Considering an all flash vSAN implementation? -…

Considering an all flash vSAN implementation? – See what others have to say about vSAN on #VMTN

Considering an all flash vSAN implementation? -…

I plan on purchasing 3 new hosts and already went the traditional route of acquiring some storage quotes from Dell (Equalogic) and we are working on Pure Storage. But I would like to consider vSAN and would love to hear people opinions on it to date.


VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN Remote Delivery

vSAN Remote Delivery

vSAN Remote Delivery

JONATHAN MCDONALD Senior Solutions Architect VMware Professional Services Engineering and Remote Delivery. I have not written a blog in some time. It is not because I had nothing to write about, but I have been working on something new and exciting that is finally completed. If you are not aware VMware Professional Services has launched The post vSAN Remote Delivery appeared first on VMware Professional Services and Education Insights .


VMware Social Media Advocacy

Can I use a custom TCP/IP stack for the vSAN…

Can I use a custom TCP/IP stack for the vSAN Network?

Can I use a custom TCP/IP stack for the vSAN…

Advertise here with BSA I got this question today if you can use a custom TCP/IP stack for the vSAN Network, and I had this before. This question is usually asked by customers who have a stretched cluster as the stretched cluster forces them to create different routes in an L3 network. Especially with a large number of hosts this […] ” Can I use a custom TCP/IP stack for the vSAN Network? ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


VMware Social Media Advocacy

Getting More Out of vSAN Webinar Series:…

Getting More Out of vSAN Webinar Series: Stretched Clusters and Encryption Deep Dives

Getting More Out of vSAN Webinar Series:…

The success of vSAN in the HCI market continues to reinforce the value of a software-defined approach to hyper convergence. While the benefits of delivering services through software instead of hardware are clear, vSAN offers extensive capabilities that provide support for mission-critical applications. In our next two ‘Getting More Out of vSAN’ webcasts, we will The post Getting More Out of vSAN Webinar Series: Stretched Clusters and Encryption Deep Dives appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN 6.6 Online Health Check

vSAN 6.6 Online Health Check

vSAN 6.6 Online Health Check

Check out how new cloud analytics can identify new KB’s and health checks to run. In this demo I run through how to enable the feature, as well as how to use it to remediate an environment to best practices. More Great vSAN content can be found @ Http://StorageHub.VMware.com


VMware Social Media Advocacy

How long does it take to… Enable vSAN Encryption?

How long does it take to… Enable vSAN Encryption?

How long does it take to… Enable vSAN Encryption?

With the addition of Data at Rest Encryption to vSAN in 6.6, I get this question… A LOT. Typical questions The typical question is something like this: “Hey Jase, how…Read More


VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN Webcast Library

vSAN Webcast Library

vSAN Webcast Library

Whether you are just getting started with vSAN or want to take a deeper technical dive, our experts answer common questions and suggest best practices to maximize your storage solution in these recorded webcasts. Watch at your own pace, download the slide deck, and submit questions to the vSAN experts. New! vSpeaking Podcast Series Learn even more


VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware acquisitions in 2017 signal strategic…

VMware acquisitions in 2017 signal strategic growth plans

VMware acquisitions in 2017 signal strategic…

VMware acquisitions and partnerships dominated the company’s news in 2017. Combined with technology development, these movements signal a strategic growth strategy going into 2018.


VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware vSAN Knowledge Base and Resources for…

VMware vSAN Knowledge Base and Resources for Shared Virtual disks using Multi-writer option

VMware vSAN Knowledge Base and Resources for…

VMware vSANâ„¢, the market leader in Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) storage, enables low cost and high performance next-generation HCI solutions. It converges traditional IT infrastructure silos onto industry-standard servers and virtualizes physical infrastructure to help customers easily evolve their infrastructure without risk and improve TCO over traditional resource silos. vSAN provides both enterprise-class scale and performance


VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN Mythbusters 3

vSAN Mythbusters 3

vSAN Mythbusters 3

Myth #3 – vSAN is not ready for Business Critical Applications Video – Featuring Vahid Fareydouny, Sr.Product Line Marketing Manager, SABU Related Blogs: Powering Your Business-Critical Applications with VMware vSAN – https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/12/21/powering-business-critical-applications-vmware-vsan/


VMware Social Media Advocacy

vSAN Mythbusters 1

vSAN Mythbusters 1

vSAN Mythbusters 1

Myth #1 – vSAN is not as performant or secure compared to solutions with Data Locality – Featuring Lee Caswell, VP of SABU Related Blogs: 1. https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/11/21/new-architectures-challenge-traditional-views-data-locality/ 2. https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2016/06/09/data-locality-revisited/


VMware Social Media Advocacy

Replacing a vCenter server for existing vSAN hosts

Replacing a vCenter server for existing vSAN hosts

Replacing a vCenter server for existing vSAN hosts

Since VMware vCenter is used as a common control and management plane for a vSphere cluster, questions may arise when determining how a vSAN cluster reacts when a vCenter server must be rebuilt from a new installation, or restored from a backup. Accounting for unplanned events is always a top-of-mind concern for data center administrators.


VMware Social Media Advocacy

Marc Huppert – Architecting VMware vSAN for…

Marc Huppert – Architecting VMware vSAN for Performance the VCDX way

Marc Huppert – Architecting VMware vSAN for…

What is needed to create a High-Performance vSAN environment? I will cover the architecture for vSAN Hybrid and All-Flash for ROBO and Stretched Enterprise environments. You will get a deep sight into the vSAN Architecture thoughts from real live customer implementations combined with live demos on the configuration. *About vBrownBag* SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/vBBYoutube Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/vBrownBag Facebook: https://facebook.com/vBrownBag iTunes:…Read More


VMware Social Media Advocacy

New vSAN Migration Guide Available!

New vSAN Migration Guide Available! – Virtual Blocks

New vSAN Migration Guide Available!

Due to the number and variety of customers interested in, and indeed, deploying vSAN – questions come up all the time to do with migrations from existing infrastructures to a new one running on VMware vSAN, some of these are trivial, while others take a little planning. To make your migration journey to vSAN more


VMware Social Media Advocacy