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Options in scalability with Virtual SAN

16. September 2016 / Alexander / 0 Comments

“Options in scalability with Virtual SAN” via Virtual Blocks

Options in scalability with Virtual SAN

Hyper-Converged systems like Virtual SAN are well known for their abilities to scale out linearly. Scaling out storage performance and capacity relative to compute resources is a powerful concept. By simply adding nodes to a cluster, it allows for these resources to grow proportionally in a way that meets technical demands, while using a more The post Options in scalability with Virtual SAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

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Announcing the 2016 VSAN vExperts

19. August 2016 / Alexander / 0 Comments

Announcing the 2016 VSAN vExperts

Thank you to everyone who applied for vExpert VSAN. Myself and VMware Storage & Availability Business Unit are pleased to announce the list of 2016 vExperts who received the VSAN award. This elite group includes bloggers, book authors, VMUG leaders, speakers, tool builders, community leaders and general enthusiasts. This group of individuals have passion and enthusiasm for technology, but more importantly, have demonstrated significant activity and evangelism around VSAN.

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VMware VSAN 6.2 All-Flash Review via…

16. August 2016 / Alexander / 0 Comments

VMware VSAN 6.2 All-Flash Review via StorageReview.com

VMware VSAN 6.2 All-Flash Review via…

Last year we published a detailed series of reviews on VSAN 6.0 in a hybrid configuration. In February of this year, VMware launched VSAN 6.2, which brought data reduction via deduplication and compression, as well as a number of other features to the market.

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VSAN 6.2: Reminder About Important Fix

3. August 2016 / Alexander / 0 Comments

VSAN 6.2: Reminder About Important Fix

Last week VMware released an important KB based around an issue with VSAN 6.2 where some VMs residing on existing Hybrid VSAN datastores may exhibit reduced disk IO performance after an upgrade. In a nutshell the issue is caused by a new operation that’s linked to the new deduplication and compression features in VSAN 6.2. The issue affects only VSAN 6.2 Hybrid deployments and is obviously not applicable to All Flash VSAN Clusters.

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