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LUNS inside a NFS volume
hi having trouble understanding why you would have LUNS inside NFS volume. My understanding is LUNS are used in block storage - iSCSI or FC. NFS however is "file" level. So if I was using a windows box (no hypervisor) without esx id use a LUN for iSCSI or Fchannel.
If I had VMware then I wouldnt need to use a LUN in storage I could get esx (abstraction layer) to I/O disk and use nfs - no LUN
Im reading a book that talks about maximum LUNS per nfs volume. So when would i have LUNS inside nfs volume.? thanks
If I had VMware then I wouldnt need to use a LUN in storage I could get esx (abstraction layer) to I/O disk and use nfs - no LUN
Im reading a book that talks about maximum LUNS per nfs volume. So when would i have LUNS inside nfs volume.? thanks
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Ok thanks but why would my VMware book - Talk about max LUNS inside nfs volume? - It is a VMware publication.
Check the errata on the book, it may be talking about max volumes or max VMs in a volume on a host. What number is giving you?
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heading in text - NFS in vmware
best practices
use 100 to 400 vmdk files per NFS volume. The maximum possible "logical unit number " LUN is 256 for a maximum size of 64 TB per NFS volume
does this shed any light?
best practices
use 100 to 400 vmdk files per NFS volume. The maximum possible "logical unit number " LUN is 256 for a maximum size of 64 TB per NFS volume
does this shed any light?
looks like an error to me!
max number of LUNs is 256, but a LUN is iSCSI or FC!
max number of LUNs is 256, but a LUN is iSCSI or FC!
I concur, check min/max document for max. # of NFS volumes.
Your premise is valid, you don't need LUNs to attach a NFS mount.