https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354806#M36314 ESX provides a KB to minimize SCSI reservation conflicts when using HP Management Agents <BR /><BR /><A href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1004771" target="_blank">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1004771</A><BR /><BR />It essentially suggests you exclude (cmahost, cmahostd, and cmafcad) in the cma.conf file.<BR /><BR />I've noticed in Insight Manager once these systems exclude these agents, they no longer show all the same information as before. I assume it's because of these exclusions (see before-after attachment). Product name and OS name no longer pull detailed information.<BR /><BR />(1) Can someone tell me if this is specifically becuase I am excluding one of these agents? <BR />(2) Which agent exclusion is causing this?<BR />(3) Is this the only thing affected by excluding these agents?<BR /><BR />I'd prefer the before but, if it's only these 2 information display issues, I can live with it to reduce SCSI reservation conflicts but, I want to make sure there isn't something else I'm not immediately noticing. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:50:43 GMT Brian Proteau 2009-02-09T14:50:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354806#M36314 ESX provides a KB to minimize SCSI reservation conflicts when using HP Management Agents <BR /><BR /><A href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1004771" target="_blank">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;externalId=1004771</A><BR /><BR />It essentially suggests you exclude (cmahost, cmahostd, and cmafcad) in the cma.conf file.<BR /><BR />I've noticed in Insight Manager once these systems exclude these agents, they no longer show all the same information as before. I assume it's because of these exclusions (see before-after attachment). Product name and OS name no longer pull detailed information.<BR /><BR />(1) Can someone tell me if this is specifically becuase I am excluding one of these agents? <BR />(2) Which agent exclusion is causing this?<BR />(3) Is this the only thing affected by excluding these agents?<BR /><BR />I'd prefer the before but, if it's only these 2 information display issues, I can live with it to reduce SCSI reservation conflicts but, I want to make sure there isn't something else I'm not immediately noticing. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:50:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354806#M36314 Brian Proteau 2009-02-09T14:50:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354807#M36315 Checking again. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:37:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354807#M36315 Brian Proteau 2009-02-10T17:37:56Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354808#M36316 I only excluded cmafcad. This is the FC agent. That should leave the remaining agents. You'll lose the "external connections" link under storage. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:19:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/esx-scsi-reservation-conflicts/m-p/4354808#M36316 Rob Buxton 2009-02-10T23:19:34Z