this is a NS20 connecting over CAT5

Hello dybamox.

Thank you for coming back to me.

I think it would be block using (Luns)???

Hello Chris,

welcome to the community.  Are you trying to provision block storage or file storage (CIFS/NFS shares)

so there is no fiber channel connectivity to this array at all ? The reason i ask is because NS20 can be used for block storage where NS20 is connected to a fiber channel switch and also be used as NAS appliance.

are you presenting storage to a host that is connected via fiber channel ?

the way you provision storage to block and file is different, that's why i am asking.

Currently I am directly connected to the SAN, it has some old settings still left, but I want to achieve the following,

Provision storage and make usable.

Getting ESX to see the storage via iSCSI

Create some Virtual servers on it using VMWare.

Hi DynamoxAt this moment i am just wanting to provision storage.

good, so it's file only. On NS20 you can present storage to ESX via NFS or via iSCSI. Is ESX currently using this NS20 or this is brand new configuration ?

(See attached file: san.png) this is my current structure.

Regards

Chris Phillip

Business Systems Co-ordinator

Filtronic Broadband

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