SSD Raid 0 for Virtual Machine

[davidst99]

Hi, for my work I use multiple virtual machiens (Windows 2012, Redhat with Oracle, etc)   I currently have a Samsung EVO 500 GB and it's almost full.  If I get another EVO drive would it make sense to put it in a RAID 0 to speed up performance.   I'm not too concern about data loss.   I have 2 x 4GB Black WD in a RAID 1 that does an incremental backup of my SSD drive nightly.   Thanks.

 

David

 

[Speedbird]

Well, the 500GB drive is cheaper than the 1TB drive, and you can make backups.... I don't see any problem with RAID0. However, I'm not sure if it helps with VMs.

[Arty]

adding a drive into a raid will mean u will loose all data on first and you need to reinstall windows and programs etc, since you have a backup, it is just the hassle and you will notice epically when u run 2/3+

[davidst99]

adding a drive into a raid will mean u will loose all data on first and you need to reinstall windows and programs etc, since you have a backup, it is just the hassle and you will notice epically when u run 2/3+

 

Hi the VMs are not on my main drive.   I only use the 500 GB for VMs.   I have a another PCIe SSD for my OS.   Thanks.

 

David

[davidst99]

Yes. Using NTFS compression in Windows can save quite a bit of space for VM images.

 

Thanks I'll try NTFS and see how that works.

[davidst99]

Yes. Using NTFS compression in Windows can save quite a bit of space for VM images.

 

Hi, do you mean use NTFS compression or the VMWare compression?  Thanks.

[davidst99]

What OS are you using now if not Windows?

 

I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro but using various OSes in my VMs. 

[davidst99]

NTFS compression on your host machine where the VMDK, VDI, VHD, etc are stored.

 

Cool, thanks!   Will there be any noticeable slow down when running the VMs?

[davidst99]

Thanks everyone for the information and suggestions.