When you need the host to access the masked storage device, unmask the paths to the device.
Note: When you run an unclaim operation using a device property, for example, device ID or vendor, the paths claimed by the MASK_PATH plug-in are not unclaimed. The MASK_PATH plug-in does not track any device property of the paths that it claims.
Prerequisites
Install ESXCLI. See Getting Started with ESXCLI. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Procedure
- Delete the MASK_PATH claim rule.
esxcli storage core claimrule remove -r rule#
- Verify that the claim rule was deleted correctly.
esxcli storage core claimrule list
- Reload the path claiming rules from the configuration file into the VMkernel.
esxcli storage core claimrule load
- Run the esxcli storage core claiming unclaim command for each path to the masked storage device.
For example:
esxcli storage core claiming unclaim -t location -A vmhba0 -C 0 -T 0 -L 149
- Run the path claiming rules.
esxcli storage core claimrule run
Results
Your host can now access the previously masked storage device.