Virtual Blocks

SPBM Policy Exception Cases

vSAN Object Types There are a number of different object types within VMware vSAN. The most common ones are: VM home namespace – Location for VM configuration and log files. VM swap object – Created for the VM swap file (only created when the VM is powered on). VMDK – Stores the data that is Read more...

#StorageMinute: Data-at-Rest Encryption within VMware Cloud on AWS

vSAN Team posted 3 days ago

Welcome to the StorageMinute series where we deliver key topics via bite-size content. In this edition, we will demonstrate how vSAN Data-at-Rest Encryption is used to provide compliance ready encryption within the VMware Cloud on AWS Service. Security has been paramount since the introduction of the VMware Cloud on AWS Service. VMware vSAN fulfills a Read more...

Community Storage & Availability Code Samples on StorageHub

Jase McCarty posted 6 days ago

Are you looking for code samples as they relate to VMware Storage & Availability? Are you looking for an ad-hoc script to report the overall storage utilization on your vSAN Cluster? Or maybe a script to automate the configuration VMkernel ports services such as vSAN or Replication? StorageHub now includes storage-centric community generated code Read more...

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 118: The Self-Driving Datacenter

Pete Flecha posted 6 days ago

VMware is not only a user of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI\ML) but they are also an enabler for their customers. ML techniques hold the promise to enhance and transform VMware products in fundamental ways while also increasing agility and efficiency as a business. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome Jad Read more...

Performance Troubleshooting – Understanding the Different Levels of vSAN Performance Metrics

Pete Koehler posted June 12, 2019

The vSAN performance service provides storage-centric visibility to a vSAN cluster. It is responsible for collecting vSAN performance metrics, and will present them in vCenter. A user can set the selectable time window from 1 hour to 24 hours, and the data presented uses a 5-minute sampling rate. The data may be retained for up Read more...

VMware HCI, Still the 1st & Only HCI Solution That is Part of a DISA STIG

Jase McCarty posted June 12, 2019

When vSAN was added to the vSphere 6.0 STIG Framework, it was the 1st and only HCI solution that was included in a publicly available DISA STIG. As of 12 JUN 2019, the vSphere 6.5 STIG Framework was released. More than 2 years later, vSphere and vSAN are still the only HCI solution that is Read more...

VMware vSAN at CiscoLive!

vSAN Team posted June 11, 2019

Are you attending CiscoLive! this week in San Diego, CA? So is the VMware vSAN team! This is a great opportunity for you to learn about the capabilities that vSAN and discuss Cisco UCS Ready Nodes for all UCS platforms. vSAN is currently VMware fastest growing product and customers are deploying it on Read more...

Performance Troubleshooting – Which vSAN Performance Metrics Should be Looked at First?

Pete Koehler posted June 10, 2019

Troubleshooting performance issues can be a complex undertaking for many administrators, regardless of the underlying infrastructure and topology. A distributed storage platform like vSAN introduces other elements that can influence performance as well, and the practices for troubleshooting should accommodate for those considerations. The guidance provided below will help an administrator use the metrics Read more...

vSpeaking Podcast Episode 117: Fire, Flood, Blood

Pete Flecha posted June 7, 2019

Back by popular demand, its Fire, Flood Blood. In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome real datacenter admins to share their stories. 2:51 Kevin Tebear shares a great story about what to check before moving hosted Exchange to a new datacenter. 5:50 James Kilby and Craig Dalrymple both work in the service provider industry and Read more...

10 Reasons to Upgrade to vSAN 6.7

Jeff Hunter posted June 6, 2019

Newer versions of software usually bring a combination of new features, bug fixes, and “under-the-hood” improvements. VMware vSAN 6.7 is no exception. Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) environments running older versions of vSAN such as 6.0, 6.2, and 6.5 will benefit from these enhancements after upgrading to the latest version. This article covers 10 reasons to get Read more...