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Re: OT: Recommendations for a virtual storage server
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Adrian Sevcenco <[log in to unmask]>
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Adrian Sevcenco <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:04:58 +0200
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On 01/28/2011 11:54 AM, carlopmart wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
>  I need to install a virtual machine acting as a virtual storage server
> under CentOS 5.x (using kvm, xen, virtualbox or vmware). This virtual
> storage machine needs to server storage to another ESXi server and at
> the same time to the host where is installed.
I ask just for my own education :
Why would you want to have a "Virtual" storage?
what are the benefits? why not having the host serving what you need
(either nfs or samba) to the virtual machines?

Thanks!
Adrian

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