Re: [Users] NFS data domain use host + local storage question

>> I'm also puzzled by this statement: "A local storage domain can be set >> up on a host. When you set up host to use local storage, the host >> automatically gets added to a new data center and cluster that no other >> hosts can be added to. Multiple host clusters require that all hosts >> have access to all storage domains, which is not possible with local >> storage. Virtual machines created in a single host cluster cannot be >> migrated, fenced or scheduled. " >> >> So .. let's say I have two nodes, both of them have some local disk, and >> use the NFS data store. I can see why I wouldn't be able to migrate a >> host from one node to the other IF that has was using local data storage >> for the specific virtual machine. On the other hand, if it's a VM that >> is NOT using local storage, and everything is in the NFS datastore, then >> does this I can't migrate it because each host would have to be in its >> own cluster only because it has local storage for *some* of the VMs!? > > Each local storage host requires it's own datacenter and you can't mix a > datacenter with local storage with NFS storage. sigh. This seems so rigid! I understand, for example, why clusters must encompass same CPU type. I do not understand why a host cannot connect to both local data storage, and NFS storage.