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Understanding Mixed MTU support in Stretched & 2 Node vSAN 6.7 U1 clusters with Witness Traffic Separation

Understanding Mixed MTU support in Stretched &…

Witness Traffic Separation introduced the ability to tag “witness” traffic on an alternate VMkernel interface on vSAN data nodes. Witness Traffic Separation is the feature that enabled 2 Node “Direct Connect” in vSAN 6.5, and was also added to later editions of vSAN 6.2 (vSphere 6.0 Update 3 & higher). Some additional logic was added The post Understanding Mixed MTU support in Stretched & 2 Node vSAN 6.7 U1 clusters with Witness Traffic Separation appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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Delphix on vSAN – Optimizing Workflows on an Optimized Architecture

Delphix on vSAN – Optimizing Workflows on an…

Improving the performance of an infrastructure and the applications that live on it is a common battle for data center administrators. Line-of-business applications depend heavily on the performance of the infrastructure in ways that have a ripple effect throughout an organization. But the effort to improve the performance often overlooks areas that are subject to The post Delphix on vSAN – Optimizing Workflows on an Optimized Architecture appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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iSCSI on vSAN Stretched Cluster

iSCSI on vSAN Stretched Cluster

vSAN readers will most likely be aware that we introduced support for iSCSI on vSAN way back in vSAN 6.5. That is to say, we had the ability to create iSCSI targets and LUNs using vSAN objects, and present the LUNs to external iSCSI initiators. That release also supported Persistent Group Reservations (PGRs) but it […] The post iSCSI on vSAN Stretched Cluster appeared first on CormacHogan.com .

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Find Out What’s New with vSAN at vForum Online – Oct. 9th

Find Out What’s New with vSAN at vForum Online…

Join the “What’s New with #vSAN” breakout session at VMware’s vForum Online for an easy, guided approach for creating and adding to clusters. Register now!

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VMware vSAN 6.7U1 is Here

VMware vSAN 6.7U1 is Here

VMware vSAN 6.7U1 provides a new HCI experience to help customers accelerate their business through seamless evolution, leading flexibility, and cloud ubiquity. As identified by Gartner, it’s the only HCI solution in the market to address all hybrid cloud use cases, while boosting your profitability. The post VMware vSAN 6.7U1 is Here appeared first on Partner News .

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vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Cloud on AWS

vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Cloud on AWS

One of the more enticing aspects of VMware Cloud on AWS is the ability for an organization to project an IT presence anywhere in the world independent of their existing operations. From oil rigs to retail shops, edge compute is a critical component of the modern world. Managing the costs of those edge deployments The post vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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What’s New with vSAN? Find out at vForum Online Oct. 9

What’s New with vSAN? Find out at vForum Online…

Storage product expert, John Nicholson, will be presenting a breakout session all about what’s new with VMware vSAN. Don’t miss out! Register now for vForum Online on October 9th.

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What is inside vSAN multicast/Unicast traffic?

What is inside vSAN multicast/Unicast traffic?

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VMware vSAN 6.7U1 Storage reclamation – TRIM/UNMAP

VMware vSAN 6.7U1 Storage reclamation – TRIM/UNMAP

VMware vSAN 6.7U1 introduces automated space reclamation support with TRIM and SCSI UNMAP support. SCSI UNMAP and the ATA TRIM command enable the guest OS or file system to notify that back-end storage that a block is no longer in use and may be reclaimed.

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vSAN 6.7 – vSAN Management Today and in the Future

vSAN 6.7 – vSAN Management Today and in the Future

The momentum of technical innovation continues with the latest release of vSAN, the industry leading HCI solution. This session will provide a technical overview of what’s new in vSAN 6.7. Join Duncan Epping, Chief Technologist VMware EMEA to learn about the new features and functionality of vSAN 6, how this release delivers a more intuitive operating experience, a more consistent application experience, whilst offering a more holistic support experience for our customers.

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New steps to use HyTrust KMIP with vSAN Encryption

New steps to use HyTrust KMIP with vSAN Encryption

I’m back in the lab this week, looking at some of the newer features around vSAN. As part of this, I needed vSAN Encryption enabled, so I downloaded the latest HyTrust KeyControl appliance as this has an easy to use KMIP Server. This new version is 4.2.1, and it has a few new steps compared […] The post New steps to use HyTrust KMIP with vSAN Encryption appeared first on CormacHogan.com .

