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Thin on Thin - VMAX and VMWare
Can someone tell me if EMC has offically "documented" that they suppport "thin on thin" luns from the VMAX to ESX hosts? Last time I checked with EMC during the deployment of VMAX-20s for my past customer (2011-2012) EMC said verbally "We'll support it, but we don't recommend it". I know there are changes to VMware with VAAI such that issues of running out of space is less likely, I still haven't been able to find any WRITTEN documentation from EMC saying "Yes, thin on thin is approved by EMC".
Not trying to start a storm here, I just know there are possible issues with using thin on thin. You either do it from the array side or ESX side but not usually both.
Thoughts?
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codyhosterman
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Posted May 15th, 2013 10:00
Yes it is supported. Refer to this white paper. http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h6813-implting-symmetrix-vrtl-prvsning-vsphere-wp.pdf