I’m pleased to announce that NetApp is giving away published copies of our vSphere on NetApp Storage Best Practices book! This offer is open to the first 1,000 eligible individuals who have a shipping address in the US or Canada. The vSphere on NetApp book has been extremely popular and now is your chance to scoop one for free! This is the same book currently available on … [Read more...] about Free Book – vSphere on NetApp Best Practices
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iPad NAS Access for NetApp SMB / CIFS
After sharing that I picked up an Apple iPad a number of readers asked how they could connect to a NetApp array via SMB (or formerly known as CIFS). In June some at NetApp engaged with the developers at Stratospherix and today I'm happy to share that Stratopherix FileBrowser 1.5 has added support for SMB access with NetApp arrays!This functionality significantly extends the … [Read more...] about iPad NAS Access for NetApp SMB / CIFS
vSphere 4.1 and vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
What began in late 2005 with Vanderpool continued today with the release of vSphere 4.1…Vanderpool was the code name of Intel’s Virtualization Technology of x86 (or VT-x), which introduced extended page tables and enabled multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on an x86 computer in a safe and efficient manner. VT-x was the first means of hardware acceleration for … [Read more...] about vSphere 4.1 and vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
Storage Architectures with LDVM: Faster, Less ComPlex
While attending the VMware TechSummit this week, someone asked why I thought storage was relevant in light of server virtualization, the virtual datacenter, cloud deployments, the software mainframe, etc… OK - This individual didn’t actual say software mainframe but I though I'd inject it into their synonym roll call. Mmmm… Synonym Rolls. Sounds yummy! (OK - running on 4 hours … [Read more...] about Storage Architectures with LDVM: Faster, Less ComPlex
Poll Results – What is the Size of Your Average & Largest Datastores
You may recall on March 25th I shared that I have learned from a source what I believe to be the largest know VMware datastore. I suggested quid pro quo, you share the average size and the largest size of your datastores and in exchange I'd share what I've learned. First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated, we had 326 share their averages and 253 share their largest. … [Read more...] about Poll Results – What is the Size of Your Average & Largest Datastores