C.4. Storage Management Best Practices
You can find the configuration details regarding the virtual networking best practices shown in the following list in Chapter 6:
When booting from SAN, mask each bootable LUN to be seen only by the ESX host booting from that LUN.
Build a dedicated and isolated storage network for iSCSI SAN storage to isolate and secure iSCSI storage-related traffic.
Build a dedicated and isolated storage network for NAS/NFS storage to isolate and secure NAS/NFS storage-related traffic.
Perform all masking at the storage device, not at the ESX/ESXi host.
Separate disk-intensive virtual machines on different LUNs carved from separate physical disks.
Provide individual zoning configurations for each ESX/ESXi host.
Allow the SAN ...
Get Mastering VMware vSphere™ 4 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
