asked on Netgear ReadyNAS as SAN
I'm wondering how bad preformance will be if I send two Dell R610 servers out with a Netgear ReadyNAS 316 with 18TB of space. I would connect this via ethernet crossover cables to both servers, install vmware esxi 6.0 on the servers and use the ReadyNAS as a shared storage space. The drives are WD30EZRS: IntelliPower 64MB Cache. SATA 3.0Gb/s
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noci
depends on workload in VMs, and how many disks does a Netgear ReadyNAS 316 have inside, and also what RAID type is used.
You've also got latency in the network connection between Host and Storage.
Is the Netgear ReadyNAS 316 certified for use with ESXi ?
(it is on the list for iSCSI and NFS - I would use in NFS!)
Check the VMware Hardware Compatability Lists HCL here
The VMware Hardware Compatibility List is the detailed lists showing actual vendor devices that are either physically tested or are similar to the devices tested by VMware or VMware partners. Items on the list are tested with VMware products and are known to operate correctly.Devices which are not on the list may function, but will not be supported by VMware.
http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl
You've also got latency in the network connection between Host and Storage.
Is the Netgear ReadyNAS 316 certified for use with ESXi ?
(it is on the list for iSCSI and NFS - I would use in NFS!)
Check the VMware Hardware Compatability Lists HCL here
The VMware Hardware Compatibility List is the detailed lists showing actual vendor devices that are either physically tested or are similar to the devices tested by VMware or VMware partners. Items on the list are tested with VMware products and are known to operate correctly.Devices which are not on the list may function, but will not be supported by VMware.
http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl
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Couple things that I would be concerned with are:
1: IOPS load this can handle.
2: no Ten GB capability