Slow iSCSI Performance - Nimble Storage CS220
Hi! I have a new environment setup. 2x HP DL560 G8's with 2 8-core Xeons and 128GB of RAM, I have 4 NIC ports dedicated to iSCSI traffic, they are connected to Brocade enterprise class 1GBe switches....
View ArticleNew VSA Deployment on 2 Dell R720XDs connected via PowerConnect 5448
Hello, I have a network-related configuration questions in my install of VSA. 2 Dell PowerEdge R720XD servers each with 1 Broadcom quadport NIC1 Dell PowerConnect 5448 Gb switch - Only currently using...
View ArticleDell 5448 VLAN Config for 2-Host VSA Cluster
I have 2 hosts, each with a quadport NIC and am deploying VSA. I am trying to configure the VLANs on my physical switch, a Dell PowerConnect 5448. I have the default VLAN 1 for all my existing network...
View ArticleLSI MegaRaid SAS 9240-4i prevents vSphere from booting
Hello everyone I am new here, so I am sorry if this thread is misplaced. I just picked the section that seemed the most storagehardware related to me. This is going to be a long one, but I try to...
View ArticleNormal response times for virtual enviornment
I am looking to get a very general reference point for what kind of response time I need for a new environment. Iometer shows response times of 20 ms for 8K, 50% read and 50% random on a raw LUN...
View ArticleNFS maxfilesize
Hi, I would like to know "how to set maxfilesize property for NFS datastores?" Where I could get option/tab in VI/web client? -VIkas
View ArticleVSphere Storage in Notebooks Computer
My notebook computer have only 2 gb and since I have many files stored in it. I often experiencing problem in opening my files. I have read that VMware has virtual storage. I want to know if it can...
View ArticleLatency / response time needed for SQL server
What type of latency / response time do I need to be able to expect from my storage system to be safe for SQL Server VMs? <10 ms average?
View ArticleMoving from SAN to pure NFS
Has anyone successfully moved their production environment from FC SAN to pure NFS? If so, how did you guarantee that performance requirements were met? How did you insure that your physical...
View ArticleLun Offset Question - NetApp Filers
Im familiar with how VM's are aligned (or misaligned) in this case.... and how NetApp recommends to get them aligned. (MBRalign or the VSC plugin), which brings me to my question. We have roughly...
View ArticleWhich is better Software initiator vs Hardware HBA
See the attached diagram for expected layout for vSphere 5.1 installation.Hosts 1 and 3 are 4 cpu 3Ghz quad core and Host 2 is dual hcpu 3.16 Ghz quad core. I am going to create a cluster for light...
View ArticlevSphere SDRS
Has anyone used Storage Clusters or SDRS and what was your use case and how do you think it performed for you?
View ArticleShared storage recommendations for 3xESXi 5.1 host cluster
Hey all I was hoping for some opinions on the various shared storage options using real world (you guys) performance experience. I have a 3 x ESXi cluster (VMware Standard) and a storage requirement of...
View ArticleExplanation of Shared Storage [newbie]
I'm new to storage and vSphere, but I've been doing quite a bit of reading and I have been working my way through vSphere pretty well. However, I'm kind of confused about something in the...
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How to interpret attached device information
So, I'm new to this. But I've read the docs I have two esxi hosts, physical, that I've pulled into my vCenter. I'm trying to cluster them and configure them with storage to support an evaluation...
View ArticleiSCSI
All, I'm trying to connect my NAS to my ESXi using the iSCSi but its not detecting my NAS. I can ping it and ESXi can ping it as well. I added a vkernal using the IP of the NAS and under the iSCSI I...
View ArticleSeveral important questions regarding SIOC / Storage IO Control
So I've read many articles, blog posts and even watched the VMworld 2010 session regarding SIOC, but I still have some important questions I would like to verify before I go ahead and implement this...
View ArticleFast VP + Vmware
Hi there, I'm new here, and I´m new to all this VM stuff, storage, san, etc etc... and I got some questions about VMware and FAST VP. As far as I know I have to move a VM to a LUN on the FAST VP pool,...
View ArticleSharing secondary disk between Linux and Windows Guests
Hi Guys, I have a requirement to have a Windows guest and Linux guest share the same disk (formated as NTFS) and both systems need full access to the shared file system. From what i have read this is...
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