I've done a fair amount of installs of this combination, Veeam and EMC's DataDomain deduplication device. The solution is a wonderful combination - but the number 1 complaint is that it is slow........slower than it should be. Why is it…
During the vmware.com/now event today, VMware announced some exciting news! Here's a quick rundown of some main points. VSAN will be Generally Available the week of March 10th! VSAN Licensing and pricing will be announced at GA Now scalable to…
It's official, the vSphere-land.com top virtualization blogs voting is here again. Please be sure to vote for your favorite bloggers (and me!). From vSphere-land: There are over 300 blogs dedicated to VMware and virtualization, here’s your chance to pick your…
Installation of VMware's Virtual SAN (VSAN) couldn't be easier. No, really! To start with, in my lab environment, I have 4 servers that will participate in the VSAN cluster, and 3 of which will provide storage resources to the VSAN…
This is part 1 in a new series covering VMware VSAN. Stay tuned for more! VMware VSAN (Virtual SAN) is a new storage offering from VMware, not to be confused with the VMware VSA (Virtual Storage Appliance), which serves a…
With a wide range of deduplication appliances out there for a backup target, one option is simply server 2012. Server 2012 has a deduplication feature now, that is set per volume, and can offer great results when used as…
Windows XP is going away, but yet quite a lot of people still use this for various reasons. Something that might pop up is after upgrading to vSphere 5.5, you install the vSphere client on your XP machine and…
Veeam announced today Veeam 7 R2. The update now adds support for vSphere 5.5. Find all the information, and downloads from Veeam's website, or directly from the KB Article. This update also has a list of other new features…
Having worked with Zerto for a while now, I have come to love VPGs (Virtual Protection Groups). However, sometimes the need arises to move a VM out of a VPG, and into it's own, or into another VPG. Right…
With vSphere 5.5 now out, it was time to refresh my lab. I have ESXi 5.5 installed on a DL160 G6, with 1 SSD and 3 SATA drives, so I decided to make a single node VSAN instance. (3…