Example Architectural Decision – Storage DRS Configuration for NFS Datastores
Problem Statement In a vSphere environment, a NAS array is presenting Thin Provisioned NFS mounts (Datastores) to the vSphere environment. The storage has deduplication enabled across the datastores...
View ArticleExample Architectural Decision – Storage DRS Configuration for VMFS...
Problem Statement In a production , self service vCloud Director environment, What is the most suitable Storage DRS configuration to improve storage utilization , performance, as well as reduce...
View ArticleExample Architectural Decision – Datastore (LUN) and Virtual Disk Provisioning
Problem Statement In a vSphere environment, What is the most suitable disk provisioning type to use for the LUN and the virtual machines to ensure minimum storage overhead and optimal performance?...
View ArticleExample Architectural Decision – vSphere Path Selection Plugin (PSP) for IBM...
Problem Statement What is the most suitable multipathing policy when using IBM SVC storage? Requirements 1. Ensure maximum performance and availability for vSphere storage 2. Ensure storage performance...
View ArticleMelbourne VMUG Feb 7th 2013 – Optimizing VMware vSphere , vCloud and VDI...
Last month I presented a Community Session at the Melbourne VMUG “Optimizing VMware vSphere , vCloud and Desktop Environments with Intelligent Storage” For those who are interested, you can watch the...
View ArticleExample Architectural Decision – Datastore (LUN) and Virtual Disk...
Problem Statement In a vSphere environment, What is the most suitable disk provisioning type to use for the LUN and the virtual machines to ensure minimum storage overhead and optimal performance?...
View ArticleExample Architectural Decision – Datastore (LUN) Sizing with Block Based Storage
Problem Statement In a vSphere environment, What is the most suitable Datastore (LUN) sizing to use for to support both production & development workloads to ensure minimum storage overhead and...
View ArticleThe future of NAS Storage (NFS) for Virtual Environments
I read the article (below) by Howard Marks after seeing it come up on Twitter today, and I found it to be very interesting and refreshing to read as it hits the nail on the head....
View ArticleUnlimited VMs per datastore? Its not a myth with Nutanix!
For many years, I have been asked on countless occasions questions relating to how many VMs can (or should) be placed in one datastore. In fact, just this morning I was asked this same question, and I...
View ArticleIs VAAI beneficial with Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) based solutions ?
I saw a tweet recently (below) which inspired me to write this post as there is still a clear misunderstanding of the benefits VAAI provides (even with Virtual Storage Appliances). I have removed the...
View ArticleFight the FUD! – Not all VAAI-NAS storage solutions are created equal.
At a meeting recently, a potential customer who is comparing NAS/Hyper-converged solutions for an upcoming project advised me they only wanted to consider platforms with VAAI-NAS support. As the...
View ArticleCloning VMs – Why less (I/O & throughput) is better!
I’ve seen the picture below floating around Twitter and LinkedIn which shows a 32GB VM being cloned in just 7 seconds on an All Flash Array (AFA) and has got a lot of attention. The AFA peaked at over...
View ArticleHow to successfully Virtualize MS Exchange – Part 16 – Virtual Disk...
Once you have made the decision on storage platform, and assuming you have chosen to use VMFS or NFS datastores, the next decision is how should my VMDKs be provisioned? The VMware Exchange 2013 Best...
View ArticleWhy Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) is the next generation hypervisor –...
Deploying other hypervisors and management solutions typically requires considerable design effort and expertise in order to ensure consistent performance and to help minimize risk of downtime while...
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