Dear friends, After deploying my vSAN cluster as a Hyper-V CVM, these are the results of a Windows file transfer test: Write: https://barakahbookkeeping.com/images/CVM%20write.png Read: https://barakahbookkeeping.com/images/CVM%20read.png These are prior results obtained running the cluster as a Win...

Thank you yaroslav. Those things are important to consider when deciding between vSAN as a CVM or executable in Microsoft Hyper-V. Based on advice from yourself and user FlashMe, I went back and tested RAID1 without StarWind vSAN using Intel Rapid Storage Technology and storage in Microsoft Windows ...

Dear yaroslav, Thank you for the beneficial information. It is much appreciated. The following is information regarding StarWind vSAN as a Linux-based CVM vs. Windows executable in Microsoft Hyper-V: There are two ways to deploy StarWind Virtual SAN for Microsoft Hyper-V: As a Linux-based Controller...

I'm actually running the nodes on custom built PCs. They are using the RAID option found in Asus motherboards (Intel Rapid Storage Technology). I believe it is a logical RAID, in between software and hardware. Each node has 2 2TB NVME drives mirrored in RAID1 for cluster storage. I was able to insta...

Dear FlashMe,

Thanks for the clarification. I will definitely consider installing StarWind vSAN locally. Even without iSER, the speed is sufficient and CPU utilization isn't problematic. Having iSER wouid be icing on the cake, so to speak

Thank you again for your time, it is much appreciated.

Hello everyone, I deployed a 2-node StarWind vSAN HA cluster as a CVM in Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V using a trial license. The nodes are using dual-port Mellanox ConnectX-5 cards with one NIC for Sync and one for iSCSI/Heartbeat. The nodes also have Intel X550-T2 cards, which are being used for man...