Minio S3 object store deployed as a set of VMs…

Minio S3 object store deployed as a set of VMs on vSAN

Minio S3 object store deployed as a set of VMs…

Some time backed, I looked at what it would take to run a container based Minio S3 object store on top of vSAN. This involved using our vSphere Docker Volume Server (aka Project Hatchway, and the details can be found here. However, I wanted to evaluate what it would take to scale out the Minio […] The post Minio S3 object store deployed as a set of VMs on vSAN appeared first on CormacHogan.com .


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Join Jase McCarty for Native Data at Rest…

Join Jase McCarty for Native Data at Rest Encryption Strategies for VMware HCI

Join Jase McCarty for Native Data at Rest…

If you would like a better understanding of some of the native encryption strategies available when using VMware HCI, comprised of vSphere and vSAN, then this free webcast is for you. Register now!


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Using webhooks and vRLI to integrate vSAN…

Using webhooks and vRLI to integrate vSAN alerts with Slack

Using webhooks and vRLI to integrate vSAN…

Introduction When it comes to system administration and operations, we all know it can sometimes be tricky to get the visibility into your environments at the granularity and verbosity level that you want. No one wants a call at 3am to say a NIC flapped, unless, for example, it’s happening across 10 hosts within The post Using webhooks and vRLI to integrate vSAN alerts with Slack appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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How does vSAN powered HCI speed up migrations?

How does vSAN powered HCI speed up migrations?

How does vSAN powered HCI speed up migrations?

The problem of Hidden Costs Years ago I bought a (relatively) fancy car. for a reasonable price. It got great gas milage and I got it at a great price. I quickly found out though that the car suffered from a few problems. 1. This car required expensive parts when things broke. A lot broke The post How does vSAN powered HCI speed up migrations? appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Getting More Out of vSAN – Free Webcasts Coming…

Getting More Out of vSAN – Free Webcasts Coming Up!

Getting More Out of vSAN – Free Webcasts Coming…

Getting More Out of vSAN is back with 2 new episodes about performance characteristics of business-critical apps on vSAN, & native encryption strategies for HCI. RSVP now!


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How to create vSAN Storage Policy Step by Step

How to create vSAN Storage Policy Step by Step

How to create vSAN Storage Policy Step by Step

In this series of vSAN we will see in this post about how to create vSAN Storage policies step by step. In the next post we will see on how to assign vSAN storage policy to the VM. In previous post…Read More


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How to Assign vSAN Storage Policy to Virtual…

How to Assign vSAN Storage Policy to Virtual Machine

How to Assign vSAN Storage Policy to Virtual…

In this series of vSAN, In last post we have worked on how to create storage policy in the vSAN. In this post we will see on How to assign vSAN Storage policy to the virtual machine. We will also s…Read More


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vSAN HCL viewer

vSAN HCL viewer

vSAN HCL viewer

Harald Ruppert , a vSAN Escalation Engineer at VMware has created a great tool to check if your vSAN harware is supported. The vSAN HCL viewer is based on the VMware vSAN HCL in JSON format for online use of vSAN health checks. If you would like to build your own vSAN, then you can do so using certified components, and you must confirm that all your components including drives are supported by the OEM server vendor and VMware. Simply select the type of component; SSD, HDD or controller and…Read More


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Top 20 vSAN articles for May 2018

Top 20 vSAN articles for May 2018

Top 20 vSAN articles for May 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 vSAN articles for May 2018 appeared first on Support Insider .


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Single Host vSAN

Single Host vSAN

Single Host vSAN

VMware recently unveiled a new Single Host VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC. This new SDDC has been engineered to enable customers to try the VMC Service for up to 30 days before making any long-term commitments. With the launch of this new capability using vSAN as the backing storage, it begs the question… Can vSAN The post Single Host vSAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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The Use of Erasure Coding in VMware vSAN

The Use of Erasure Coding in VMware vSAN

The Use of Erasure Coding in VMware vSAN

vSAN is a scale-out, software-defined storage platform that is the key component of VMware’s Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) offerings, on premises and on VMware Cloud on AWS. vSAN is an enterprise-grade storage product that offers a number of features to ensure the integrity, security and resilience of data. Since the first generally available version of the The post The Use of Erasure Coding in VMware vSAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Getting More Out of vSAN– Performance…

Getting More Out of vSAN– Performance Characteristics & Encryption Strategies

Getting More Out of vSAN– Performance…

Demonstrating Performance Characteristics of Business-Critical Applications on vSAN with Pete Koehler & Native Data at Rest Encryption Strategies for VMware HCI with Jase McCarty. You do not want to miss these!


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Getting More Out of vSAN: 2 Upcoming Webcasts!

Getting More Out of vSAN: 2 Upcoming Webcasts!

Getting More Out of vSAN: 2 Upcoming Webcasts!

Business critical applications are an important category of application types that are common powered by VMware vSphere, and vSAN. Get a glimpse into performance capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and next generation distributed applications all running on vSAN.


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