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It's not really supported, but you can directly edit the esx.conf (from the bash prompt).
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It's not really supported, but you can directly edit the esx.conf (from the bash prompt).

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I looked at the file and the iqn name is correct which tells me that a reboot reverts it. &nbsp;Could there be another location to update it?<br />
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[root@server:/etc/vmware] cat esx.conf | grep cisco:<br />
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Could i create a new vmhba adapter with the correct information then delete the old one? &nbsp;I'm unsure if that would crash my host (which would be in maintenance mode if i attempted it).
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I looked at the file and the iqn name is correct which tells me that a reboot reverts it.  Could there be another location to update it?

[root@server:/etc/vmware] cat esx.conf | grep cisco:

Could i create a new vmhba adapter with the correct information then delete the old one?  I'm unsure if that would crash my host (which would be in maintenance mode if i attempted it).

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remember there are two partitions on the ESXi installation.<br />
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is this installation on a flash drive ?
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remember there are two partitions on the ESXi installation.

is this installation on a flash drive ?

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How do I access the other partition? &nbsp;This is booting from iscsi off a netapp.
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How do I access the other partition?  This is booting from iscsi off a netapp.

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How do I update the IQN names on esxi 6.5? &nbsp;I updated the name under storage adapters and tried via esxcli, but a reboot appears to revert my changes. &nbsp;Any thoughts?
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How do I update the IQN names on esxi 6.5?  I updated the name under storage adapters and tried via esxcli, but a reboot appears to revert my changes.  Any thoughts?

Change IQN on esxi 6.5

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