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file storate in vmware with netapp

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I wish to implement vmware with netapp storage with fibrechannel. I have fileserver and exchange server. My file server size id 500gb and exchange edb is 600gb. what type of storage i should provide to vm?. will 500gb edb inside the vmdk file?.
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I wouldnt go down the route of providing store inside the VMDK for exchange.  Present a LUN straight to the exchange server, that way you can choose to implement SnapManager for Exchange should you require it.

Same principle for the file server data as well I would have thought, they the Netapp tools can be utilised.
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