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vSAN Operations: Storage Policy Naming…

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vSAN Operations: Storage Policy Naming Considerations

vSAN Operations: Storage Policy Naming…

The use of naming conventions in the data center can play an important part in operational efficiency. Naming conventions are most often used for devices such as hosts and switches, along with other entities such as VMs, virtual switches, and Microsoft Group Policy Objects. Choosing a consistent approach to naming can reduce time for change The post vSAN Operations: Storage Policy Naming Considerations appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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In the Lab: Migrating Workloads to VMware vSAN…

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In the Lab: Migrating Workloads to VMware vSAN | StorageReview.com – Storage Reviews

In the Lab: Migrating Workloads to VMware vSAN…

() For as much work as we’ve done around VMware vSAN in terms of site content and reviews, it may come as a surprise to some that we hadn’t been using any vSAN in production.

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Unable to create LSOM file system for vSAN…

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Unable to create LSOM file system for vSAN disk? – View a solution for Workstation on #VMTN

Unable to create LSOM file system for vSAN…

My physical ESXi seems to have some hardware issue, so I install 3 ESXi VM on Workstation. I immediately see an error message like: “Unable to create LSOM system for VSAN disk mpx.vmhba1:C0:T2:L0”

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Large capacity disk group sizing design…

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Large capacity disk group sizing design (all-flash) – Join the conversation for vSAN 6.6.1 on #VMTN

Large capacity disk group sizing design…

vSAN 6.6.1, all-flash, six servers with 2x10Gbit connectivity each. I’m leaning towards single disk group with PCI-e NVMe cache device with five 1.92TB SATA capacity drives, single controller where SATA SSDs are connected.

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New vSAN migration guide available!

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New vSAN migration guide available!

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 The post New vSAN migration guide available! appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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Get Started with vSAN 6.6 in This Hands-on Lab

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Get Started with vSAN 6.6 in This Hands-on Lab

Get Started with vSAN 6.6 in This Hands-on Lab

There’s no better way to explore something new than by getting your hands dirty. VMware vSAN 6.6 comes with many exciting new updates & features and to help you get acclimated, we’ve developed a Hands-on Lab (HOL) that’s ideal for vSphere administrators looking to learn about deploying and leveraging vSAN to power their infrastructure. Let’s The post Get Started with vSAN 6.6 in This Hands-on Lab appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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vSAN H730 mini driver incompatible with 6.5 U1?…

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vSAN H730 mini driver incompatible with 6.5 U1?…

I get a hardware compatibility warning about the LSI driver (controllers are PERC 730 Mini). I searched the whole internet but unable to find the suggested driver “6.910.18.00-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106”

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vSAN Build Recommendation Engine Proxy settings…

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vSAN Build Recommendation Engine Proxy settings…

I am here trying to use vSAN Build Recommendation Engine Health. It asks for my.vmware.com credentials, but after providing those it fails to connect.

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How to: Enabling Deduplication and Compression…

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How to: Enabling Deduplication and Compression in vSAN

How to: Enabling Deduplication and Compression…

One of the most powerful technologies today in Storage is a feature called Deduplication. Deduplication is technology that references data once instead of multiple times. This allows for insane Dat…Read More

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Which vSAN features improve storage management…

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Which vSAN features improve storage management and performance?

Which vSAN features improve storage management…

VSAN 6.6 and 6.6.1 boast new features, such as vSAN Configuration Assist, integration with vROps and a streamlined upgrade process to improve storage performance and management.

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