As I had many people asking about this over the last couple of months I figured I would share it. I just noticed that NetApp is now finally officially vSphere Metro Storage Cluster certified (see SAN HCL). NetApp has certified their platform for the following array types:
- NFS
- iSCSI
Yes indeed, FC is currently not listed… But for me the great news is that NFS is listed! A KB article has been published with all the details… make sure to read it if you are looking to deploy a stretched cluster with NetApp and vSphere 5.0.
Disclaimer: I work for NetApp.
My understanding is that vMSC FC support is planned and will be available sometime in the not-too-distant future, for those running or planning to run stretched clusters via FC.
-Chris