Napp-it & ESXi question

[johngillespie]

Hi Guys,

I'm in the process of setting up my all in one napp-it server but am uncertain about the version of ESXi I should run.

I'm aware of the ESXi 5.5u1 NFS bug aswell as e1000 issues but also know that patches have been released :

ESXi 5.5 U1
There is a bug with ESXi 5.5U1 regarding NFS stability; please update 5.5 -> 5.5 U1 and then the 5.5U1 NFS bugfix
(this seems also fix the e1000 Problem)

Howto:
VMware Front Experience: How to update your standalone host to ESXi 5.5 U1
VMware Front Experience: New ESXi 5.5 patch fixes NFS bug and another serious OpenSSL bug!

Source: napp-it // webbased ZFS NAS/SAN appliance for OmniOS, OpenIndiana, Solaris and Linux : Downloads

What do you reccomend ? Should I upgrade, patch and run the latest version ?

I'm also what benefit there is to using e1000 as, based on what I have read, vmxnet3 offers better performance at a lower cpu cost ?

 

[gea]

Latest ESXi 5.1 was ultra stable, especially with e1000 and mostly also with the faster vmxnet3. ESXi 5.5 removes the 32 GB RAM limit, so it is very attractive in newer setups.

I use 5.5U1 + the NFS patch since it is out with vmxnet3 (and tested e1000) without a problem on a test and developping machine. I would start with 5.5 U1 + NFS patch and go back to 5.1 only in case of problems.

 

[johngillespie]

Thanks for the reply. I actually have a 5.1 license that I could use so the 32gb ram limitation wouldn't apply.
I'm going to follow your advise and upgrade.