Why every design should include VMware vSAN
vSAN is VMware’s enterprise-class storage virtualization solution. In other words, it is a virtual storage solution. If you’re familiar with server virtualization, this concept of virtual storage is easy to understand. IntroSo, let’s start with a quick introduction to virtualization. […]
The VMware vSAN HCI Mesh Quiz
Class is in session! The complete VMware vSAN HCI Mesh Quiz is officially here. Test your knowledge below and if you need a little help, check out our cheat sheet. Once you complete the quiz, you will be sent a special participation certificate via Twitter direct message, to show off […]
VxRail Lifecycle Management
Today we will discuss the pros and cons of VxRail Lifecycle Management and vSphere Lifecycle Manager. VxRail Lifecycle Management (LCM) can deliver prevalidated set of software and firmware that ensures compatibility and compliance of the entire configuration on HCI stack. In VxRail 4.7, LCM […]
Move a vSphere vSAN ESXi VM to VMware Workstation
Move a vSphere vSAN ESXi VM to VMware Workstation. Step-by-step how to move a VM from ESXi to VMware Workstation and a network issue with vDS
Why Hitting Refresh With HCI Should Be Your Modernization Strategy- VMworld 2021
Hit refresh! Register for this #VMworld session to find out how #HCI optimizes your modernization strategy:
VMworld 2021 vSAN Tech+ Pass Giveaway
Two lucky winners will receive a VMworld Tech+ Pass for FREE! Learn how! … The most wonderful time of year is here – VMworld! With over 800 sessions and eight learning tracks, VMworld 2021 is THE premier multi-cloud event. To enhance your VMworld 2021 experience, we’re giving away two […]
VMware vSAN HCI Mesh Quiz Q & A
Prep for the VMware vSAN HCI Mesh Quiz with us – right here! The VMware vSAN HCI Mesh Quiz is an interactive quiz taking place from September 7 – September 21, 2021 on vSAN’s Twitter channel! Join the fun as we post a vSAN Mesh-related question daily leading up to the big quiz on September […]
Triple A Security for VMware Cloud Foundation with Entrust CloudControl
Security Boulevard writes an article about Entrust’s newly announced collaboration with VMware’s Cloud Foundation (VCF), which aims to enhance Entrust’s CloudControl.
VxRail 7.0 Cluster Update
In this post, we will discuss how to upgrade the VxRail software 7.0.100.xxxxxxx to 7.0.130.xxxxxxx. According to VxRail 7.0 release notes, VxRail 7.0.100 can direct upgrade to 7.0.13x In upgrade procedure, it covers two areas: cluster readiness pre-check and cluster update workflow.
Migrating Workloads Into Cloud Foundation with VMware HCX
Interactive Simulation (iSIM) showing how to use VMware HCX to migrate workloads from existing vSphere clusters into a Cloud Foundation Workload Domain.
VMware vCloud Foundation 4.2.1 Step by Step Phase3 – Deployment
Welcome back. We have covered the background work as well as deployment parameter sheet in earlier posts. If you missed it, you can find it here… VMware vCloud Foundation 4.2.1 Step by Step Phase1 – PreparationVMware vCloud Foundation 4.2.1 Step by Step Phase2 – Cloud Builder & Deployment […]
VCF SDDC Manager Bundle Checksum Issue
Upgrading VCF 4.2.1 to 4.3 bundle download issues. The checksums don’t match and the manifest files have issues. A quick tip to resove.
VMware vSAN Tech Team Updates: vSAN Everywhere, Stretched Clusters & More
Summer 2021 saw a lot of great, new content on Cloud Platform Tech Zone including features on how vSAN is leveraged across industries, insights on stretched clusters, data management and more! Get a recap of this past season’s can’t miss Tech Zone resources below. vSAN Stretched Clusters and Data Protection – What You Need to … Continued The post VMware vSAN Tech Team Updates: vSAN Everywhere, Stretched Clusters & More appeared first on VMware vSAN Virtual Blocks Blog.
VMware vSAN file service introduces NFS, SMB file shares
VMware’s vSAN file service provides NFS and SMB file shares, which can simplify file share creation, improve storage performance and reduce costs.
vSAN Storage Rules policy capability allows to set dedupe per VM?
There was a question posted on the VMware Community Forums, and as this is something I have been asked regularly, I figured I would do a quick blog post about it. Although I have covered this before, it doesn’t hurt to repeat, as it appears to be somewhat confusing for people. When you create a […]
vSAN Data Persistence Platform – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 2 part series on vSAN DPp. This video demonstrates maintenance and lifecycle operations for s3 object storage. Part 1 https://youtu.be/nDLsic7tvKI
vSAN Data Persistence Platform – Part 1
vSAN DPp provides a framework for modern stateful service partners to interoperate with the underlying VMware infrastructure so that their software can run on VMware Cloud Foundationâ„¢ with VMware Tanzuâ„¢ optimally. The result is that you can run modern stateful services with lower TCO and simplified operations and management.
VMware Cloud Foundation with AVN and Static Routes but No BGP
VCF with AVN and Static Routes No BGP, using static routes. “Now, I am talking about the use case where you want to use AVN (Overlay segments), but do not want north-south routing to happen using dynamic routing protocol BGP.”
VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2 HCI Mesh configuration
VMware HCI mesh for compute-only nodes was introduced with vSphere 7.0 Update 2 and allows you to connect to VMware vSAN datastores from another cluster. This cluster can be a host-only cluster without internal storage participating in a vSAN capacity.
#StorageMinute – vSAN Data Encryption and Performance
Tune in to this episode of Storage Minute to learn about the types vSAN Data Encryption and Performance from our VMware experts.
