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06-30-2015 10:51 AM
06-30-2015 10:51 AM
Hello,
I know this is tricky talk about thin and thick storage within vSphere.
Through my research I have done. The 3PAR storage creates its volumes as Thin to manage space. Which makes sense.
So, now if i create a VM within VMware with thick drives, do i gain something ? I should gain performance, right ?
What about thin ?
Or, the fact that 3PAR creates its volumes as thin, having a VM with thick vmdk's will not make any difference ?
Thanks for your help,
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06-30-2015 10:57 AM
06-30-2015 10:57 AM
SolutionTake a look at the Technical white paper HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and VMware vSphere 5 best practices
Search Google for 4AA4-3286ENW
There's a good section on "HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning vs. vSphere Thin Provisioning".
Note: While I work for HP, all of my comments (whether noted or not), are my own and are not any official representation of the company.
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06-30-2015 11:16 AM
06-30-2015 11:16 AM
Re: Thick vs Thin 3PAR 7450c and vSphere 5.1 Build 2323236
Sweet, so on Page 29..
"....utilizing host-side thin provisioning reduces the underlying volume performance while at the same time incurring additional ESXi host overhead."
I am assuming host-side is the VMware side, right ?
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06-30-2015 11:27 AM
06-30-2015 11:27 AM
Re: Thick vs Thin 3PAR 7450c and vSphere 5.1 Build 2323236
Yes. Host-side is VMware side.
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