VMware vSphere VMFS

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  Introduction

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  Background

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  VMFS Technical Overview

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  Features of VMFS

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  Benefits of VMFS
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  Enables Automated CFS Capability
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  Optimizes Virtual Machine Access
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  Encapsulates the Entire Virtual Machine State in a Single Directory
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  Simplifies Provisioning and Administration of Virtual Machines
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  Provides Distributed Infrastructure Services for Multiple vSphere Hosts
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  Facilitates Dynamic Growth
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  Provides Intelligent Cluster Volume Management
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  Optimizes Storage Utilization
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  Enables High Availability with Lower Management Overhead
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  Simplifies Disaster Recovery
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  Comparing VMFS to Conventional File Systems

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  Best Practices for Deployment and Use of VMFS
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  How Large a LUN?
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  Isolation or Consolidation?
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  Isolated Storage Resources
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  Consolidated Pools of Storage
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  Best Practice: Mix Consolidation with Some Isolation
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  Use of RDMs or VMFS?
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  About RDMs
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  Why Use VMFS?

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  Why Use RDMs?
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  RDM Scenario 1: Migrating an Existing Application to a Virtual Server
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  RDM Scenario 2: Using Windows Server Failover Clustering in Virtual Environment
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  When and How to Use Disk Spanning
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  Gaining Additional Throughput and Storage Capacity
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  Suggestions for Rescanning

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  A closer look at VMFS6 enhancements
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  Small File Blocks and Large File Blocks
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  Dynamic System Resource Files
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  New Journal System Resource File
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  VM-based Block Allocation Affinity
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  Parallelism/Concurrent Improvements
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  Upgrading to VMFS6

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  Conclusion

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  About the Author

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