Hi Linjo
The pool is set up for non-persistent linked-clones from a Windows7 gold image.
The pool uses eight local ssd drives, one in each node. We are running the test with 80 machines at the moment although we originally sized to 300, but the result was chaotic. Each local SSD drive has a copy of the replica with the gold image provided from an iSCSI source visible from all the nodes.
No DRS of course.
The only thing that might be off centre is the fact that each node is configured to store the link clone SWP file on a second local SATA drive to save space on the SSD. This seems to work fine.
Thanks