topic Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE in ONTAP Discussions

NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

netappmagic — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:25:52 GMT

When use NFS for VMWare datastore, does than mean we use the exported vol or qtree for each individual VMDK?

what is the implementation or architecture here?

Thanks for your advice!

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:02:26 GMT

Don't take this the wrong way, but you really should be looking at the WBT's for netapp.

You export the vol ,don't use qtree's for vmware

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

tsab911 — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:24:11 GMT

My best practice approach is to always export qtrees and not root of volumes however personally I prefer block storage

@netappmagic wrote:
When use NFS for VMWare datastore, does than mean we use the exported vol or qtree for each individual VMDK?

what is the implementation or architecture here?

Thanks for your advice!

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

RANJBASSI — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:10:37 GMT

We use block level storage for VMware datastores.

If we want to use SnapVault to do you need to assign qtrees for these Vmware presented LUNS?

Thanks

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

JGPSHNTAP — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:41:55 GMT

I assume we are talking 7-mode here. Are you planning on use Oncommand to manage datasets for snapvault? If so, then you need qtrees. If you aren't planning on using OCUM, then you can do volume based via the command line. But it will be volume -> qtree vol/vol1 -> /vol/dst/qtree

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

RANJBASSI — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:41:33 GMT

I am planning on using OCUM. I have created the snapvault jobs from here as well and plan to create flexclone of the volume as a way to restore to an earlier snapvault initiated snapshot.

I thought you didnt need qtrees for flexvolumes whch are just used as data luns? there is an option to create a none qtree snapvault. I have had to create a qtree on the destination end which isnt an issue.

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

netappmagic — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:40:20 GMT

I have read a lot about how NFS better than FC lun when using datastore for vmware. Can anbody please name a few reasons why you would prefer use FC over NFS?

I just want to learn not to argue about it.

Thanks!

Re: NFS FOR VMWARE DATASTORE

SATISH_PAMARTHI1983 — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:35:20 GMT

As long as you have a better network, it ok to go for NFS datastore like 10g network or else i'd suggest to go for FC LUN.