http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/2006/04/17/using-nfs-on-esx-30-and-virtualcenter-20-beta/ Beyond the Manual, with Mike Laverick (VCI, VCP, CCI, CCEA, MCT, MCSE) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:25:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/2006/04/17/using-nfs-on-esx-30-and-virtualcenter-20-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-28292 Storage and network planning takeaways from Iowa virtualization user group meeting - Virtualization Pro: A SearchVMware.com blog Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:22:58 +0000 http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=225#comment-28292 [...] NFS vs. Fibre Channel and iSCSI The NFS configuration how-to Clark followed was posted by Mike Laverick on RTFM Education and was chosen for the demo not only because of it’s easy configuration, but also because implementing Red Hat NFS is a good low-cost alternative to shelling out big cash for more expensive devices for virtual machines (VM) storage. “Most people think that you need a Fibre Channel SAN [storage area network] or an iSCSI SAN; you’ll spend at least 20 or 30 grand on that device. But all you really need is a reasonably new server with some pretty fast discs, and you can basically have a SAN for the cost of your hardware.” [...] [...] NFS vs. Fibre Channel and iSCSI The NFS configuration how-to Clark followed was posted by Mike Laverick on RTFM Education and was chosen for the demo not only because of it’s easy configuration, but also because implementing Red Hat NFS is a good low-cost alternative to shelling out big cash for more expensive devices for virtual machines (VM) storage. “Most people think that you need a Fibre Channel SAN [storage area network] or an iSCSI SAN; you’ll spend at least 20 or 30 grand on that device. But all you really need is a reasonably new server with some pretty fast discs, and you can basically have a SAN for the cost of your hardware.” [...]

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