RedHat cluster over iSCSi on Vmware 4.1

[steelweb]

Hi there

Does anyone know if it is possible to connect RedHat Cluster over 10G iscsi connection directly from server to SAN box?

I am trying to setup something like picture attached.

I know that microsoft clustering have some concerns with iscsi

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_mscs.pdf

on page 13 see "vSphere MSCS Setup Limitations"
The following environments and functionality are not supported for MSCS setups with this release of vSphere:
Clustering on iSCSI, FCoE, and NFS disks.

Thanks in advance

[depping]

It might work, but probably isn't supported. Contact Support for a statement around this to make sure you don't end up with an unsupported configuration.

Duncan (VCDX)

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[steelweb]

I haven't purchased vmware yet, I am trying to find out how I can improve my environment with vmware.

So as far as I know, if I am not customer I cannot create a technical case with vmware?

I really need a certain answer on that If i can establish a direct connection server to SAN via 10G iscsi running latest RedHat.

if not I think I should go for Fibre Channel?

Thanks

[idle-jam]

You could post this presales question to your vmware sales rep and they should be able to create a sales support ticket for you.

[steelweb]

I think I found my answer

on vmware only MSCS is supported nothing else!

But they say it may work fine on it, well if anyone out there clustered RedHat across boxes over 10G iscsi please reply here.

Thanks