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3 Replies Last post: Aug 1, 2008 6:17 AM by lhedrick  
Aidil Candidate 1 posts since
Jun 16, 2008
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Jun 16, 2008 11:18 PM

Is it technically practical to have vmware running partly in SAN and in NAS?

 

Reason being, if possible we want static data's like webpages etc to be

stored in NAS and we would also want to leverage on our existing NAS.

Due to the fuel hike, some companies want to cut down on spending as

much as possible. We need to know whether VMWARE is rigid or flexible

when it comes to this sort of request.

 

 

Appreciate to those who can help in this matter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ramprasad Padala Candidate 5 posts since
Jun 10, 2008
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1. Jun 17, 2008 5:02 AM in response to: Aidil
Re: Is it technically practical to have vmware running partly in SAN and in NAS?

 

Yes , you mount the static drive form NAS (datastore)

 

 

Ram

 

 

astueve Candidate 7 posts since
Sep 10, 2007
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2. Jul 30, 2008 10:40 AM in response to: Aidil
Re: Is it technically practical to have vmware running partly in SAN and in NAS?

 

We do it all the time.  We have 2 type of storage volumes on the ESX, one NAS and one FC SAN.

 

 

We have base .vmdk as a NAS mount.  Then, we add a SAN based vmdk as the client requires.

 

 

 

 

 

-Andrew

 

 

lhedrick Candidate 5 posts since
Sep 10, 2007
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3. Aug 1, 2008 6:17 AM in response to: Aidil
Re: Is it technically practical to have vmware running partly in SAN and in NAS?

Yes, that is one way you can reduce costs as well as present different levels of service.

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