vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1

vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1

vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1

In one of the largest, most significant releases in memory, vSAN 7 U1 includes a massive number of enhancements to help organizations address the demands of their environment quickly and efficiently. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome Pete Keohler to discuss the details of this massive release. Links Mentioned Blogs What’s New The post vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1

Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1

Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1

Lifycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 U1 vSphere 7 introduced an entirely new solution for unified software and firmware lifecycle management that is native to vSphere. vSphere Lifecycle Manager, or vLCM, is a powerful new framework based on a desired state model to deliver simple, reliable and consistent lifecycle operations for vSphere and The post Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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vSAN 7 U1 File Services

vSAN 7 U1 File Services

vSAN 7 U1 File Services

Native File Services in vSAN 7 Update 1 The introduction of vSAN 7 included the debut of native file services. This not only provides an extraordinary level of flexibility for administrators, but it provided a key element to serving up cloud native applications in vSAN: Persistent, read-write many (RWM) volumes. vSAN 7 Update 1 The post vSAN 7 U1 File Services appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small…

New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small update, big changes!

New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small…

On September 15th, VMware has announced new versions of vSphere, vSAN and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and I must say that I am pretty impressed with the functionality changes. In a quick overview, the main changes are: […]


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What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1

What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1

What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1

September 2020 brings a lot of new features and updates to some of the VMware product range such as vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1. I have to say, it was pretty hard not to spill any secrets this time!


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What’s New in vSAN 7 Update 1

What’s New in vSAN 7 Update 1

What’s New in vSAN 7 Update 1

Announcing VMware vSAN 7 Update 1 We’re excited to announce the latest release of the market’s leading hyperconverged infrastructure software, vSAN 7 Update 1! With more features that any release over the past three years, this version focuses on boosting data center efficiency. vSAN 7 Update 1 enables customers to deliver developer-ready infrastructure, scale The post What’s New in vSAN 7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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What’s new for vSAN 7.0 U1!?

What’s new for vSAN 7.0 U1!?

What’s new for vSAN 7.0 U1!?

Every 6-9 months VMware has been pushing out a new feature release of vSAN. After vSphere and vSAN 7.0, which introduced vSphere Lifecycle Manager and vSAN File Services, it is now time to share with you what is new for vSAN 7.0 U1. Again it is a feature-packed release, with many “smaller […]


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#vSANChat Recap: VMworld 2020

#vSANChat Recap: VMworld 2020

#vSANChat Recap: VMworld 2020

In our most recent, #vSANChat, we teamed up with VMware vSphere to answer the most pertinent VMworld 2020 questions. We are also joined by a number of VMware SME’s to chat about must-attend sessions, how to best prepare for the first-ever virtual VMworld and relive past VMworld memories. Get the full recap on all things The post #vSANChat Recap: VMworld 2020 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while…

Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while other hosts are almost full?

Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while…

Internally someone just bumped into an issue where a single host in a cluster wasn’t storing any of the created vSAN Components / Objects. It was to the point where every single host in the cluster was close to the maximum of 9000 components, but that one host had 0 components. […]


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Configure VMware vSAN 7 Stretched Cluster

Configure VMware vSAN 7 Stretched Cluster

Configure VMware vSAN 7 Stretched Cluster

One of the coolest features in my opinion with VMware vSAN is the vSAN stretched cluster. The stretched cluster allows you to have an environment that is extremely resilient to failure and where you have all of your data on both sides of the stretched cluster. In this post, I will detail the […]


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Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while…

Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while other hosts are almost full?

Host in vSAN cluster with 0 components while…

Advertise here with BSA Internally someone just bumped into an issue where a single host in a cluster wasn’t storing any of the created vSAN Components / Objects. It was to the point where every single host in the cluster was close to the maximum of 9000 components, but that one host had 0 components. After some quick back […]


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#vSANChat Recap: vSphere Lifecycle Manager and…

#vSANChat Recap: vSphere Lifecycle Manager and vSAN 7

#vSANChat Recap: vSphere Lifecycle Manager and…

In our last #vSANChat we dove into vSphere Lifecycle Manager and how it works with vSAN 7 to simplify consistent lifecycle management and effectively power your datacenter. We were joined by vSAN experts John Nicholson, Pete Flecha and vSphere expert Niels Hagoort to answer how the two […]


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2-node vSAN within VMware Cloud on AWS

2-node vSAN within VMware Cloud on AWS

2-node vSAN within VMware Cloud on AWS

The release of 2-node cluster support within VMware Cloud on AWS lowered the entry point for the service, allowing customers to stand up a production-ready presence within the AWS cloud using a pair of vSphere hosts. While 2-node vSAN has been available on-premises for a few years, the VMC on […]


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