Hi,
I am new to VMWare, and I am about to start my first installation on a new IBM Series x3650 server I just purchased. I currently have 6 local hard drives installed on the server, each 500GB each. Is there any recommended way that I should configure them (RAID / sizing / etc) in order for ESX to run at peak performance while also providing some level of data protection? My initial thought was two RAID5 arrays (3 x 500gb drives each), and just break up my VMs across the two arrays. But I would like to hear what the community recommends.
Thanks!
Chris
