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VMFS and RDM Question

The limit of 256 LUNs, is that RDM + VMFS, or can you have 256 of each?

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Yes, it's the limit per host. No matter if it is used as a datastore (formatted with VMFS ) or as a RAW LUN (formatted with the guest's OS file system).

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It's the limit for LUNs at all.

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esnmb
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So 256 total, then?

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DSTAVERT
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http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_config_max.pdf

A LUN limit

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Yes, it's the limit per host. No matter if it is used as a datastore (formatted with VMFS ) or as a RAW LUN (formatted with the guest's OS file system).

André

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esnmb
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Cool. Thanks all for the validation!

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