You can do either, both work well. If you have many VLANs to support, Advanced is the way to go.
On 1/20/16 6:38 AM, Cristian Ciobanu wrote: > Hi Ilya, > > I have an additional question, did you configured your VMware zones with > basic network or advanced ? > > > Regards, > Cristian > On 19.01.2016 20:24:49, ilya <ilya.mailing.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Please see response in line > > On 1/19/16 6:07 AM, Cristian Ciobanu wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have a some questions regarding CloudStack and vSphere (VMware), i just >> need a confirmation before start the test. >> >> 1. Can i use CloudStack and vSphere (vmware) without HA ? like on KVM > In general, CloudStack would not manage HA for VMware vSphere (as vmware > has this feature built in). I would recommend disabling CloudStack HA in > favor in native VMware HA to avoid any race conditions. You can also > disable HA in global settings to make sure it never kicks in. The > service offering that is created to be used - must have HA support > checked off.. > > >> 2. Can i use CloudStack and vSphere (vmware) only with local storage ? like >> on KVM > Yes, you can. >> >> I saw many requirements on CloudsStack website but i don't saw other >> examples, this is why put these questions. >> >> I want to run cloudstack with vmware on local storage and without HA. > > By using local storage, you are forgoing the HA - no matter what > technology you choose to use. > > I have a some VMware zones with this setup i've been running for at > least 3 years, so i can attest it works well. > > One thing to consider, and you can check for release docs, 4.5 has a > partial support for vDS Networking. Later releases may have complete vDS > network support. However, if you dont really care about vDS, CloudStack > will manage the portgroups and vswitches, i'd suggest you start off with > ACS 4.5 see how it works. ACS 4.6 and 4.7 may work as well or better, > but i've yet to try it in production. > > Lastly, make sure you get the cloudstack "noredist" build - which > contains the support for vmware and other proprietary techlogies. > > ShapeBlue hosted CloudStack Repos have the VMware support built into > their RPMs. > > Regards, > ilya >> >> >> Regards, >> Cristian >> >
