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> People still use hardware RAID? Last I checked... VMWare VXSI does not support a software RAID at all anywhere. I think that’s still fairly common in server
by SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
> People still use hardware RAID?
Last I checked... VMWare VXSI does not support a software RAID at all anywhere. I think that’s still fairly common in server environments.
- vardump 7y agoI think you'd probably want to use SAN (or perhaps a high-end NAS) with your ESXi deployments. See for example https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/techpaper/performance/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-67-performance-best-practices.pdf https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/e...
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoPretty great example of how it is it to spend other people’s money. The cost difference in two servers with 10-20x SAS drives vs a performance comparable SAN is not very close.
- vardump 7y agoA classic pick any two out of three example. Compromises need to be made in real life. Not all VMs need high data integrity anyways. You get what you pay for.
- seized 7y agoThat's exactly what vSAN is. Granted you need the license for it but that's "software RAID".
- xaldir 7y agovSAN is software Raid. Having an HBA or a controller in pass-through is a requirement.