Date: Thu, 06 May 2010 16:22:09 -0700 From: David Newman <dnewman@networktest.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Aligning VMware VMFS on ZFS Message-ID: <4BE34F21.6040806@networktest.com> In-Reply-To: <4BE34E52.7050407@modulus.org> References: <4BE33E40.6080905@networktest.com> <4BE34E52.7050407@modulus.org>
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On 5/6/10 4:18 PM, Andrew Snow wrote: > David Newman wrote: >> - contacted the maintainer of istgt port, who suggests a possible VMFS >> and GEOM problem such as GEOM not recognizing the VMFS format. > > This is the correct answer. GEOM simply doesn't understand how VMware > is formatting the disk. By default, VMware aligns VMFS partitions > inside the LUN you give to it, so you don't really have to do anything > when using it with ZVOLs. Thanks. So, just so I understand, you're saying there's no alignment possible with VMFS on ZFS -- just ignore those messages and proceed? thanks again dn
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