Configuring the EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module (Virtual Lifestyle)
The EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere is a Path Selection Plugin (PSP) in the VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA). It also includes a connection manager (EHCM) to...
View ArticlevSphere Storage Appliance Installation and Configuration Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Storage Appliance Installation and Configuration Demo In vSphere 5.0, VMware releases a new software storage appliance called the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA). This appliance provides an...
View ArticlevSphere Auto Deploy Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Auto Deploy Demo This demo will show how vSphere Auto Deploy enables dynamic provisioning of new hosts to a vSphere 5.0 cluster. For more information: www.vmware.com From: vmwaretv Views: 255...
View ArticlevSphere Storage Appliance Resilience Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Storage Appliance Resilience Demo This demo shows the resiliency of the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA). The VSA is a newly released software based storage solution which allows for shared...
View ArticlevSphere Profile-Driven Storage Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Demo This demo shows vSphere Profile-Driven Storage, a feature in vSphere that allows rapid and intelligent provisioning of applications, while ensuring application...
View ArticlevSphere Storage DRS Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Storage DRS Demo Storage DRS is an I/O and space load balancing mechanism that determines the best place for a given virtual machine's data to live when it is created and then used over time....
View ArticlevSphere Web Client Demo (VMwareTV)
vSphere Web Client Demo The demo will show how easy the new vSphere web client is to access as well as highlight the simplicity of navigating the new interface for common day-to-day tasks of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bluelock Special – Jake Robinson and Alicia Gaba of @Bluelock...
In the two videos below, I talk with Alicia Gaba (@Bluelock on Twitter) and Jake Robinson (@jakerobinson on Twitter) about what Bluelock (www.Bluelock.com) is and what it can do for the typical...
View ArticleVCP4 Practice Exam Android App (The SLOG)
The SLOG is pretty much known because of the VCP4 practice exams that I have put together for people studying for the VCP4 exam. Well, now I am adding to the resources by introducing an VCP4 Practice...
View ArticleThe ever-changing role of IT in today’s business world. (VMware Vision)
AUTHORS: Eric Ledyard and Michael Hubbard It seems that every day we get asked “What is ‘The Cloud’ and should we be looking at it?” We feel the very first challenge in answering the question is the...
View ArticleVendorwag with Mike – VirtualSharp – Phil Maynard [Episode 58] (RTFM Education)
This weeks vendorwag has been in the making for sometime – so I was able to fit into my schedule despite my recent haitus. Despite which I didn’t want to keep the VirtualSharp guys hanging on waiting...
View ArticlevSphere 5: Storage Chum Chum (blog.virtualtacit.com)
Despite all the hubbub out of licensing, the release of vSphere 5 introduced quite the laundry list...
View ArticlevStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) (Pivot Point)
I am currently in Beijing halfway through a five city roadshow to present and listen to EMC’s technical pre-sales team. One of my roles in this traveling show is to talk about vSphere 5, and all of the...
View ArticleAnnouncing Varrow Madness 2012! (Jason's Nash's Blog)
We can finally officially announce the return of Varrow Madness for 2012! If you weren’t there last year you don’t want to miss it again. The official date and location is: Thursday March 15th at the...
View ArticleA Virtual Tipping Point (VM /ETC)
I’ve had the luxury of staying away from the math of the new vSphere 5 licensing. Honestly, I haven’t read the new guide, and I’ve only skimmed through posts that explore the pros and cons of different...
View ArticleIs Compression Supported in vSphere API? (DoubleCloud)
There was recently a question in VMware vSphere Web Service SDK forum regarding gzip compression in vSphere API. I understand where the user came from – some of the SOAP responses could be pretty big....
View ArticlevExpert and going to VMworld? We need you! (VMTN Blog)
We've attended many VMworld sessions and one thing has always stood out and that is after a couple of hours you tend to slip away. we realized that it was time for a change at VMworld and came up with...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Cool Stuff : Storage DRS (Think©Loud)
Looking into the new features of vSphere, Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) is probably one of the best and one of the coolest new features that comes with vSphere 5. [...]
View ArticleThe making of a New-VIProperty called lunID (LucD notes)
An interesting question arrived in my mailbox this morning. Robert wanted to know what was the most efficient way to create a new property, called lunID, for the objects returned by the Get-ScsiLun...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0 Storage Features Part 6 - Storage DRS - Balance On I/O Metrics...
Another feature of Storage DRS is its abaility to balance VMs across datastores in the datastore cluster based on I/O metrics, specifically based on latency. First, let us see how Storage DRS (SDRS) is...
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