I've been using DirectPath with ESXi 5.0 with an LSI HBA for almost 2 years to an OpenIndiana server. It's been very stable:
root@zfs01:~# uptime 21:01pm up 649 days 6:58, 2 users, load average: 0.46, 0.30, 0.25 On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Joseph Boren <jbo...@drakecooper.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I was wondering if anyone was using DirectPath, specifically for exclusive > use of a drive controller and attached drives to a specific VM. I have a > use case that would seem to be a good fit for this, so I played around with > a couple of RAID controllers I had, and was able to get one (3ware 9650se) > configured for directpath, but none of the drives attached would show to > OmniOS, regardless of how I configured them in the raid bois (JBOD, > individual disks, etc). I know that controller is poorly supported and I > was curious if anyone was using DirectPath this way in production and what > kind of drive controller/HBA/whatever was working. Also any "for the love > of god don't do it this way" scenarios? I seem to be really adept at > finding and trying those out first.... > > Thanks a ton and best regards, > > -jb- > *Joseph Boren* > > IT Specialist > *DRAKE COOPER* > + c: (208) 891-2128 + o: (208) 342-0925 > + 416 S. 8th St., Boise, ID 83702 > + w: drakecooper.com + f: /drakecooper <http://facebook.com/drakecooper> + > t: @drakecooper <http://twitter.com/drakecooper> > > > _______________________________________________ > OmniOS-discuss mailing list > OmniOS-discuss@lists.omniti.com > http://lists.omniti.com/mailman/listinfo/omnios-discuss > >
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