Help on RDM vs to use Passthrough

What I'm trying to do, is to include / understand the best way to go to achieve the use of my internal drives.

My configuration (in this case it's important)

16GB USB - ESXi stops on this

120 GB SSD - VM storage (all thin provisioned)

: Windows 2008 R2 [DC]

: Windows 2008 R2 [Seedbox / Server Plex / DIY Machine]

: RHEL 7 [DIY Machine]

: vCenter Server Appliance

: pfSense finally (this is my next project)

250 GB SSD - empty

WD 2 TB-currently VMFS mapped to the server machine as hard disk (1.81 to) Plex

2 TB WD Green - empty

I am not concerned by using Raid for the moment (except if someone offers me some tips or important benefits for the moment)

I'm not using vFlash Cache either (I don't really know much / if it is worth using)

What I would LIKE is to run a NAS like FreeNAS software / XPEnology to make it where ALL of my VM and PC on my network can access this storage.

Currently I mapped it as a hard drive existing 2008 R2 and then through the windows, sharing, share my network and other Windows VM.

I have all of this on the edge SATA controllers so from what I've read I can't do a passage that it would pass through all ports that would not work.

Also, I have when I select RDM on the virtual machine, it does not show my hard drives inside and the only thing I've seen is to RDM manually through the CLI.  Although I read that it is is more worth to do.

Help please, what is the best way to use hard drives and be able to share them between virtual machine if I use my 120 / 250 GB SSD for storage?  RDM CLI, Passthrough, VMFS and share through the windows, or?

: If it is better to just build another small machine as a dedicated NAS, then I can also go this way, or if it is powerful, enough I just ran such what.  Just need more information!

Edit: Or am I looking a separate SATA/raid controller to provide cross and meet everything I need?

System Specs:

Motherboard: Supermicro X10SLH-F-O

Processor: Xeon E3-1231V3B

Memory: Kingston 32 GB ECC

Boot USB: Sandisk 16GB

SSD1: Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB

SSD2: Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB

HD1: WD Se 2 TB

HD2: WD Green 2 TB

Thanks in advance!

Take a look at these two articles, they explain how to map local drive as an RDM

http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1017530

Creation of RDM on the SATA drives

Take a look on Nexenta Community Edition. You can download a VM of it. It allows you to create an NFS share that you can simply add an extra disk over time. It also supports SSD cache if I'm not mistaken.

You also have the option of use you Windows Server as a NFS server.

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