Question on storage for ESXi servers - SSD and AIC

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thecoffeeguy

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Hey folks

Was hoping to get some feedback and suggestions for some storage I need for a few ESXi servers.
I was going to add a couple of SSD's to each server for local storage. Seems to wok well.

However, i had a question about AIC card/storage. That is new territory for me. Looks like these have a lot better perfomance? I do have one or two VM's that are pretty heavy on the IO, so was looking for a optimal setup on my ESXi servers.

I appreciate the quick education, especially on the AIC side.

Cheerrs,

TCG
 

thecoffeeguy

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Budget?
Size of SSD ?
Workload type ?
Budget, around $400-800
SSD, individually, up to 1tb.

I expect some intense IO on a few of my systems, one in particular strikes me as being heavy on IO. It is running a SQL Server backedend with lots of reporting stuff shoved in it.
 

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Marsh

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Save me 2 of the 2TB NVME SSD.

I am waiting for Ebay 10% coupon to buy the P3500 SSD. ;)