Does anyone know if it is possible to "share" a LUN on an OpenFiler iSCSI target so I can use VMotion? So far I can't get my second ESX server to connect to the LUN.
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Haven't messed with OpenFiler that much, but just because a something says "iSCSI" or "NFS" on it doesn't mean it is necessarily compatible with VMware ESX. VMFS is a clustered file system, and therefore uses locking/reservation features of the iSCSI protocol that are often not available or poorly implemented in many iSCSI implementations (low-end NAS devices for example).
If you're running this setup in production, and not just a test lab, I would strongly suggest finding something from the official VMware hardware compatibility list. This will cost money, but there are some less-expensive devices on there.
We use OpenSolaris storage on an old box in our VMware lab, because it is cheap. We use HP/LeftHand clustered storage in our production VMware cluster. This isn't ideal, but ponying up $3/GB for the test lab didn't make it past accounting.
rmalayter
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Shouldn't be a problem, follow this: http://www.petri.co.il/connect-vmware-esx-server-iscsi-san-openfiler.htm
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