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Could still utilize HA within each cluster.<br />
If all clusters could see all the disk space balancing the storage with storage vmotion.
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Could still utilize HA within each cluster.
If all clusters could see all the disk space balancing the storage with storage vmotion.

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I have 6 Dell poweredge VRTX'S. I have set up each VRTX in its own cluster and each blade with VMFS6 datastores. Managed by vCenter.<br />
I am not setting up DRS or HA. Is there anything further I could do with storage. I do not have any extra hardware for an NFS server , if that is needed.<br />
What would be the advantage of shared isci /nfs storage , and are my vmfs datastores in each cluster already shared ?<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Mike
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I have 6 Dell poweredge VRTX'S. I have set up each VRTX in its own cluster and each blade with VMFS6 datastores. Managed by vCenter.
I am not setting up DRS or HA. Is there anything further I could do with storage. I do not have any extra hardware for an NFS server , if that is needed.
What would be the advantage of shared isci /nfs storage , and are my vmfs datastores in each cluster already shared ?

Thanks

Mike

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