This post contains the list of items you will need to get started with VSAN. I’ll also try to highlight some best practices when it comes to configuring VSAN. First off, lets start with the software requirements – those are the easy bits. You will need ESXi version 5.5 and vCenter server version 5.5. The vCenter server can be either the Windows version or the appliance version; both support VSAN. Finally you will need to familiarize yourself with the vSphere web client if you haven’t already done so. VSAN can only be managed from the vSphere web client; it is…
At last, VSAN is launched. Over the coming weeks and months, I plan on doing a series of VSAN (or Virtual SAN to be more accurate) posts. I will start with a brief introduction to the product which was announced at VMworld 2013 with a public beta.
One of my favorite parts of VMworld is the Solutions Exchange. This is where you can catch up with new products and features from established storage vendors. Not only that, but you can also catch up with ‘new kids on the block’ and find out what cool, new ideas they bring to the field of storage and virtualization. This year is no different, with a couple of new storage products from established vendors, as well as some interesting new arrivals on the scene. This is by no means an exhaustive list. If you have some recommendations on some other items…
I just saw this, thought it was sort of cool, and wanted to share it with you. You may have need, from time to time, to export the Storage Map view in the vSphere client to a format which can be used in reports, etc. It appears that the Storage Map may be exported to a Windows EMF (Enhanced Metadata Format). This format can then be imported into Visio: Useful if you ever need to do that kind of thing.
I’ve blogged about the VMFS heap situation numerous times now already. However, a question that I frequently get asked is what actual happens when heap runs out? I thought I’d put together a short article explaining the symptoms one would see when there is no VMFS heap left on an ESXi host. Thanks once again to my good friend and colleague, Paudie O’Riordan, for sharing his support experiences with me on this matter – “together we win”, right Paud?
For those of you who would like to access VMware’s Technical Marketing material whilst on the move, we are pleased to announce version 2.0 of the VMware Mobile Knowledge Portal (VMKP) app is now available. The VMKP contains all Technical Marketing content including Videos, Evaluation Guides, What’s New papers, White Papers & Posters. These pieces of collateral may also be downloaded for offline viewing. This new version now supports Android devices as well as IOS iPad device. Please check out the post by Alan Renouf on the vSphere blog to learn more, see some sample content and the links on…
Last week saw VMware release the latest version of VMware View, VMware Horizon View 5.2. While there are a whole bunch of enhancements in this release, I wanted to focus on a few enhancements that are specifically storage related. I’ve covered some of these in the past from a vSphere perspective, but now we have a new release of View which can take advantage of these features.