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gang
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3 months ago

Configuring SQL Server in a VMware environment?

I need to configure a VCS cluster for SQL Server in a VMware virtualization environment, intending to use VMwareDisks  Agent and deploy it in a non-shared storage environment. However, I noticed in the documentation that it states, "Non-shared disks partitioned using GUID Partition Table (GPT) are not supported. Currently only Master Boot Record (MBR) partition is supported." Does this limitation still exist? If GPT partitioning cannot be used, how can we overcome the 2TB limit imposed by MBR partitioning? Given this, does this solution have practical value for most users in current applications? Are there any alternative solutions that you can suggest? Or is there a plan to address this in the next version? Otherwise, I believe there's little practical use for storing with VMwareDisks  Agent in this manner.

  • I have actually conducted tests and basically verified that in a Windows environment, if using Logical Disk Manager (LDM) for disk management, it only supports Master Boot Record (MBR). If you need to support GUID Partition Table (GPT), you can directly use STORAGE FOUNDATION for Windows to manage storage.

  • Are there any experts or experienced individuals who can share their insights or experiences in this area? Thank you