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FreeNAS Certified Server for vmware?
I have looked at iXsystems to supply me with a FreeNAS certified server and my plan is to use it for VMware shared storage via iscsi. I have 15 VMs with one exchange server and one SQL server.
It looks like a pretty good system but I wanted to see if any experts had experience with FreeNAS and VMware. Unfortunately I am trying to find another solution for our production environment as QNAP devices I am using today have not been very stable in my experience.
It is a freenas 1U certified system
32 gb ECC RAM
x4 1TB Samsung 850 pro series SSD
Dual GigE NIC
Intel Quad Core Xeon E3 3.30Ghz
5 year warranty for hardware diagnostics and replacement
Setup in a raid 10 or g mirror in the ZFS world...
I don't know a whole lot about freeNas so I am worried that I may be in over my head but at the same time if it works well this may be a terrific upgrade from what we are running now.
It looks like a pretty good system but I wanted to see if any experts had experience with FreeNAS and VMware. Unfortunately I am trying to find another solution for our production environment as QNAP devices I am using today have not been very stable in my experience.
It is a freenas 1U certified system
32 gb ECC RAM
x4 1TB Samsung 850 pro series SSD
Dual GigE NIC
Intel Quad Core Xeon E3 3.30Ghz
5 year warranty for hardware diagnostics and replacement
Setup in a raid 10 or g mirror in the ZFS world...
I don't know a whole lot about freeNas so I am worried that I may be in over my head but at the same time if it works well this may be a terrific upgrade from what we are running now.
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I am using qnap right now... I have researched synology too and I am waiting for a response from a sales rep now.
Thecus is a new one for me, i'll take a look and see. Thanks!!
Thecus is a new one for me, i'll take a look and see. Thanks!!
I would NOT recommend iXsystems to my clients.
What is your budget?
and why do you need a SAN ?
Do you have more than one ESXi host server ?
vMotion, HA, DRS Licenses ?
How do you currently backup ?
What is your budget?
and why do you need a SAN ?
Do you have more than one ESXi host server ?
vMotion, HA, DRS Licenses ?
How do you currently backup ?
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essentials plus license
I am currently trying to setup vdp and or replication
two hosts running 5.5 esxi one vcenter server.
I wanted shared storage to utilize HA...
budget is tight... 4 to 5 k at most.
I am currently trying to setup vdp and or replication
two hosts running 5.5 esxi one vcenter server.
I wanted shared storage to utilize HA...
budget is tight... 4 to 5 k at most.
Okay, remember with *ANY* Backup solution, you will want to backup onto something else other than your SAN!
You may want to consider a HP MSA/P2000 Series SAN, iSCSI or SAS attached (these are faster than a SAN and/or iSCSI).
You may want to consider a HP MSA/P2000 Series SAN, iSCSI or SAS attached (these are faster than a SAN and/or iSCSI).
When using VMWare, you don't look for a server qualified with any particular O/S. You look for a server on the HCL list for VMWare. If your server is on the VMWare HCL, then you are OK. If not, shop elsewhere.
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those SAN devices look too expensive... Once you buy the drives to go with it anyways. That's why I was looking at the different NAS models...
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I have 1tb of local storage on each host and I also have the qnap devices I can use for backups...
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Thanks!
Have you considered Thecus, Qnap, Drobo or Synology, popular names in this arena, if you are on a budget.