Recently 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
Month: May 2016
It’s not good to mix dvSwitch uplinks of different speeds for VSAN
I’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
I’ll be speaking at the North-West England VMUG on Wednesday 25 May
Following 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
My (self-inflicted) VSAN nightmare
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