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Brandon High <bhigh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Blake <blake.irvin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> A big issue with running a VM is that ZFS prefers direct access to storage.
>
> VMWare can give VMs direct access to the actual disks. This should
> avoid the overhead of using virtual disks.
Can you say if it makes a noticeable difference to zfs. I'd noticed
that option but didn't connect it to this conversation. Also, if I
recall there is some warning about being an advanced user to use that
option or something similar.
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