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Implications of using vSphere4i with NetApp over NFS & FCP

eranb
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Hi


a prospect is only using ESX3.5i (now upgrading to vSphere4i) and is considering migrating from EMC to NetApp.

Since we can't run ESX Host utilities, I know we won't have the MBRalign script (and other scripts).

What other functionality will I lose as a result ?

Thanks !

Eran B

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amiller_1
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Actually, if running NFS you can work around the mbrscan/mbralign issue....

http://blogs.netapp.com/storage_nuts_n_bolts/2009/10/esxi---mbrscanmbralign.html

Beyond that, it's pretty much detailed here.

https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=kb44784

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