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Which storage can be assigned as Virtual Disk to Virtual Machine posted: Nov 5, 2009 10:42 PM

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jenish.shah
50 posts since
Aug 2, 2007
Hello All,

Can you please let me know what all different possible types of way, we can assign storage to Virtual Machine by Virtual Disk?

I know one possibility as LUN. Can anybody help me with this?

Thanks,
Jenish

Re: Which storage can be assigned as Virtual Disk to Virtual Machine

1. Nov 5, 2009 11:05 PM in response to: jenish.shah
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AndreTheGiant
5,916 posts since
Aug 28, 2008
There are different solution for implement a VM disk:
  • (native) vmdk over VMFS datastore (see also the different VMDK virtual disk type)
  • (native) vmdk over NFS datastore (vmdk format usual is thin)
  • virtual RDM (not for NFS datastore)
  • physical RDM (not for NFS datastore)
  • NPIV RDM (only for FC storage)
  • (native) guest iSCSI
  • direct with VMDirectPath I/0 (see also VMware VMDirectPath I/O)

See also: How to choose virtual disk for a VM, iSCSI initiator in ESX, iSCSI initiator in OS or RDM

Andre

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