Use esxcli Commands to Enable or Disable Per File I/O Scheduling

You can use the esxcli commands to change the I/O scheduling capability. The capability is enabled by default.

In the procedure, --server=server_name specifies the target server. The specified target server prompts you for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a configuration file or session file, are supported. For a list of connection options, see Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.

Prerequisites

Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.

Procedure

• ♦ To enable or disable per file I/O scheduling, run the following commands:

  Option	Description
  esxcli system settings kernel set -s isPerFileSchedModelActive -v FALSE	Disable per file I/O scheduling
  esxcli system settings kernel set -s isPerFileSchedModelActive -v TRUE	Enable per file I/O scheduling