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15K vs 10K SAS
I'm building a new ESXi (IBM x3650M3) server with 584GB RAID 10 array. I'm thinking of using 8x 146GB 15K SAS or 4x 300GB 10K SAS. I'm planning to run 4 virtual servers on the ESXi host. (Terminal, file and SQL servers) Will I notice any different if I choose 10K disks?
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
What RAID set are you thinking of, and what are your virtual machines, heavy I/O e.g. SQL, Exchange?
Sorry, just read the question again. I would go for 15k.
If you were to add the 'Storage' Zone for EE, you'd get more in-depth 'technical' arguments, I think. But honestly, IMO, you won't notice a difference.
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They will not be heavy loaded. It will be small SQL Express instances, fileservers and terminal servers with few simultaneously users. Maybe a old 2003 Exchange server used by 10 users.
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Ah...there you are "andy"! :P
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10 users is only on the Exchange server. Say 20-30 users total on the 4 servers.
Still good to go...it's a real small environment, and you're running SQLExpress. No worries with 10K.
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Thank's for input :) Then my choice is 10K