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Need help about SSD PCIe
Hi all,I want to setup Server with 4 SSD PCIe ( Software - RAID 10 ) for VMWare vSphere Server.But my friend say " There is no way to software RAID from within ESXi."I don't understand about Storage...
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Hi,I want to setup and data store at this server.with ESXi.I can't setup SAN or NAS for other server to export data store for ESXi Server.I want to know: setup RAID 10: 4 SSD P3700 for this server to...
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Why use Raid 10? To protect the data from SSD failure? For performance? To have 1 datastore? All of the above? // Linjo
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Re: Need help about SSD PCIe
The most important: To protect the data from SSD failure.I think: performance of SSD P3700 is good, no need raid for this.Can solve this problem?Help me ! Thank you very much.
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Running UNMAP from separate host
I have a Dell Compellent array I am looking to reclaim space on using the UNMAP cli. The ESX cluster attached to this array is fairly utilized at about 68% memory. I would like to run the UNMAP from a...
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Having Issue with VM storage Policies
I Just made a new installation of vmware 6.5.(hypervisor and vcenter) I am getting an error when creating a VM ,in the storage selection, in VM storage policy, it doesn't show me if it's Thin or...
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Re: 'Data Integrity Test -> LUNReset' VMware Storage Certification Guide
Helloi am facing same error during Thin Provisioning Testsi try to execute /sbin/userworld output : Segmentation fault Any update ??
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Re: 'Data Integrity Test -> LUNReset' VMware Storage Certification Guide
Hello I got a clue, According to Release Notes 2016 RC on 11-August-2016 the following line need to be replaced <cmd>Framework/Core/Common/launcher.pl...
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Re: OCZ RevoDrive X2 PCI-Express SSD - will it work with ESXi?
Yes, there is a list. Well, more like a searchable database. it's located here VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search
View ArticleSearching for QFull and Queue Depth
Hi,In discussions over tackling "Lost access to volume" messages and "Performance deteriorated" messages, we're trying to find the cause of these. One thing we're looking at is to change the queue...
View ArticleDeleted 2 oldest vmdk files
Deleted 2 vmdk files from 2013 from a datastore thinking they were artifacts. But apparently not. I still have 2 large files remaining. I need to either recover those files somehow or attempt to...
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Re: Searching for QFull and Queue Depth
Hi Gabrie, I assume that's not an easy task, as depending on the used arrays the behavior might differ.To the best of my knowledge (at least) some arrays only report QFULL messages when there...
View ArticleRe: VAAI : Cloning does not get offloaded to storage array.
Hi, to perform VAAI operations some prereqs must be fulfilled. VAAI hardware offload cannot be used when:The source and destination VMFS volumes have different block sizesThe source file type is RDM...
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Re: 'Data Integrity Test -> LUNReset' VMware Storage Certification Guide
Sorry It doesn't help to solve the issue
View ArticleRe: path selection
Welcome to the Community, where are you looking for this information?You should be able to see this for each LUN/datastore. In RVTools the path policy is shown in the "vMultipath" tab. André
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on vcenter 6.0 i cant see policy selection . why we cant see path selection rr or mru policy on vcenter ? we use vmware emc vaai we take this report with rvtools also on vcenter we cant see any path...
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Re: path selection
Hi, could it be that you're using EMC Powerpath/VE?If so, PP/VE added it's own path selection policies to the ESXi hosts, but those aren't displayed in vCenter. To check the policies used by PP/VE you...
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