Hi there! There have been pretty much debates over which network protocol is better: NFS or iSCSI when building a virtualization infrastructure. Some experts argue that iSCSI gives better performance and reliability due to block-based storage approach while others go in favour of NFS citing management simplicity, large data stores and the availability of cost-saving features like data deduplication on some NFS arrays.
Anyway, we’re not here for polemics but to see which protocol is better for your production environment, meaning, which one really provides higher performance for your mission-critical applications. That’s what we all want, right?
Just to make it clear, the whole project will be divided into three parts: configuring NFS, configuring iSCSI, and the testing itself.
So, first things first. In this first chapter, I’ll guide you through the process of configuring and preparing the NFS protocol for further testing.
So, as Michael Buffer uses to say: “Let’s get ready to rumble!”.