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Scalable Snapshots demo with the vSAN 8.0 Express Storage Architecture
Starting with vSAN 8 a brand new architecture was introduced called “Express Storage Architecture”. Over the last year or so a lot of information has been shared about ESA and the benefits of ESA. One...
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Deleting the vCLS VMs using Retreat Mode starting with vSphere 8.0 U2
I posted about “retreat mode” and how to delete the vCLS VMs when needed a while back, including a quick demo. Back then you needed to configure an advanced setting for a cluster if you wanted to...
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vSphere 8.0 U2 and vSAN 8.0 U2 just shipped, learn all about it here!
vSphere 8.0 U2 and vSAN 8.0 U2 just shipped, and of course the Unexplored Territory Podcast has already covered this. If you want to learn all about it make sure to listen to the episode below. Or of...
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vSAN ReadyNode emulated configurations? What are those?
Last week Pete Koehler dropped a bomb on us when he blogged about vSAN ReadyNode emulated configurations. Since then I had a few folks asking what this exactly is. It is fairly simple, some vendors...
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Do I need 2 isolation addresses with a (vSAN) stretched cluster for vSphere HA?
This question has come up multiple times now, so I figured I would write a quick post about it, do you need 2 isolation addresses with a (vSAN) stretched cluster for vSphere HA? This question comes up...
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Witness resiliency feature with a 2-node cluster
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a customer about a large vSAN ESA 2-node deployment they were planning for. One of the questions they had was if they would have a 2-node configuration with...
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What does Datastore Sharing/HCI Mesh/vSAN Max support when stretched?
This question has come up a few times now, what does Datastore Sharing/HCI Mesh/vSAN Max support when stretched? It is a question which keeps coming up somehow, and I personally had some challenges to...
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Doing network/ISL maintenance in a vSAN stretched cluster configuration!
I got a question earlier about the maintenance of an ISL in a vSAN Stretched Cluster configuration which had me thinking for a while. The question was what would you do with your workload during...
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Happy Holidays: vSAN 8.0 U1 Book Discounted to less than 5 USD for the ebook!
Holidays are coming, so we figured it was time to lower the price of the vSAN ESA 8.0 U1 book! Haven’t bought it yet? The paper edition is around $ 19.99 and the ebook is $ 4.99 (or less, depending on...
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How to stop vCLS VMs from running on a vSphere HA Failover Host?
I’ve had this question twice in about a week, which means that it is time to write a quick post. How do you stop vCLS VMs from running on a vSphere HA Failover Host? For those who don’t know, a...
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About 7-8 months ago I shared with you that I would be participating in the ROPA RUN for charity. As explained, the ROPA RUN is a charity relay running event where you start near Paris and run back to...
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Memory Tiering… Say what?!
Recently I presented a keynote at the Belgium VMUG, the topic was Innovation at VMware by Broadcom, but I guess I should say Innovation at Broadcom to be more accurate. During the keynote I briefly...
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Last week I received a question about vSAN Stretched which had me wondering for a while what on earth was going on. The person who asked this question was running through several failure scenarios,...
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vSAN Data Protection, what can you do with it today?
Last week I posted a blog about how to get vSAN Data Protection up and running, but I never explained why you may want to do this in the first place? Before we dive into it, it probably is smart to...
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