New ZFS storage server with napp-it - Some problems

[nilsga]

I'm setting up my storage server, inspired by the "All-in-One" napp-it setup. I have installed ESXi, created a VM with latest OpenIndiana, and installed napp-it. I have set up the /tank pool, and I try to create a ZFS Folder shared by SMB. Aparently, something was missing, because I had to install a SMB package before I could enable sharing i the napp-it GUI. Nevertheless, I got through that step, and now I'm trying to mount the share on my ESXi server, but it can't connect because the credentials are refused. I have set the sharing to "full_set", so shouldn't everyone have access? I have tried mounting it both without user/password and with user accounts on the OpenIndiana server. Have I missed something?

 

[nitrobass24]

ESX cannot use a SMB share.

ESX can only use two file systems to store VIrtual Machines - VMFS - a VMWare file system and NFS

 

[nilsga]

Thanks. Helped a lot trying to follow the NFS instructions instead of SMB. SMB still doesn't work from my Win7 computer, but that's not critical. Has anyone tried installing ESXi _and_ OpenIndiana to a USB stick? Would be nice to free the on board SATA controller for passthrough to the VM.

 

[gea]

ESXi does not allow to create datastores on usb sticks.
When it would be possible, loading ESXi is a matter of minutes,
loading Openindiana a real pain - not an option for a full featured OS

 

[nilsga]

Right, thanks. Guess I'll just buy more M1015s when more ports are required.