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iSCSI Scalability and Storage Performance Enhancements in vSphere 4.0

Created on: Sep 1, 2009 11:13 AM by VMworld Team - Last Modified:  Sep 1, 2009 11:16 AM by VMworld Team

Session Details

Session ID:

TA3264

Session Title:

iSCSI Scalability and Storage Performance Enhancements in vSphere 4.0

Session Abstract:

This session introduces the various new storage deployment options in vSphere 4.0 and design considerations for optimizing performance. Topics include using paravirtualized SCSI, VMFS performance enhancements, and tuning and troubleshooting for ESX storage. Planning and design considerations are examined for the new implementation options, including selection criteria for certain applications or workloads. The session includes some analysis of performance and comparison of the different choices.
The session provides deeper explanation of iSCSI configuration for ESX and ESXi, including best practices, performance features and pitfalls. A demonstration of "port binding" configuration and taking advantage of the improved iSCSI initiator provides a nuts-and-bolts explanation of ESX configuration.
The session wraps up with a preview of planned storage enhancements in future releases of ESX and vSphere.

Track:

Technology & Architecture

Session Type:

Breakout Session

Keywords:

iSCSI, ESX, ESXi, VMFS, Scalability, Storage, Performance, Enhancements, vSphere 4.0

Duration:

1 Hour

Speaker(s):

Jon Hall, Technical Certification Developer, VMware, Inc.
Andy Banta, Senior MTS, VMware, Inc.

Tags: sessions_scalability, sessions_storage, sessions_deployment, sessions_troubleshoot_support



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