VMFS datastore comparison and use case NFS vs. iSCSI ?

[AlbertWT]

Hi All,

Using the NAS device TVS-471 :: QNAP can anyone here please share some thoughts and comments about which VMFS data store technology NFS or iSCSI would be performing better for hosting high-performance VM like Exchange, SQL and SharePoint server ?

Thanks in advance.

[rcporto]

Here is a good comparison guide: Storage Protocol Comparison - A vSphere Perspective - VMware vSphere Blog

[AlbertWT]

rcporto‌, Thanks for the article.

So if I'd like to setup NIC teaming for the ethernet connection, which technology is better in terms of throughput to take between NFS and iSCSI ?

[eroztech]

Hi AlbertWT,

Create LUNs with RAID10, Map to Targets at storage side and access using iSCSi. It will give you an awesome throughput.