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Subject: Re: Aligning VMware VMFS on ZFS
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David Newman wrote:
> Thanks. So, just so I understand, you're saying there's no alignment
> possible with VMFS on ZFS -- just ignore those messages and proceed?

Yes: with simpler block storage storage systems you need to make sure 
you assign a LUN that is aligned on the underlying block device. But 
this is not applicable to ZFS with ZVOLs.