VMware Orphaned LUNs Report

Review VMware orphaned LUNs. These are the LUNs that are neither used as datastores nor RDMs.

Before you begin

Create and run a VMware inventory job. You can select one or more VMware providers in a single job definition for cataloging. See Creating a VMware inventory job definition.

Use the VMware Orphaned LUNs report to answer questions such as:
  • What is the transport type of an orphaned LUN?
  • What is the storage vendor of an orphaned LUN?

Parameters

Use the following parameter to customize your report:
  • vCenter
  • ESX Host

    Multiple selections are supported.

The default report parameters report on all ESX hosts and vCenters.

Summary View

The following fields and corresponding data display in the Detail View section of the Orphaned LUNs report.

vCenter
The name of the vCenter node.
ESX Host
The host node where LUNs reside. More than one LUN can reside on an ESX host.
Total LUNs
The total number of LUNs on the host.
Capacity
The capacity overall LUN storage utilization.

Detail View

The following fields and corresponding data display in the Detail View section of the Orphaned LUNs report.

LUN Name
The name of the LUN.
LUN ID
The unique identification number of the LUN.
Storage Vendor
The name of the storage vendor of the LUN.
ESX Host (vCenter)
The host node where the LUN resides. More than one LUN can reside on an ESX host.
Transport Type
The method through which data is transferred. For example, fibre channel or iSCSI.
Capacity
The capacity of the LUN.