Storage Best Practices from different vendors on VMware vSphere

Here is a collection of storage Best Practices from different vendors on VMware vSphere.

HP

HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family with VMware vSphere 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 Configuration Best practices

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Running VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions

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Best Practices for deploying VMware and vSphere 4 with VMware High Availability and Fault Tolerance on HP P4500 Multi-Site SAN cluster

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HP P4000 LeftHand Solutions with VMware vSphere Best Practices (incl. vSphere 5)

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3PAR Utility Storage with VMware vSphere

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HP P2000 Software  Plug-in for VMware VAAI

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HP 3PAR Storage and VMware vSphere 5 best practices

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NetApp

 

NetApp Storage Best Practices for VMware vSphere TR-3749

Version 3.0, last updated: December 2011

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NetApp Deploying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5 with NetApp FAS/V-Series Storage Systems

Version May 2012

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EMC

 

Using EMC VNX Storage with VMware vSphere

Version 1.0

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EMC Powerpath/VE for VMware vSphere Best Practices planning

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Dell

 

Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 5 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage TR1075

V1.0 November 2011

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Disaster Recovery with Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and VMware vSphere Site Recovery Manager 5 TR1073

V1.0 September 2011

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Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 4.5 on VMware vSphere 4.1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage

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Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Volume Connection Count Maximum Characterization

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Hitachi

 

Optimizing the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform in vSphere Environments

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IBM

 

IBM Storage N series and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices

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IBM StorWize V7000 Unified: A feature-rich environment for VMware vSphere 5.0

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Updated:

27-08-2012 Added HP 3PAR Storage and VMware vSphere 5 best practices

16-05-2012 Added NetApp Deploying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5 with NetApp FAS/V-Series Storage Systems

22-02-2012 HP P2000 Software Plug-in for VMware VAAI

21-11-2011 Add Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 5 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage