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Best practice in defragging Virtual servers. ESXi 4.1, Server 2008 R2.
Can you defrag a virtual servers disks like with a physical server?
If I run a defrag on a virtual server, It only analyses the disc and the defrag finishes instantly.
We have several Equallogic SAN's which host the volumes for each virtual guest server.
VM's are managed via vCentre 4.1
What is the best practice in defragging volumes with this design? is there one?
If I run a defrag on a virtual server, It only analyses the disc and the defrag finishes instantly.
We have several Equallogic SAN's which host the volumes for each virtual guest server.
VM's are managed via vCentre 4.1
What is the best practice in defragging volumes with this design? is there one?
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I am not trying to say I need to defrag. I realise this is no longer required for windows servers.
I am just wondering what the standard is for SAN technology. I assume there must be something I can do as ongoing maintenance around volumes and VMDK's etc?
I will contact the vendor.