Hello !
two simple questions.
I already have an esxi server at home that works well. I have another computer which is my NAS. I want to combine them, so I'm in the process of moving my NAS server to a VM.
The HD of my NAS have software raid and I want to use RDM to connect them directly to my VM. I don't want to move everything to VMFS because I want to be able to move my HDs easily to another computer in case of problem. So RDM is my best option.
So two questions
1- What is the best RDM option, physical or virtual ? I'm not sure I understand the difference. Can I still use SMART ?
2- All sata ports on my motherboard are used. I'm looking for a sata card with 4 ports or more . Do you have any hints on that ? I don't need hardware raid.
Thanks !