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  • 1.  ESXi Infrastructure without shared Storage (HA Possible? Backup & Recovery options?)

    Posted Jul 26, 2016 07:03 AM

    I have a two node ESXi solution that I want to add redundancy to, the issue is I don't have any shared storage but want to offer HA or at best some disaster recovery options for the customer.

    Is HA available without shared storage, if not is there a relatively cheap option to get this up and running (Budget constraints will not allow to add a SAN).

    What are people's recommendations for a (On site) disaster recovery solution?

    Many thanks.



  • 2.  RE: ESXi Infrastructure without shared Storage (HA Possible? Backup & Recovery options?)
    Best Answer

    Posted Jul 26, 2016 08:44 AM

    Hi,

    No, you can't but:

    Try with Openfiler (Openfiler | Open Source Storage Managment Appliance)

    You can create shared Storage and trick to vCenter. HA, DRS, vMotion... is now allowed.



  • 3.  RE: ESXi Infrastructure without shared Storage (HA Possible? Backup & Recovery options?)

    Posted Jul 26, 2016 12:33 PM

    hi,

    Like JM wrote thare is no solution for your requirements, but I can suggest some cheap server, install on this for example FreeNas and configure as iSCSI.

    Regards,

    Sebastian



  • 4.  RE: ESXi Infrastructure without shared Storage (HA Possible? Backup & Recovery options?)

    Posted Jul 26, 2016 04:06 PM

    Thanks guy's,

    I was reading through the VMware FAQ's and it got a little confusing as they have so many products available now and there seems to be a ton of options to chose from.