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NetApp and VMware virtual infrastructure

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Storage best practices

Published June 2008

This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware Virtual Infrastructure on NetApp fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems. NetApp has been providing advanced storage features to VMware ESX solutions since the product began shipping in 2001. During that time, NetApp has developed operational guidelines for the FAS systems and ESX Server. These techniques have been documented and are referred to as best practices. This technical report describes them.

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