I know that using a DS1812+ with ESXi 5.0 isn't "officially" supported by VMware or Synology, but is there any reason why this combination wouldn't work? I work for a very small company and we are looking at virtualizing our server infrastructure, however I am never, ever, ever, going to convince them to spend £1000+ (or £7k like some "recommended" options cost!) on the storage option (esp. without HDDs!).
VMware market their new vSphere offerings as SMB options, then provide a list of crazily expensive drives that are needed to go with it... Surely there's something that'll do it for less?
