#StorageMinute: vSAN Health Checks – Guidance…

#StorageMinute: vSAN Health Checks – Guidance and Remediation Made Easy

#StorageMinute: vSAN Health Checks – Guidance…

Welcome to the #StorageMinute series where we deliver key topics via bite-size content. In this edition, we look at how vSAN provides cloud-connected health checks to vSAN clusters. Environments are constantly changing, and are subject to simple misconfigurations, or device incompatibilities and errors. Having an intelligent, cloud-connected method for monitoring the health and The post #StorageMinute: vSAN Health Checks – Guidance and Remediation Made Easy appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Remote Office Operations: Scaling with vSAN ROBO

Remote Office Operations: Scaling with vSAN ROBO

Remote Office Operations: Scaling with vSAN ROBO

It’s becoming clear that remote offices are not just some passing fad, but rather the new normal for modern businesses. To rein in ever increasing costs, enterprises must adapt their storage solutions to meet the demands of the changing workplace. Though it may seem like the most obvious option, purchasing large amounts of storage upfront The post Remote Office Operations: Scaling with vSAN ROBO appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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The Perfect Pair: A Recap of the vSAN & vSphere…

The Perfect Pair: A Recap of the vSAN & vSphere Chat

The Perfect Pair: A Recap of the vSAN & vSphere…

Following our most recent vSAN Deep Dive chat with Duncan Epping and Cormac Hogan, we joined forces with vSphere for an epic 101 tweet chat. Guests included Mike Foley, Pete Flecha, Ron Scott-Adams, Bob Plankers and many more who joined the conversation! The hour flew by as joint teams discussed the vSAN and vSphere integration with customers The post The Perfect Pair: A Recap of the vSAN & vSphere Chat appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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vSAN Deep Dive 6.7 eBook Giveaway

vSAN Deep Dive 6.7 eBook Giveaway

vSAN Deep Dive 6.7 eBook Giveaway

As any vSAN Fan knows, the vSAN Deep Dive 6.7 U1 book by Duncan Epping and Cormac Hogan is the definitive guide for vSAN administrators. If you’ve been following vSAN on Twitter, then you also know that these books are a hot commodity! In December we gave you a chance to win a vSAN 6.7 U1 The post vSAN Deep Dive 6.7 eBook Giveaway appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Changed advanced setting VSAN.ClomRepairDelay…

Changed advanced setting VSAN.ClomRepairDelay and upgrading to 6.7 u1? Read this…

Changed advanced setting VSAN.ClomRepairDelay…

Advertise here with BSA If you changed the advanced setting VSAN.ClomRepairDelay to anything else than the default 60 minutes there’s a caveat during the upgrade to 6.7 U1 you need to be aware of. When you do this upgrade the default is reset, meaning the value is configured once again to 60 minutes. It was reported on twitter by “Justin […] The post Changed advanced setting VSAN.ClomRepairDelay and upgrading to 6.7 u1? Read this… appeared first on Yellow Bricks.


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vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 3

vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 3

vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 3

Hopefully, you’ve read the first two articles in this series: Part 1 and Part 2. We will continue the series in this article with some coverage of how vRealize Operations Manager expands on the capacity management functionality in vSAN and vSphere. Dashboards in the vSphere Client The latest versions of vSphere, vSAN, and vRealize The post vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring Part 3 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Accelerating vSAN Adoption with Proof of…

Accelerating vSAN Adoption with Proof of Concept testing

Accelerating vSAN Adoption with Proof of…

In a little more than 4 years, VMware Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) powered by vSAN has accumulated over 17K customers. One of the powerful tools that has helped enable this rapid vSAN adoption is Proof of Concept (PoC) testing. Converging HCI Buyers Hyperconverged Infrastructure has evolved to now incorporate all major data center functions including software-defined The post Accelerating vSAN Adoption with Proof of Concept testing appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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vSAN Lightning Lab – The Best Way to Spend 30…

vSAN Lightning Lab – The Best Way to Spend 30 minutes

vSAN Lightning Lab – The Best Way to Spend 30…

VMware Hands-on Labs are the most popular way to evaluate new products or enhance your skill set with a product you already use. They require no installation and are up and running in your browser in minutes…completely free. Step-by-step instructions guide the three-hour trial experience and are designed to showcase the full features and functionality The post vSAN Lightning Lab – The Best Way to Spend 30 minutes appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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PowerCLI Cookbook for vSAN

PowerCLI Cookbook for vSAN

PowerCLI Cookbook for vSAN

As someone who started using PowerShell since the first release, it is one of my favorite tools. Before coming to work in the vendor space, PowerShell was my go-to tool for management at scale. As an administrator that spent a considerable amount of time working with Windows physical and virtual machines, PowerShell made uniform management The post PowerCLI Cookbook for vSAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Building a 2 node vSAN cluster with vSAN…

Building a 2 node vSAN cluster with vSAN witness appliance

Building a 2 node vSAN cluster with vSAN…

Today I’m going to talk about setting up a 2 node vSAN witness homelab. Homelabs are important for anyone wanting to progress their knowledge, although some hardware can be quite expensive, especially if you want to work with multiple hosts! Nested environments are quite popular but I think nothing beats having physical hardware to play with and cable up. I have a third host arriving soon so I thought I would take the opportunity to cover a 2 node setup before I migrate. I will cover the…Read More


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Innovating Beyond HCI: How VMware is Driving…

Innovating Beyond HCI: How VMware is Driving the Next Data Center Revolution

Innovating Beyond HCI: How VMware is Driving…

If you’re looking lead your organization to the future and drive business value as an IT professional, this is a session you don’t want to miss. Join Duncan Epping in this VMworld session now!


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