977662570496
/vmfs/volumes/5729f4fd-ef6b4402-8e51-002219a32156 Node1-Local-DS 5729f4fd-ef6b4402-8e51-002219a32156 true VMFS-5 137975824384 134228213760
/vmfs/volumes/572a7c33-e398a3d2-7f8c-002219a32156 esxv61-5500-vol1 572a7c33-e398a3d2-7f8c-002219a32156 true VMFS-5 4397778075648 4382167924736
/vmfs/volumes/572a7c69-b6c1e1a3-80d4-002219a32156 esxv61-5500-vol2 572a7c69-b6c1e1a3-80d4-002219a32156 true VMFS-5 4397778075648 4395911610368
/vmfs/volumes/577ea8c6-35b98a5f-05e4-90b11c472101 ESXv55-Vol3 577ea8c6-35b98a5f-05e4-90b11c472101 true VMFS-5 1099243192320 975534292992
/vmfs/volumes/577ea8e7-5b34e3e2-108b-90b11c472101 ESXv55-Vol4 577ea8e7-5b34e3e2-108b-90b11c472101 true VMFS-5 1099243192320 588696780800
/vmfs/volumes/5838ad13-e0a01f16-de77-002219a32156 esxv65-vol0 5838ad13-e0a01f16-de77-002219a32156 true VMFS-6 2198754820096 2128482402304
/vmfs/volumes/5838ad37-d0612410-5a9c-002219a32156 esxv65-vol1 5838ad37-d0612410-5a9c-002219a32156 true VMFS-6 2198754820096 1959004209152
/vmfs/volumes/5838ad51-e01c0143-f462-002219a32156 esxv65-vol2 5838ad51-e01c0143-f462-002219a32156 true VMFS-6 2198754820096 2173309026304
/vmfs/volumes/58892e02-a0c66240-2b49-002219a32197 ESXv6-DPM-Repository-1 58892e02-a0c66240-2b49-002219a32197 true VMFS-5 10994847842304 10639835660288
/vmfs/volumes/58b9dcb1-0cffe7b2-5509-002219a32170 ProdArray-VMFSv6-Vol1 58b9dcb1-0cffe7b2-5509-002219a32170 true VMFS-6 2198754820096 959033901056

Regards,

Don