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Top 20 Articles for vSAN,August 2018

Top 20 Articles for vSAN,August 2018

Component metadata health check fails with invalid state error “Host cannot communicate with all other nodes in vSAN enabled cluster” error vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2 displays on non-vSAN enabled ESXi hosts displays the message: Retrieve a ticket to register the vSAN VASA Provider Status of TLSv1.1/1.2 Enablement and TLSv1.0 Disablement across VMware products The The post Top 20 Articles for vSAN,August 2018 appeared first on VMware Support Insider .

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Hyper Coverage Infrastructure with VSAN

Hyper Coverage Infrastructure with VSAN

This webcast covers the basics. From what HCI is, to why you need it and where to find the best solution. VMware experts will discuss how the leading HCI solution can help customers accelerate the modernization of their data center infrastructure. Covering topics such as: – What makes the VMware approach to HCI unique? – How VMware HCI is modernizing the data center. – The components of HCI: vSphere & vSAN. – How HCI powered by vSAN works in the real world.

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vSAN 6.7 Update 1 Technical Overview

vSAN 6.7 Update 1 Technical Overview

VMware vSAN 6.7 U1 makes it even easier to adopt HCI and build a Digital Foundation. Key areas where vSAN 6.7 U1 provides additional benefits include the simplification of day one and two operations, lowering the total cost of ownership with more efficient infrastructure, and even more rapid support and resolution with ReadyCare.

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HCI1603BU – Tech Preview of Native vSAN Data Protection

HCI1603BU – Tech Preview of Native vSAN Data…

Advertise here with BSA The second session I watched was HCI1603BU Tech Preview of Native vSAN Data Protection by Michael Ng. I already discussed vSAN Data Protection last year, but considering the vSAN Beta is coming up soon that includes this functionality I felt it was worth covering again. Note that the beta will be a private beta, so […] The post HCI1603BU – Tech Preview of Native vSAN Data Protection appeared first on Yellow Bricks .

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VMworld – VMware vSAN Announcements: vSAN 6.7 U1 and beta announced!

VMworld – VMware vSAN Announcements: vSAN 6.7…

Advertise here with BSA VMworld is the time for announcements, and of course for vSAN that is no different. This year we have 3 major announcements and they are the following: VMware vSAN 6.7 U1 VMware vSAN Beta VMware Cloud on AWS new features So let’s look at each of these, first of all, VMware vSAN 6.7 U1. We […] The post VMworld – VMware vSAN Announcements: vSAN 6.7 U1 and beta announced! appeared first on Yellow Bricks .

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What’s New in vSAN 6.7 Update 1

What’s New in vSAN 6.7 Update 1

VMware vSAN is the market leader in HCI. One of the many driving forces that has helped solidify this position, is the rapid and continuous pace of innovation. VMware has always given customers the power of choice, and this continues into the hybrid cloud era. VMware’s digital foundation gives customers the ability, and flexibility to The post What’s New in vSAN 6.7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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Registration/unregistration of a VASA vendor provider on a vSAN host fails: VMTN

Registration/unregistration of a VASA vendor…

Dear community I’m currently in the process of preparing a test lab for a 2-node vSAN ROBO installation. I have an vCenter Appliance running the latest

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Extending All Flash vSAN Cache Tier Sizing Requirement for Different Endurance Level Flash Device

Extending All Flash vSAN Cache Tier Sizing…

Introduction The flash storage industry evolved through many key changes in the last couple of years. For example, there are now new devices with high performance and endurance with smaller capacity points. At the same time, large capacity devices with lower endurance becoming available in enterprise market. With these changes, it requires to provide additional The post Extending All Flash vSAN Cache Tier Sizing Requirement for Different Endurance Level Flash Device appeared first on Virtual…Read More

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All-Flash Stretched vSAN Cluster and VM/Host Rules

All-Flash Stretched vSAN Cluster and VM/Host Rules

Advertise here with BSA I had a question last week about the need for DRS Rules or also known as VM/Host Rules in an All-Flash Stretched vSAN Infrastructure. In a vSAN Stretched Cluster, there is read locality implemented. The read locality functionality, in this case, ensures that: reads will always come from the local fault domain. This means that […] The post All-Flash Stretched vSAN Cluster and VM/Host Rules appeared first on Yellow Bricks .

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