March 12, 2012
Lun Masking vs Zoning
Zoning and Lun Masking are often confused for each other, probably because both of them are used to restrict access…
March 8, 2012
Path Selection Policy with ALUA
It’s important to understand how VMware ESXi servers handle connections to their associated storage arrays. If we look specifically with…
March 7, 2012
Virtualization vs Emulation
Emulation and Virtualization are not the same thing. In many cases you’ll hear them used interchangeably but they are different concepts. Emulation…
March 5, 2012
Overview of vStorage API Array Integration (VAAI)
Many storage providers have been working with VMware to improve performance of disks by giving VMware access to invoke capabilities…
March 2, 2012
Extending Windows System Drives with vSphere
vSphere has made it very simple to resize disks. They old days of finding larger disks to put in your…
February 27, 2012
SAN Snapshots vs VMware Snapshots
I found people have a hard time understanding that a SAN Snapshot and a VMware snapshot are fundamentally different. I…
February 26, 2012
Exchange Split Brain … On Purpose?
I was recently tasked with performing a company wide disaster recovery test. The test had the normal goals with a…
February 25, 2012
VMWorld 2011
VMworld 2011 was held at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Over 25,000 attendees this year. It was held in…