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The P2V Server that I am planning to convert are the (one) DNS, and (2) Application Server. The Equalogic is set to RAID50. I am trying to decide if I need to create a single volume (virtual) for each or for all machine. <br />
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Thanks.<br />
Collin<br />
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The P2V Server that I am planning to convert are the (one) DNS, and (2) Application Server. The Equalogic is set to RAID50. I am trying to decide if I need to create a single volume (virtual) for each or for all machine.

Thanks.
Collin



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You certainly don't want to create a volume/RAID for each VM. Just create a couple volumes large enough to accommodate several VMs and you'll be good to go.<br />
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Regards,<br />
~coolsport00
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You certainly don't want to create a volume/RAID for each VM. Just create a couple volumes large enough to accommodate several VMs and you'll be good to go.

Regards,
~coolsport00

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one volume/RAID per VM was hyper-V style :) 
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one volume/RAID per VM was hyper-V style :)

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The comments/suggection you two certainly give me some insight on how to handle the volume. <br />
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Thank you.<br />
Collin
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The comments/suggection you two certainly give me some insight on how to handle the volume.

Thank you.
Collin

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I am getting ready to do a P2V convert of 2-3 Server and I am trying to find a best practices in creating the volume in the Equalogic system. I have a PS4000 and I need to create a volume that will support these server. Do you have any recommendation if I need to create just a single large volume to support multiple server or do I need to create a single volume per server. What will be the best route.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
Collin
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I am getting ready to do a P2V convert of 2-3 Server and I am trying to find a best practices in creating the volume in the Equalogic system. I have a PS4000 and I need to create a volume that will support these server. Do you have any recommendation if I need to create just a single large volume to support multiple server or do I need to create a single volume per server. What will be the best route.

Thank you.
Collin

VMWare Volume Best Practices

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.