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Configuring guest operating system scripts

The ISO images of the guest operating system (OS) scripts are mounted on the Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphereVirtual Storage Console server. To use the guest OS scripts to set the storage timeouts for virtual machines, you must mount the scripts from the vSphere Client.

Table 1. ISO locations for Guest Operating Systems
Operating System Type60-second timeout settings190-second timeout settings
Linuxhttps://<appliance_ip>:8143/vsc/public/writable/linux_gos_timeout-install.isohttps://<appliance_ip>:8143/vsc/public/writable/linux_gos_timeout_190-install.iso
Windowshttps://<appliance_ip>:8143/vsc/public/writable/windows_gos_timeout.isohttps://<appliance_ip>:8143/vsc/public/writable/windows_gos_timeout_190.iso

You should install the script from the copy of the VSC instance that is registered to the vCenter Server that manages the virtual machine. If your environment includes multiple vCenter Servers, you should select the server that contains the virtual machine for which you want to set the storage timeout values.

You should log in to the virtual machine, and then run the script to set the storage timeout values.

  • Setting timeout values for Windows guest operating systems
    The guest operating system (OS) timeout scripts set the SCSI I/O timeout settings for Windows guest operating systems. You can specify either a 60-second timeout or a 190-second timeout. You must reboot the Windows guest OS for the settings to take effect.
  • Setting timeout values for Linux guest operating systems
    The guest operating system (OS) timeout scripts set the SCSI I/O timeout settings for versions 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and versions 9, 10, and 11 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. You can specify either a 60-second timeout or a 190-second timeout. You must run the script each time you upgrade to a new version of Linux.