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Month: May 2016

Installing and configuring EMC ScaleIO 2.0 and PernixData FVP – Part 1: ScaleIO

May 31, 2016June 29, 2016 / virtualhobbit / 28 Comments

20160530 - 1Recently I made the decision to temporarily move away from VMware VSAN. Whilst there was a lot of things about VSAN that I liked (close integration with the vSphere platform for example), my home lab exists to enable me to evaluate a number of different solutions. Continue reading →

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It’s not good to mix dvSwitch uplinks of different speeds for VSAN

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 / virtualhobbit / Leave a comment

20150703 - VMwareI’ve long been an advocate for using Distributed vSwitches (dVS) in vSphere. The single point of management, coupled with added functionality such as load-based teaming and NIOC, is a huge advantage over Standard vSwitches.
However, there’s always Continue reading →

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I’ll be speaking at the North-West England VMUG on Wednesday 25 May

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 / virtualhobbit / Leave a comment

20160206 - 1Following on from the success of the Scottish VMware User Group meeting in Glasgow, I will be speaking at the North-West England VMUG in Manchester on Wednesday 25 May.  I will be hosting a session titled “How to ensure your VDI implementation doesn’t run like a three-legged rocking horse”. Continue reading →

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My (self-inflicted) VSAN nightmare

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 / virtualhobbit / 7 Comments

A few weeks back I completely refreshed my homelab to include three new hosts and VMware VSAN. Despite being initially pleased with the setup, there was one job I forgot to do before configuring VSAN.

And it has been pain all the way since. Continue reading →

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