Hello folks. I need to run a highly available NFS server on my production vBlock. It has EMC VMAX storage back-ending it, and I can present RDMs to the virtual appliances if needed. The only requirements are as follows:
1. Should be a virtual appliance that runs in vSphere 5.1 hypervisor.
2. Should support clustering using either DRBD or some other type of synchronization so that there is no single point of failure.
3. Should support remote replication to another cluster running in a different data center (async over WAN) for disaster recovery purposes. Need a 5 minute RPO.
4. As much as 10TB storage per cluster/appliance.
5. Need enterprise support contract.
6. Must support up to a few TB a day of writes (not heavy writes, just log data).
Does anyone have recommendations for an NFS virtual appliance that will meet my needs? I'm thinking perhaps Nexenta, although, I'd like to hear from someone that has actually used virtual appliances for this purpose.
Thanks in advance for all your advice and tips.
1. Should be a virtual appliance that runs in vSphere 5.1 hypervisor.
2. Should support clustering using either DRBD or some other type of synchronization so that there is no single point of failure.
3. Should support remote replication to another cluster running in a different data center (async over WAN) for disaster recovery purposes. Need a 5 minute RPO.
4. As much as 10TB storage per cluster/appliance.
5. Need enterprise support contract.
6. Must support up to a few TB a day of writes (not heavy writes, just log data).
Does anyone have recommendations for an NFS virtual appliance that will meet my needs? I'm thinking perhaps Nexenta, although, I'd like to hear from someone that has actually used virtual appliances for this purpose.
Thanks in advance for all your advice and tips.