Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After receiving complimentary Intel Optane drives via the VMware vExpert program for testing in the home lab, I am excited to share with you guys the journey of adding Intel Optane storage to my home lab VMware vSphere vSAN environment. Take a look with me and the benchmark results as we look at the differences between NVMe cache tier and Optane and the results I saw in the lab.
VMware vExpert program: vexpert.vmware.com
Intel Optane: intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/memory-storage/optane-memory.html
Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1
My blog:
virtualizationhowto.com
_____________________________________________________
Social Media:
twitter.com/vspinmaster
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht
Github:
github.com/brandonleegit
Introduction - 0:00
How I received the Intel Optane drives - 0:45
What about the end of life of Intel Optane storage? - 1:24
Notice of end of life driving price down - 2:05
Introducing information about Intel Optane - 2:23
NAND uses transistors where Intel Optane doesn't - 2:46
NAND changes data inefficiently compared to Intel Optane - 3:02
No backend processes needed with Intel Optane data changes - 3:40
Looking at the form factors of the Intel Optane drives - 4:07
Looking at the cable I am using to connect the U.2 drive to the motherboard - 4:42
Other ways to connect M.2 to U.2 - 5:04
Looking at the calbe after installation and U.2 Intel Optane drive mounted - 5:41
Introducing VMware HCIBench benchmarking utility - 6:28
Looking at deploying the HCIGBench OVA appliance - 7:15
Configuring the HCIBench benchmarking parameters - 7:29
Looking at the Easy Run - 8:10
Choosing the benchmarking tool to use - 8:45
Looking at the results of the Intel Optane tests! - 9:30
Talking about my Supermicro Xeon-D vSAN hosts - 9:40
Numbers before Intel Optane - 9:57
With Intel Optane numbers - 10:30
95th percentile write latency - 11:16
Concluding thoughts on Intel Optane and the use case for home lab - 12:20
Is Intel Optane worth it?
virtualizationhowto.com/2022/12/is-intel-optane-worth-it-awesome-vexpert-opportunity
NVMe server for vSAN virtual machines:
virtualizationhowto.com/2022/08/nvme-server-for-vsan-virtual-machines
My Supermicro home lab:
virtualizationhowto.com/2020/06/supermicro-vmware-home-lab
After receiving complimentary Intel Optane drives via the VMware vExpert program for testing in the home lab, I am excited to share with you guys the journey of adding Intel Optane storage to my home lab VMware vSphere vSAN environment. Take a look with me and the benchmark results as we look at the differences between NVMe cache tier and Optane and the results I saw in the lab.
VMware vExpert program: vexpert.vmware.com
Intel Optane: intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/memory-storage/optane-memory.html
Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1
My blog:
virtualizationhowto.com
_____________________________________________________
Social Media:
twitter.com/vspinmaster
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht
Github:
github.com/brandonleegit
Introduction - 0:00
How I received the Intel Optane drives - 0:45
What about the end of life of Intel Optane storage? - 1:24
Notice of end of life driving price down - 2:05
Introducing information about Intel Optane - 2:23
NAND uses transistors where Intel Optane doesn't - 2:46
NAND changes data inefficiently compared to Intel Optane - 3:02
No backend processes needed with Intel Optane data changes - 3:40
Looking at the form factors of the Intel Optane drives - 4:07
Looking at the cable I am using to connect the U.2 drive to the motherboard - 4:42
Other ways to connect M.2 to U.2 - 5:04
Looking at the calbe after installation and U.2 Intel Optane drive mounted - 5:41
Introducing VMware HCIBench benchmarking utility - 6:28
Looking at deploying the HCIGBench OVA appliance - 7:15
Configuring the HCIBench benchmarking parameters - 7:29
Looking at the Easy Run - 8:10
Choosing the benchmarking tool to use - 8:45
Looking at the results of the Intel Optane tests! - 9:30
Talking about my Supermicro Xeon-D vSAN hosts - 9:40
Numbers before Intel Optane - 9:57
With Intel Optane numbers - 10:30
95th percentile write latency - 11:16
Concluding thoughts on Intel Optane and the use case for home lab - 12:20
Is Intel Optane worth it?
virtualizationhowto.com/2022/12/is-intel-optane-worth-it-awesome-vexpert-opportunity
NVMe server for vSAN virtual machines:
virtualizationhowto.com/2022/08/nvme-server-for-vsan-virtual-machines
My Supermicro home lab:
virtualizationhowto.com/2020/06/supermicro-vmware-home-lab
