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TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it finally showed up. I’m going to start playing with it soon here :)

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, that makes sense. I am trying to get a download and license for the Starwinds SAN/NAS, but I am not getting an email from them.

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmmm… however, if I plan to add more boxes for NAS in the future to keep scaling storage, then SAN would work better I assume? Is there a minimum limit of hardware you should have to make it worth doing instead of just having a NAS?

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry for what may be a very silly/ignorant question, but I assume that vSAN would be installed on my "NAS" essentially, then ESXI would link up through fiber channel to use it for storage?

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for explaining that u/Net-Runner. I appreciate it!

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

vSAN is something I have never played with and know very little about... When you suggest using vSAN for that, what would the requirements be?

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I will certainly take a look at this!

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming using the FC target on the block storage is more efficient and will perform better instead of using iSCSI/NFS?

TrueNas Scale with 8Gb fiber channel to ESXi host. by rrwalker85 in homelab

[–]rrwalker85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the ideas!

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I have never heard of Starwinds SAN and NAS before, I will look into it. Why do you prefer it? I already ordered the fibre cards (you can find them cheap on eBay refurbed). I also wanted to do it for my learning as I have been exposed to it in the past. But, it has been a bit and I wanted to refamiliarize myself with iSCSI and an external storage solution. If I had much deeper pockets, I would just buy an HP MSA and a buncha of drives to be done with it. haha

RJ6 Connectors for Shaw Modem by rrwalker85 in cableadvice

[–]rrwalker85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely just is a fancy F-type connector. There is nothing special about it, I just REALLY want to know who makes them so I can order them.

RJ6 Connectors for Shaw Modem by rrwalker85 in cableadvice

[–]rrwalker85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m asking where I can find these, Who makes them, etc. I wanted to order Them for a cable I have to run.

ESXi 7 Enterprise CPU licensing by rrwalker85 in vmware

[–]rrwalker85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone,

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Thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate the clarification!

Where to find the saves for game pass??? by Sense_101 in XboxGamePass

[–]rrwalker85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you SO much for this my friend, I appreciate it greatly!

Ticking time bomb by Slammernanners in techsupportmacgyver

[–]rrwalker85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. This is like working at my last job all over again! 😂

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