This is a continuation of a series on top tips for migrating workloads to VMware vSAN™. Several different tools and methods can be used to migrate a workload. It’s important to understand the different options and benefits of each approach. This blog focuses on some of the different ways to use vMotion to speed up Read more...
Stretched Clusters are a force multiplier within the VMware Cloud on AWS Service. The ability to resolve AWS Availability with an infrastructure level solution enables mission-critical workloads to move into the AWS cloud without rearchitecting site availability. In a strange turn of events, this capability introduces new challenges while solving for availability. Mainly, what if Read more...
Once again, VMware vSAN powered HCI Systems lead the overall market for the third quarter of 2020, according to the IDC Worldwide Converged Systems Tracker. The tracker reports that systems running VMware HCI accounted for 40.2% share of the market, near a record high market share. Additionally, systems running VMware HCI grew at 4.9% year Read more...
One of the most frequent requests for vVols was the support of Site Recover Manager (SRM). With the release of SRM 8.3, that request was answered! The thing is, there is a lot more to this integration than may seem obvious. We know that SRM allows for the automation of Disaster Recovery (DR) and it Read more...
Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI) and virtual application delivery continue to gain momentum throughout this year. An ever-growing demand to support remote workers, security compliance and improvements in hardware technology have resulted in VDI being a practical option for the demands of today’s workers. vSAN has served as an ideal platform for solutions like VMware Horizon Read more...
I’ve received several questions from customers about using PCIe switches for VMware vSAN ReadyNodes™. PCIe switches are supported only on vSAN ready nodes and are not supported on build your own designs at this time. I would like to provide some clarity as well as also bring up the close compatriot of the internal PCIe Read more...
VMware recently announced the general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1. This new release builds upon the industry momentum and traction from the March announcement of VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0 with Tanzu by introducing new features and functionality that deliver developer ready infrastructure, allowing customers to scale without compromise as well as providing key product enhancements that simplify operations. This week on Read more...
We’re excited that VMware has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software for the fourth time. This year, we have been once again been recognized highest and furthest for our completeness of vision in the Leaders Quadrant. We believe this recognition reflects the strength of our full-stack, software-defined infrastructure Read more...
The VMware Cloud on AWS service is a bridge between two worlds in more ways than one. The Service connects traditional on-premises infrastructure to modern cloud environments. For the most part, VMware Cloud has obfuscated any differences successfully. One place where there are visible exceptions is storage capacity reporting. What changed? While vCenter Server continues Read more...
Shared Witness Host for 2-node vSAN Clusters vSAN 7 Update 1 supports a shared witness host for 2-node vSAN clusters. The Shared Witness for 2-Node vSAN Deployments blog article discusses the topic in more detail. In this article, we will take a look at upgrading a 2-node deployment from vSAN 6.7U3 to vSAN 7U1 including Read more...
