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11-04-2019 05:33 PM
11-04-2019 05:33 PM
Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Hi there,
Would like to know if connecting NAS / SAN storage will work on simplivity and how will it be connected?
I'm looking to connect storeasy or nimble
Thanks!
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11-04-2019 09:16 PM
11-04-2019 09:16 PM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Yes, You can connect externel storage to simplivity box using HBA card. However simplivity features compression, Deduplication will not be applicable on this storage.
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11-04-2019 11:18 PM
11-04-2019 11:18 PM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
While connecting other types of storage is possible, it is currently not supported without approval.
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11-04-2019 11:33 PM
11-04-2019 11:33 PM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
So I can connect directly using FC via HBA? should the file system must be similar with the hypervisor ?
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11-04-2019 11:35 PM
11-04-2019 11:35 PM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Im not aware of this approval, where should we submit this kind of approval?
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11-05-2019 12:01 AM
11-05-2019 12:01 AM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Hi. We have done this for example in migration cases. Used FC card in the Simplivity node and connected it to SAN storage, when we had to move VMs from old vSphere environment to new HPE Simplivity clusters. We have some customers also using this in parallel with Simplivity datastores.
But as earlier mentioned, it will be a normal VMFS datastore to the ESXi server.
Br, Tomi
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11-05-2019 01:31 AM
11-05-2019 01:31 AM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Simplivity solutions (HPE, Dell 0r Cisco) can use external storage using any external HBA storage card (Based on the compatibility hardware matrix). Since SimpliVity is HyperConverged solution, we cannt use the SimpliVity features to the External (HBA) storage.
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11-05-2019 02:19 AM
11-05-2019 02:19 AM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
Hi @dmercado ,
There was similar discussion in fourm.
You can refer with https://community.hpe.com/t5/HPE-SimpliVity/Simplivity-and-legacy-SAN/td-p/6978341#.XcFL0jMzY2w
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11-05-2019 09:41 AM
11-05-2019 09:41 AM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
As per LiamP pervious comment connection for anything other then data migration is supproted only after approval,If you intend to run both SimliVity and legacy storage long term this must be approved on an individual case by case basis,You can talk to your local HPE team about the approval process.
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01-21-2021 06:06 AM
01-21-2021 06:06 AM
Re: Connecting external storage will work on SImplivity?
How about load on OVC. If VMs on external storage wont go through data reduction algorithms, it theoretically shouldnt add additional load to OVC VMs?
Currently we're having issues where performance is affected due some DB VMs overloading OVCs. OVC CPU goes 100% and all the storage gets delayed (lower IOPS, higher latency etc.)
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