Comments on: Joint VMware and NetApp Best Practices for Running VI3 on IP Based Storage #TA2784

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:35:49 +0000

Max, storagegod,

I can count on one hand the times I have actually run in to a TOE in use. It just doesn't seem like they are used that often anyways.

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:35:49 +0000

Max, storagefod,

I can count on one hand the times I have actually run in to a TOE in use. It just doesn't seem like they are used that often anyways.

By: storagegod

storagegod — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:43:19 +0000

TOE/iSCSI-HBAs usually cause more problems than they solve. Disable TOE functionality and stick with ESX/NetApp's TCP/IP stack and you'll be better off.

IMHO, this advice applies to all platforms. TCP/IP, unlike FC, was not designed to be implemented in hardware. What you end up with is a crude stack running on a small processor, with few updates/fixes.

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By: Max Heffler

Max Heffler — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:15:18 +0000

The “Joint VMware and NetApp Best Practices for Running VI3 on IP Based Storage #TA2784” presentation and document state “TOE – TCO Offload Engine – not support in ESX and is disabled when using VIF…” which contradicts “What’s New in VMware Infrastructure 3: Performance Enhancements.” Which is it? Will NetApp support TOE using VIF and if so, when?

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