When using ESXi as the hypervisor in a Nutanix cluster, the supported storage protocol for a datastore isNFS (Network File System). Nutanix exposes its distributed storage to ESXi hosts using NFS for VM storage. This protocol is simple to configure and provides high performance and reliability through Nutanix’s data services.
Other options:
iSCSI: Not typically used for ESXi datastores but can be utilized for specific use cases like external storage connectivity.
SMB: Not supported for ESXi datastores.
LVM: Logical Volume Management is not used in this context.
[:, Nutanix Best Practices for Running VMware vSphere on Nutanix., VMware Compatibility with Nutanix Clusters Documentation., Nutanix Storage Protocol Support Overview., ]
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