A change to sub-blocks on VMFS-6
Something that I only just recently noticed is that we have made a change to the sub-blocks structure on VMFS-6, compared to VMFS-5. Sub-blocks are...
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vExpert 2017 Second Half Announcement
The vExpert 2017 second half list is released. There is 105 new vExpert for 2017 on top of the existing 1471 which was previously announced.Once...
Datanauts Celebrates 100 Episodes with AMA Session
Take part in the 100th episode of the Datanauts Podcast via our Ask Me Anything (AMA) offering! The post Datanauts Celebrates 100 Episodes with AMA...
How to solve your problem in 9 steps
One of the most important things in troubleshooting in general is that you follow a system or workflow. You have to attack the problem methodically...
VMFS-6 Large and Small File Blocks – what are they?
When vSphere 6.5 released towards the end of 2016, it introduced a brand new version of VMFS, VMFS-6. VMFS probably needs little in the way...
Storage Provider Versions Comparison
This was Introduced in vSphere 5.0, the storage provider has evolved over time. Here is the features comparison in different versions of VASA:-
StarWind Virtual SAN 2-Node Tips and Requirements
StarWind Virtual SAN can be installed in many different scenarios, for different purposes. The most “basic” infrastructure which is highly available (HA) (has redundancy) is...
Getting Terraform Provisioning Parameters from the Packet.net API
Provisioning on Packet.net is super easy using Terraform. One of the tricks you will need to know up front is that for Terraform and for...
View 7.1 and vSAN 6.6.1 interop – nice fix
Last week, I was rolling out Horizon View v7.1 on my new vSAN 6.6.1 all-flash configuration in the lab. Now, one of the pet peeves...
Using Log Insight query API with Powershell
Log Insight is such an underrated tool. As a consultant I use it all the time, it makes it simple and fast to find issues...