topic Re: Simplivity as VMware Datastore in HPE SimpliVity

Simplivity as VMware Datastore

Rafael-Antonio — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:19:23 GMT

Hi,

I have a question, Simplivity could be act as VMware DataStore only? The compute resources will retain over the servers (on our case 3 blades)

We only need to execute a Storage vMotion to Simplivity.

In this scenario, the concept of hyperconvergence is lost?

Please your comments

Regards

Rafael

Re: Simplivity as VMware Datastore

Alan_Hymes — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:08:08 GMT

If I understand you correctly you are fine to do what you are asking. You are essentially using "your" server as what we refer to as a "Compute Node". So yes a server not running the Omnistack SW and dowesn't have the accellerator card can act as computer and still utilize the storage from a Simplivity node and getting the benefits of the dedupe and compression.

Alan

Re: Simplivity as VMware Datastore

Rafael-Antonio — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 22:50:29 GMT

OK thanks for your response, understood.

Regards!