How to Tag Disk as SSD in VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.0
Problem:
You installed an SSD drive in your ESXi host and it shows up as Non-SSD in the configuration pane.
Solution:
Use SSH to tag the disk as SSD
run this command to get your disk ID
esxcli storage nmp device list
then use your disk ID in the following 2 commands
esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -s VMW_SATP_LOCAL -d naa.6848f690e18529001f8b0f690e5f85b9 -o enable_ssd
esxcli storage core claiming reclaim -d naa.6848f690e18529001f8b0f690e5f85b9
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And make sure to reboot the host after the last step to make it work.
If you get this error, just reboot the server.
~ # esxcli storage core claiming reclaim -d naa.644a84202f44d3001e6e154b08d8fe3b
Unable to unclaim path vmhba0:C2:T1:L0 on device naa.644a84202f44d3001e6e154b08d8fe3b. Some paths may be left in an unclaimed state. You will need to claim them manually using the appropriate commands or wait for periodic path claiming to reclaim them automatically.