Monthly Archives: April 2016

Mapping Linux RDMs to Storwize Volumes

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Anthony Vandewerdt

As a follow-up to my previous post about MPIO software and RDMs, I suggested SDDDSM could help you map Windows volumes to Storwize volumes.    This led to the obvious question:   What about Linux VMs? In a distant time … Continue reading →

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Do RDMs need MPIO?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Anthony Vandewerdt

I got a great question the other day regarding VMware Raw Device Mappings: If an RDM is a direct pass though of a volume from Storage Device to VM, does the VM need MPIO software like a physical machine does? … Continue reading →

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