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Running VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions
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Tech Analysis

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This document presents important configuration guidelines, best practices, and answers to frequently asked questions that will help you accelerate a successful deployment of VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions.

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Before SAN connectivity via the vSphere 4 iSCSI software adapter can be enabled, a specific network configuration is required. To correctly enable connectivity, a VMkernel network must be created with sufficient network access to the iSCSI SAN. As a best practice, use at least two Gigabit network adapters teamed together for performance and failover. As a best practice, the VMkernel network for iSCSI should be separate from the management and virtual networks used by virtual machines.

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