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2V0-622 · Question #382

The storage vendor recommends adjusting the Fibre Channel HBA queue depth to resolve a performance problem. Which esxcli namespace can a vSphere Administrator use to adjust the queue depth?

The correct answer is B. esxcli storage core device. The esxcli storage core device namespace provides subcommands to configure device-level queue depth settings for Fibre Channel storage devices in vSphere.

Section 3 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.5 Storage

Question

The storage vendor recommends adjusting the Fibre Channel HBA queue depth to resolve a performance problem. Which esxcli namespace can a vSphere Administrator use to adjust the queue depth?

Options

  • Aesxcli system module parameters
  • Besxcli storage core device
  • Cesxcli system module set
  • Desxcli storage core adapter

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Why each option

The esxcli storage core device namespace provides subcommands to configure device-level queue depth settings for Fibre Channel storage devices in vSphere.

Aesxcli system module parameters

The 'esxcli system module parameters' namespace is used to list existing kernel module parameters, not to set device-level storage queue depth values.

Besxcli storage core deviceCorrect

The 'esxcli storage core device set' command allows administrators to configure device queue depth parameters such as queue-full-threshold and queue-full-sample-size on a per-device basis. Storage vendors commonly direct administrators to tune these device-level settings to resolve I/O saturation and performance bottlenecks on FC targets. This namespace is the correct location for device queue depth adjustments in the esxcli hierarchy.

Cesxcli system module set

'esxcli system module set' is not a valid esxcli namespace and does not exist as a command for adjusting storage queue depth.

Desxcli storage core adapter

The 'esxcli storage core adapter' namespace manages adapter-level operations such as rescanning, and does not expose queue depth configuration for individual storage devices.

Concept tested: esxcli storage core device queue depth configuration

Source: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1027901

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#Fibre Channel#HBA queue depth#esxcli#storage performance

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