vSphere Replication – Consider These Points Before Using It
vSphere Replication has been embedded in the ESXi kernel for quite sometime now. When a virtual machine performs a storage ‘write’ this is mirrored by the vSCSI filter at the ESXi Host level before it is committed to disk. The vSCSI filter sends its mirrored ‘write’ to the vSphere Replication Appliance which is responsible for…
Just how many Virtual Volumes (VVols) can a VM have?
This is a follow-up to my previous post on VVols commenting on The Register’s VVol article. I’ve seen this question come up often so I wanted to provide some detailed information on the minimum, average and maximum amount of VVols a VM can have. This has a direct impact on the scalability of VVols as … Continue reading » The post Just how many Virtual Volumes (VVols) can a VM have? appeared first on Welcome to vSphere-land!. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links,…Read More
VMware Horizon Blast Extreme Acceleration with NVIDIA GRID
By Erik Bohnhorst, GRID Performance Architect, NVIDIA When it comes to graphical workloads, users need a crisp, snappy experience or they simply can’t use virtualization. This can be challenging when accessing graphics intense workloads over remote networks due to latency and bandwidth requirements which significantly impact user experience. With new VMware Horizon 7 and NVIDIA […] The post VMware Horizon Blast Extreme Acceleration with NVIDIA GRID appeared first on VMware End-User Computing…Read More
NSX Distributed Load Balancing – Getting Started Guide
This Getting Started Guide : Offers a presentation of DLB Explain how to enable DLB + configure DLB VIP Give an example on how to demo DLB Offers a video of DLB List known limitation on the current DLB preview ]]>
How to Prepare for Your VCP6 Exam
For many, VCP training and examinations can be a complex, nerve-racking process that often leads to the question, “Where do I start?” If you find yourself already asking this question, you came to the right blog! I will outline my recent experience, which will guide you through your VCP6 in the most efficient and effective way possible.
How to remotely run appliancesh & other shell commands on VCSA w/o requiring SSH?
In vSphere 6.0 Update 1, the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) has received a significant enhancement to its Virtual Machine Management Interface also known as VAMI for short. As the name suggests, this interface provides basic configuration, monitoring and management capabilities for the Virtual Appliance which can be consumed through either a UI using a web browser or from […]
About hyper-convergence
During Tech Field Day Extra in Berlin last week (at Cisco Live Europe) we had a fantastic and unique opportunity to meet with delegates who are working in various fields. We all know of some general concepts but well, we’re all so much into our specialization area that we do not foresee the fact that other individuals (which are also highly technical) may not fully understand what we talk about.
What’s New with VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 – Technical Whitepaper
In case you have missed the VSAN 6.2 announce recently, there is also a PDF which has been released – What’s New with VMware Virtual SAN 6.2. The paper details what’s already being announced about VSAN 6.2. Note that I have also had the details written in my post here – VMware VSAN 6.2 Announced – Nearline dedupe, Erasure Coding, QoS ++ .
NSX Central CLI for Operations & Troubleshooting
Increased operational and troubleshooting capabilities on NSX 6.2 with the new NSX Central CLI.
VSAN 6.2 Part 4 – IOPS limit for object
VSAN 6.2 has a new quality of service mechanism which we are referring to as “IOPS limit for object”. Through a policy setting, a customer can set an IOPS limit on a per object basis (typically VMDK) which will guarantee Continue reading → The post VSAN 6.2 Part 4 – IOPS limit for object appeared first on CormacHogan.com.
Veeam Replication – VM Replication
Part 1 here: Veeam Replication – Installation Part 2 here: Veeam Replication – Configuration Now that we have Veeam installed, and configured with both site’s vCenter servers, lets get the replication job created. In the navigation tree on the left, select Backup and Replication, and choose to create a new replication job. Give the backup […] The post Veeam Replication – VM Replication appeared first on Tim’s IT Blog .
Configuring RDSH Load Balancing on VMware Horizon 6 Version 6.2 | inCloudNet on WordPress.com
Configuration procedure and monitoring details for RDSH Session Load Balancing in VMware Horizon 6 Version 6.2
vSphere Optimization Assessment Enhanced Evaluation
Improve your vSphere configuration, performance and capacity utilization with a free vSphere Optimization Assessment enhanced evaluation. Get started now.
Semi-transparent failover with VMFS and Active/Passive Replication
So in a blog series that I started a few weeks back (still working on finishing it), I wrote about managing snapshots and resignaturing of VMFS volumes. One of the posts was dedicated to why I would choose resignaturing over force mounting almost all of the time. An obvious question after that post is, well […]
vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking
by Paul McSharry on February 21, 2016 I am currently preparing to teach a vSphere 6 Troubleshooting workshop. As part of my presentations and extra hand outs I am producing some Mindmaps to discuss areas of interest for each aspect of the course. The below is the networking edition (pdf version available too). I will post the rest during the week. Note: XHTML is allowed. Your email address will never be published. What is Elastic Sky?
vSphere 6 Upgrade Prerequisites
Though there are multiple blogs talking about the new Architecture and changes in the way vSphere 6 operates. I wanted to make sure that we plan and prepare a pre-upgrade checklist to ensure 100% positive results and a smooth upgrade. Needless to say this – The vSphere Upgrade Guide on the VMware Website is your […]
vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Storage
Here is my vSphere 6 troubleshooting course hand out for storage module. This course is aimed at VCP and VCIX type certifications and to help vAdmins develop some processes for troubleshooting. I have tried to create a mindmap and a thought process whereby thevAdmin reviews, Baseline & trend Metrics, Capacity, Latency, Connectivity. The vAdmin then […]]> http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vsphere6_troubleshooting_storage_mindmap/feed/ 0 vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking…Read More
Up and Running with VMware NSX | Lynda.com Training
Get VMware NSX training to add software-defined networking and a software-defined data center on top of your physical network with VMware NSX.
NSX Dual Active/Active Datacenters BCDR
TweetOverview The modern data center design requires better redundancy and demands the ability to have Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) in case of catastrophic failure in our datacenter. Planning a new data center with BCDR requires meeting certain … Read more ›
Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh
Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh
