Selecting the right VM disk type
When you create a virtual disk, you can specify disk properties, such as size, format, clustering features, and more. However the most important is the format.
The type of virtual disk used by your virtual machine can have an effect on the I/O performance, thus it plays a vital role in maintaining the disk performance. Type of disks which are available today are:
- Eagerzeroed thick
- Lazyzeroed thick
- Thin
You need to carefully evaluate the workload and the performance factors for each disk before you choose one.
Getting ready
To step through this recipe, you will need one or more running ESXi Servers, a vCenter Server, and a working installation of vSphere Client. No other prerequisites are required.
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