When creating XtremIO volumes for a host, which operating systems will benefit by changing the default logical block size for applications consisting of 4 KB I/Os?

The correct answer is B. VMware ESX and Microsoft Windows. With VMware ESX 5.5, the VMware hypervisor cannot work with LUNs that use a logical block When using VMware, be sure to specify Normal (512 LBs) from your XtremIO array.

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AMicrosoft Windows and RHEL
BVMware ESX and Microsoft Windows
CRHEL and IBM AIX
DSun Solaris and HP-UX

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With VMware ESX 5.5, the VMware hypervisor cannot work with LUNs that use a logical block When using VMware, be sure to specify Normal (512 LBs) from your XtremIO array.

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#logical block size#4KB I/O alignment#VMware ESX#Windows host configuration

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