Have you read this (and the linked documents)? http://www.virtualizationteam.com/virtualization-vmware/vmware-vi3-virtualization-vmware/dont-use-vmware-raw-device-mapping-rdm-for-performance-but.html
--Matt On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Tim Kirby <[email protected]> wrote: > So, given the following: > > ESXi 4.x servers with 10GigE connectivity to a NAS > that supports both NFS and iSCSI > > Consider the virtualization of, say, a Linux mysql > server (previously a server with FC attached storage). > > There are various possibilities for the database(s). > I believe the very last thing one would want to do is > put the DB in the vmdk, however there are four other > options: > > ESX NFS mount of space from storage > ESX iSCSI mount of space from storage > Client OS (Linux) NFS mount of space from storage > Client OS (Linux) iSCSI mount of space from storage > > There seem to be pros and cons of all and I'm trying > to determine how many of them are dinosaur-thinking > based on ancient history and how many are relevant to > today. > > So, I'm tossing this out for a community wisdom poll :) > > While I'm at it, I have a sense that the current thought > is that vmdk over NFS is preferable to vmdk over iSCSI; > I'll ask for any comments on that while I'm at it. > > Thanks for your time. > > Tim > -- > Tim Kirby [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
