Infrastructure Management White Papers

Storage Block Alignment With VMware Virtual Infrastructure

Overview In order to get the best performance from a storage system, the storage blocks on the LUN must be aligned to the file system on the operating system. This is typically done by setting the OS type when the LUN is created on the storage system. This paper discusses LUN block alignment and the special considerations needed in a virtualized environment.

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PublisherNetwork Appliance (NetApp) File FormatPDF
Date PublishedJuly 2007
FormatWhite Papers   
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