Recently, I was surprised to learn that you cannot create a Veeam replication job to VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols). This highlights that we always need to be thorough when performing one of the most difficult tasks in the design process. That task is confirming the compatibility of all components in a virtualized infrastructure. In these […]
Among other things, VMware released Virtual SAN 6.0 earlier this month, in conjunction with vSphere 6.0. Realistically, this is a “2.0” release, but I am guessing they are calling it “6.0” to conform with the vSphere releases. I think that is a bad idea because it can put undue pressure on the developers to keep with […]
A backup administrator’s job is like that of a pilot—hours and hours of utter boredom, followed by moments of sheer adrenaline. Let’s face it. We all know that backup isn’t sexy – but it’s absolutely necessary. In some cases, it’s the last line of defense from ever-increasing malware, ransomware and just plain human error. I […]
Recently, I was surprised to learn that you cannot create a Veeam replication job to VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols). This highlights that we always need to be thorough when performing one of the most difficult tasks in the design process. That task is confirming the compatibility of all components in a virtualized infrastructure. In these […]
Among other things, VMware released Virtual SAN 6.0 earlier this month, in conjunction with vSphere 6.0. Realistically, this is a “2.0” release, but I am guessing they are calling it “6.0” to conform with the vSphere releases. I think that is a bad idea because it can put undue pressure on the developers to keep with […]
With version 6.0 of VMware’s flagship product comes plenty of enhancements. According to VMware’s press release, there are more than 650 improvements, but I have not seen a master list yet. The maximums of vSphere are leapfrogging the maximums of Hyper-V. Unless you are planning on running SAP HANA in a virtualized environment, you could […]
Just thought I would share these diagrams that I used in a recent training session. I used them to explain the differences in the storage protocols that may be used for a storage Cloud and how FCoE works. Click on the images for a larger view. The first image shows the differences between the common […]
As expected, several announcements were made at VMware Partner Exchange 2015. The most anticipated announcements involved vSphere 6, VSAN 6 and EVO:RAIL. As an old dog I’ve become fairly jaded in reaction to many of these announcements. However there are some significant features in vSphere 6 and VSAN 6. There are’s also some interesting things surrounding EVO:RAIL.The message […]
NOTE: This is no longer required in vCD 5.1 & above! This is one of those situations where I really start to hate computers! I was working with vCloud Director with a goal of having a winders VM run through guest customization, change the name, get a fixed IP from the network pool, join an […]
The most significant part of VMware PEX, for me this year, was the Solutions Exchange floor and the rather small number of vendors. My focus was on convergence of compute and storage resources. This appears to be a popular path. There were a few things along the way, other than cheap swag, that caught my eye. […]