Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI/aSV)

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Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI/aSV) {{ breadTitle }} User Manual Virtual Machine Configuration Guidance Virtual Machine Management Using Physical Disks (Raw Disk Mapping)
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Using Physical Disks (Raw Disk Mapping)

{{ $t('productDocDetail.updateTime') }}: 2026-01-05

Description

HCI supports adding external storage and directly mounting LUNs on external storage to virtual machines.

Precautions

When HCI adds external storage, first click Scan for New Disks and then click New to find external storage.

Prerequisites

The HCI host is connected to FC storage or iSCSI storage.

Steps

Take iSCSI storage as an example:

  1. Configure the IP address used as the storage interface on the HCI node to enable it to communicate with the iSCSI storage server.

  1. Make correct configuration on iSCSI storage and map the corresponding datastore to HCI nodes for use.

  1. In Storage > Other Datastores, click iSCSI Server.

  1. On the pop-up iSCSI Server page, click New. The Add a New iSCSI Server window pops up.
  2. Enter the IP and click Detect Target.
  3. Then click Authentication to prompt Authenticated, and then click Close.

  1. On the Edit Virtual Machine page, click Add Hardware > Disk, select the physical disk to use, select the corresponding LUN, and click OK.