So I'm considering a FreeNAS build for shared storage to present to VMware hosts. I'd be re-purposing the VSAN drives I'm currently using in my hosts which are as follows:
4 x Hitachi 400GB HUSSL SAS SSD's
4 x Intel S3500 800GB SATA SSD's.
For MoBo/RAM I've got a SuperMicro X10SDV-2C-7TP4F and 16GB of DDR4 2133 Registered RAM.
I have zero experience with FreeNAS/ZFS so I'm before I even get into the nitty gritty research on this I'm just looking for some expert opinions on whether or not my drives will work well as a shared storage array to present to VMware. I'm assuming my Mobo/CPU/RAM combo will suffice. I'd really prefer not to spend any more money on additional drives at this time.
4 x Hitachi 400GB HUSSL SAS SSD's
4 x Intel S3500 800GB SATA SSD's.
For MoBo/RAM I've got a SuperMicro X10SDV-2C-7TP4F and 16GB of DDR4 2133 Registered RAM.
I have zero experience with FreeNAS/ZFS so I'm before I even get into the nitty gritty research on this I'm just looking for some expert opinions on whether or not my drives will work well as a shared storage array to present to VMware. I'm assuming my Mobo/CPU/RAM combo will suffice. I'd really prefer not to spend any more money on additional drives at this time.