You can do snapshots with EqualLogic arrays... And even mount them as a separate volume.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Mayo, Bill <[email protected]>wrote: > The main benefit from using a VMDK would be snapshots, I imagine. We did > a similar thing and I ultimately decided to mount the storage as a raw LUN. > I chose that direction because I felt it was the most flexible thing to do, > and I was concerned about the extra overhead the VMDK added in dealing with > millions of files. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:39 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations. > > So, does your current backup plan handle 2TB files well, or however > large you plan to create the vmdk files? > I'll admit, I'm unfamiliar with this notion of using a VMDK/vmfs on a SAN > for what is ultimately file storage. My gut is telling me that it is just > adding needless complexity for little (if any?) benefit. I actually never > considered doing something like this. > > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Ian Roche <[email protected]>wrote: > >> "I've seen comments and have been advised by a couple of vendors that >> vmware don't support MPIO from within the guest, so if you want to do MPIO >> to the LUNs you might be faced with using VMDK or RDM. " >> >> >> I havent heard this one before we are using the "Dell Equallogic MPIO" >> connecting to PS6000 arrays via the guest not sure why we would really need >> suppor from vmware on this side of things. >> >> Regarding the files living in a vmdk the system will be fully protected >> and backed up using veeam if we do go down this route. >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
