Mounting NAS volumes in VMware servers

[alrowis]

Hi every one,

I am trying to mount a NAS volume to my VMware server and i am getting this error : Error performing operation: Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes . Could any one help me to solve this issue?

Thanks

Thamir

[vmroyale]

Hello.

What VMware product and version are you using?

What is the NAS product?

Any further detail you can provide would be beneficial.

[alrowis]

Hi

Thanks for the quick reply.

Vmware product: ESX 3.5

NAS product: Netapp

Also, I have another question is it possible to mount a NAS volume directly

to a VMware partition (OS: windows 2003) ?

Thanks & Regards

Thamir

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Check pages 19-22 of the NetApp and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Storage Best Practices TR3428 for the exact procedure.

Good Luck!

[weinstein5]

If you are talking about a Windows 2003 Virtual Machine connecting to NAS - yes that is possible. Just treat your virtual machine as you owuld a physical machine -

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[Texiwill]

Hello,

Before you let a VM mount from a NAS that is also being used by your virtualization hosts please take a look at http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1344463,00.html

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[alrowis]

Hi every one

Thanks a lot for replying to me regarding this issue. Your replies were very helpful in solving this problem.

Thanks and Best Regards

Thamir