When you create a virtual disk, several factors may affect virtual disk block size and other options.
|
protocol or other option |
disk type |
block size and other affected options |
|---|---|---|
|
iSCSI |
BLOCK |
With deduplication enabled, block size is set to 4096 (4k). |
|
NFS |
NFS |
Block size is set to 512, and clustered file system is enabled. |
|
Deduplication enabled |
BLOCK |
Block size is set to 4096 (4k), compression is enabled, and residence is set to HDD. |
|
NFS |
Block size is set to 512, compression is enabled, and residence is set to HDD. |