I have recently started using some VMs for various tasks. I have Drivepool installed on the host (Windows 10) and virtual disk files (VDI / VDX) saved in the pool (32TB across 10 Disks)
Each Virtual Disk is about 60GB
The issue is when I run a VM (Windows 10 client) the client Task manager reports 100% disk usage and the VM is VERY sluggish, (2-3 minutes to open task manager)
As a test, I moved the VM Virtual Disk to a Physical Hard Disk not in the pool and the VM performance was a lot better, no more 100% disk usage (night and day difference)(WD 4TB Red)
As another test I moved the VM Virtual Disk to a Physical Hard Disk which is part of the pool and had the same issues with performance (WD 8TB Red)
Drivepool is doing something that is causing access to the Virtual Disk file to be really slow.
In the Host, When the virtual disk file is in the pool, the pool disk that the virtual disk file is saved on, also sits at 100% when the VM is running.
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MitchellStringer
I have recently started using some VMs for various tasks. I have Drivepool installed on the host (Windows 10) and virtual disk files (VDI / VDX) saved in the pool (32TB across 10 Disks)
Each Virtual Disk is about 60GB
The issue is when I run a VM (Windows 10 client) the client Task manager reports 100% disk usage and the VM is VERY sluggish, (2-3 minutes to open task manager)
As a test, I moved the VM Virtual Disk to a Physical Hard Disk not in the pool and the VM performance was a lot better, no more 100% disk usage (night and day difference)(WD 4TB Red)
As another test I moved the VM Virtual Disk to a Physical Hard Disk which is part of the pool and had the same issues with performance (WD 8TB Red)
Drivepool is doing something that is causing access to the Virtual Disk file to be really slow.
In the Host, When the virtual disk file is in the pool, the pool disk that the virtual disk file is saved on, also sits at 100% when the VM is running.
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