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ReadyNAS NV+ and VMWARE ESX NFS Share
I'm trying to create a NFS DataStore on my ReadyNAS NV+ with ESX 3.5 I'm using RAIDiator 4.01c1-p2 and have created an NFS Share (VMStore) with default access of Read/Write with Root Privilege-enab...
ah, i see now you have 2 nics on your device. .mmm kay, shouldn't be a problem.
Also, from reading your post, am i correct assuming you have no switch but have a line directly from NAS to ESX server?
I do advice though, go out and buy yourself a nice consumer switch. Doesn't have to be expensive, and makes life a lot easier. (you can then connect both esx servers to the same IP address, instead of dedicating each port to a server. > then you can make your dual nics work as one (don't know if this is supported though, see forums..) as well: i don't know if you can share 1 mount point over 2 IP addresses (ie: 1 nic.) maybe someone can confirm this?)
anyway, im kind of wondering what you are (planning to) doing with the ESX servers?
May i ask how many NICs they have? read up on networking in ESX, and make sure your management network can access the IP on the NAS.
test using VMKping (and not ping)
To make sure we're on the same page, i made you a quick sketch:
In the sketch, i'm only connecting your vmware kernell (ie: management network/service console) to the nas, this however, is only the first step in configuring your esx-network! Once you have that setup, make sure your virtual machine's and other network devices (laptops printers etc) are on a different network!
Goodluck!
Also, from reading your post, am i correct assuming you have no switch but have a line directly from NAS to ESX server?
I do advice though, go out and buy yourself a nice consumer switch. Doesn't have to be expensive, and makes life a lot easier. (you can then connect both esx servers to the same IP address, instead of dedicating each port to a server. > then you can make your dual nics work as one (don't know if this is supported though, see forums..) as well: i don't know if you can share 1 mount point over 2 IP addresses (ie: 1 nic.) maybe someone can confirm this?)
anyway, im kind of wondering what you are (planning to) doing with the ESX servers?
May i ask how many NICs they have? read up on networking in ESX, and make sure your management network can access the IP on the NAS.
test using VMKping (and not ping)
To make sure we're on the same page, i made you a quick sketch:
In the sketch, i'm only connecting your vmware kernell (ie: management network/service console) to the nas, this however, is only the first step in configuring your esx-network! Once you have that setup, make sure your virtual machine's and other network devices (laptops printers etc) are on a different network!
Goodluck!
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