XenServer: Block Size Shared storage best practices

XenServer: Block Size Shared storage best practices

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Article ID: CTX313761

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Description

Requirements for attaching iSCSI storage to a XenServer with regards to block size. 


Instructions

The block size of an iSCSI LUN must be 512 bytes. To use storage with 4 KB native blocks, the storage must also support emulation of 512 byte allocation blocks.
  1. Check with storage manufacture to confirm if emulation of 512 byte blocks is supported. 

Additional Information

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