Chapter 5. vSphere Storage Design
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Identifying RAID levels
- Calculating storage capacity requirements
- Determining storage performance requirements
- Calculating the storage throughput
- Storage connectivity options
- Storage path selection plugins
- Sizing datastores
- Designing for VMware VSAN
- Using VMware Virtual Volumes
- Incorporating storage policies into a design
- NFS v4.1 capabilities and limits
Introduction
Storage is an essential component of vSphere design and provides the foundation for the vSphere environment. A solid storage design that addresses capacity, performance, availability, and recoverability is the key to a successful vSphere design. The following diagram displays how a storage design is integrated ...
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