Chapter 4. vStorage Operations

This chapter covers the following VCP exam topics:

• Fiber Channel Architectural Components

• Fiber Channel Addressing

• Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

• iSCSI Addressing

• iSCSI Targets Discovery

• Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)

• Network File System (NFS)

• NFS Features on ESX

• Configuring NFS

• Multipathing

• Extending a VMFS

• VMFS Volume Growth

• Zoning

• Thin Provisioning in vSphere

• Types of Virtual Disks

(For more information on the VCP exam topics, see “About the VCP Exam” in the introduction.)

When you are planning a VMware Infrastructure deployment on an enterprise level or even on a small- or medium-size level, storage considerations occupy a large percentage of the discussion. ...

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