Enabling VAAI functionality in ESXi via PowerCLI

This article provides steps to enable the vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) functionality in ESXi via PowerCLI. You may want to enable these specific VAAI features if your storage arrays support these hardware acceleration features and are responding correctly to VAAI primitives. My Environment I help manage an IBM V7000 and a Pure Storage …

Using PowerCLI to change all LUNs to Round Robin

Each week I learn a little more about PowerShell and PowerCLI. Today, I wanted to share how I used PowerCLI to change all of the LUNs connected to my ESXi hosts to the Round Robin multipathing policy. Note: Please make sure that your SAN/storage supports Round Robin before making these changes. First thing you need …