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  • 1.  NFS share on IBM FlashSystem 5045

    Posted yesterday

    My Employer made a mistake in purchasing an IBM FlashSystem 5200 to have a NFS share between 3-5 servers. I found out the IBM FlashSystem 5200 does not support a NFS share. To resolve this issue, my Employer decided to purchase an IBM FlashSystem 5045. Google is saying that the IBM FlashSystem 5045 supports a NFS share, but I am not seeing it in the support documentation. Can someone confirm that the IBM FlashSystem 5045 supports a NFS share, and give me the URL link of the directions on how to set it up. Thank you.



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    Ethan Provensen
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  • 2.  RE: NFS share on IBM FlashSystem 5045

    Posted yesterday

    Hi Ethan.

    As far as I know, none of IBM's flash systems support NFS or SMB. Storage Scale and Storage Scale Systems are the only ones that support these protocols, as well as S3.



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    Alejandro Carmona
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  • 3.  RE: NFS share on IBM FlashSystem 5045

    Posted yesterday

    You asked this two weeks ago in here

    I think you got the answer you needed. Why are you still asking the same question?



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    Nezih Boyacioglu
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  • 4.  RE: NFS share on IBM FlashSystem 5045

    Posted yesterday

    @Nezih Boyacioglu
    I am requesting information for another model, the IBM FlashSystem 5045. The model I asked about 2 weeks ago is for the IBM FlashSystem 5200. After you informed me that the IBM FlashSystem 5200 is unable to support a NFS share, and I forwarded that information to my Management. They went ahead and purchased a IBM FlashSystem 5045 NL-SAS to replace the IBM FlashSystem 5200.
    Our Architect requires a storage solution for:

    1. One pool to store Qemu/KVM VMs that are attached to each of the hosts at the same mount point. That way, a VM can be moved from one host to another by simply un-defining from one host and defining to another. 
    2. The second pool that will serve as a NFS share for the 3-5 hosts to transfer files back and forth.

    Can the IBM FlashSystem 5045 NL-SAS support our Architect's requirements? If not, what do you recommend?



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    Ethan Provensen
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  • 5.  RE: NFS share on IBM FlashSystem 5045

    Posted 20 hours ago

    Hi Ethan.

    You might want to look at other vendors, such as NetApp.
    Their entry-level products might be what you are looking for.
    AFF C190.
    AFF A250
    FAS 2720.
    FAS 2750.
    They support the following protocols:
    FC, iSCSI, NFS and SMB.



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    Alejandro Carmona
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