- Create a host for the ESXi host (if one already exists for FC, create a new FA host object).
Note:
NQNs are case sensitive--ensure that the proper case is entered. Typically the NQNs should be all lowercase.
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Next, navigate to that new host and click on the vertical ellipsis and choose Configure NQNs.
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Add that NQN to the input box and click Add.
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In the Host Connections panel, find your new host(s) and ensure they are redundantly connected to the array (both controllers) and each controller (more than one port).
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If they are not, ensure zoning and/or cabling is correct.
If you have not zoned yet, you can find the NVMe-FC WWNs on the Settings > Network > Fibre Channel panel.
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Now create a new host group and add all of those hosts into it:
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Give it a name that makes sense for the cluster:
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Then add the hosts:
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Choose each in the cluster and click Add.
From this point on, storage provisioning is no different from SCSI-based provisioning from a process perspective (though NVMe-oF no longer requires a bus rescan on the host--all storage and changes in size etc. will appear automatically).
While the fundamental process is the same, not all tools support NVMe-oF based provisioning.