Comments on: Which storage protocol is best? http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217 Virtualization for the little guy Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Storage Spain http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-307 Storage Spain Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:45:15 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-307 Thanks for your above information about storage systems,here the two things Performance and functionality is needful for people. Thanks for your above information about storage systems,here the two things Performance and functionality is needful for people.

]]> By: Garen http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-182 Garen Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:33:35 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-182 You have omited virtual SANs - like LeftHand. Using VSA one can use locally attached hard drives and still be able to use vMotion, DRS and HA without the extra expense for an external shared storage like NetAPP or EMC. You have omited virtual SANs – like LeftHand. Using VSA one can use locally attached hard drives and still be able to use vMotion, DRS and HA without the extra expense for an external shared storage like NetAPP or EMC.

]]> By: The VMguy http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-65 The VMguy Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:51:41 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-65 Kepler, you are absolutely correct. Let me explain, there are two ways to do thin provisioning, the one you have mentioned, where the storage frame handles thin provisioning "behind the scenes". There are a number of storage vendors which have this capability, but not all. Alternatively, the software (in this case ESX) can handle the thin provisioning natively and allow you to gain the benefits no matter which storage frame you have. I was referring to the thin provisioning capability being brought into ESX itself. Kepler, you are absolutely correct. Let me explain, there are two ways to do thin provisioning, the one you have mentioned, where the storage frame handles thin provisioning “behind the scenes”. There are a number of storage vendors which have this capability, but not all. Alternatively, the software (in this case ESX) can handle the thin provisioning natively and allow you to gain the benefits no matter which storage frame you have. I was referring to the thin provisioning capability being brought into ESX itself.

]]> By: Kepler http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-64 Kepler Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:21:48 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-64 You stated that iSCSI does not support thin provisioning. Correct me if I'm wrong but I know that at least Lefthand's SAN/iQ iSCSI product does support thin provisioning, I think Falconstor's NSS supports it too, though I haven't tried it out yet. You stated that iSCSI does not support thin provisioning. Correct me if I’m wrong but I know that at least Lefthand’s SAN/iQ iSCSI product does support thin provisioning, I think Falconstor’s NSS supports it too, though I haven’t tried it out yet.

]]> By: Which Storage Protocol For VMware? - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-33 Which Storage Protocol For VMware? - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:44:38 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-33 [...] more information, check out this post from vmguy.com! Share this [...] [...] more information, check out this post from vmguy.com! Share this [...]

]]> By: Andrew Storrs http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-22 Andrew Storrs Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:23:33 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-22 DenisG, VMware and NetApp finally got their story straight and VM swap files are now fully supported on NFS storage. The KB article is scheduled to be updated soon. See Paul Manning's (a Storage Architect on the VMware Technical Marketing team) post on VI:OPS here: http://tinyurl.com/62xaqf for more details. DenisG, VMware and NetApp finally got their story straight and VM swap files are now fully supported on NFS storage. The KB article is scheduled to be updated soon.

See Paul Manning’s (a Storage Architect on the VMware Technical Marketing team) post on VI:OPS here: http://tinyurl.com/62xaqf for more details.

]]> By: DenisG http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-21 DenisG Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:48:37 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-21 Also note that VM swap files should not be stored on an NFS datastore. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1004082 So when a vendor states that NFS is good enough, that is not entirely true as I know many customers that went back to FC/iSCSI because they did not take the swap into consideration. Also note that VM swap files should not be stored on an NFS datastore.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1004082

So when a vendor states that NFS is good enough, that is not entirely true as I know many customers that went back to FC/iSCSI because they did not take the swap into consideration.

]]> By: Eric http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-20 Eric Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:23:58 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-20 AOE is missing from the list AOE is missing from the list

]]> By: John Troyer http://vmguy.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/217/comment-page-1#comment-17 John Troyer Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:01:30 +0000 http://VMGUY.COM/wordpress/?p=217#comment-17 Nice post! See also http://blogs.vmware.com/storage/2008/09/vmfs-vs-nfs-for.html Nice post! See also http://blogs.vmware.com/storage/2008/09/vmfs-vs-nfs-for.html

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