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Free SAN for Vmware ESX

which free SAN can be downloaded to use in VMware lab.
is it Starwinds or Openfiler?

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I downloaded starwinds it didn't let me connect to my host, I am gonna use Openfiler.

I have a windows 2008,ESX1,ESX2 all installed in VM Workstation
where should I install openfiler, I guess in w2008. correct?
 
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for Celera, is it going to be imported as an appliance?
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after download and extract I got a vmdk file :Uberdisk-cl2.vmdk  about 6GB

in vmware console what I am gonna do to use a storage?
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on the video it shows how to add an appliance, and the path to the extracted file .ovf
But when I extracted the files the only file I got was .vmdk, vmxf file, the vm configuration, the vm  bios, the vm metadata

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http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/344
I don't see the download button there
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I gues I can see it now
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Startwind looks like is working now.
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thanks