Dell EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module – Deleting existing vSwitch

When removing an existing iSCSIvSwitch created using the MEM module setup, you will need to remove the stagnant VMkernel bindings with the existing physical NICs.

This is done by SSH-ing into the ESX host and running the following command:

esxcli swiscsi nic remove –n <vmk_interface> –d <vmhba_device>

You can determine which vmk_interface is associated with which physical NIC and associated vmbha, by running the following command:

esxcli swiscsi nic list –d <vmhba_device>

Once this has been done, you can follow the process of creating the iSCSIvSwitch using the MEM Module.

Simple process that held me up for a while, reference link: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1030674

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