This manual introduces the concepts and features of vSphere Storage, including storage virtualization, supported storage adapters, various types of physical storage, target and device representations, and storage access methods.
This document describes storage options available to VMware ESXi and explains how to configure an ESXi system to use and manage different types of storage. It explicitly concentrates on Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage area networks (SANs) as storage options and discusses the specifics of using ESXi in these environments. The guide is intended for experienced system administrators familiar with virtual machine technology, datacenter operations, and SAN storage concepts.
This information is for experienced system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology, datacenter operations, and SAN storage concepts.
The document explicitly concentrates on Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage area networks (SANs) as storage options.