It is possible to have a few number of large NFS datastores, but it is also a valid configuration to leverage a larger number of smaller NFS datastores. This may or may not be on multiple storage ...

I'm currently working with a small client who has 2 esxi servers with local storage. We are experimenting with creating a shared NFS datasore for DR/testing purposes. All else being equal, and with ...

For a recent project, I built a completely virtualized vSphere lab. I already had to have a Windows 2008 R2 server in the lab for DNS/AD and I was trying to minimize the number of virtual machines in ...

We've been trying to get Windows 2008 boxes to connect back to NFS datastores on a 3170c and it works well for about 20 minutes, then goes to hell for 30 minutes, then back to normal for 3 hours, then ...