Summary
Are you running a VMware ESXi 6.5 or 6.7 host without vCenter, and noticing that an SSD-based disk or LUN is incorrectly listed as “Non-SSD” in the web console?
The following steps show how to manually correct the Drive Type using ESXCLI.
Description
Some SSDs or SSD-backed LUNs are not automatically recognized as SSDs by ESXi. This guide explains how to manually enable the SSD flag for such drives using the ESXCLI command-line tool.
Configuration Steps Using ESXCLI
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Get all storage devices:
esxcli storage nmp device list
Values needed from the preceding command: |
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Enable the SSD Option:esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp VMW_SATP_LOCAL --device naa.62cea7f074dddc0027486e5212048ad5 --option "enable_ssd"
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| Restart the VMware host to apply the changes. |
Result
The SSD Disk or LUN have now the correct SSD Option.
