Hosts
John Troyer, VMware @jtroyer
Alex Maier, VMware @vmwarecommunity
Guests
Mostafa Khalil, VMware @MostafaVMW
Keith Norbie, Nexus, A Stratos Company @keithnorbie
Link to Audio Recording
Mostafa Khalil – Storage Implementation in vSphere 5.0
Virtualization News (VMTN Blog)
VMware Offers vCloud “Test-Drive” with New Evaluation Service
vCloud Service Evaluation
On Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. PDT the event will kick off with a keynote presentation featuring VMware CEO Paul Maritz, incoming VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and VMware CTO Steve Herrod detailing how VMware is helping customers and partners thrive in the cloud era with key announcements, discussions and demonstrations of the solutions at the heart of the software-defined datacenter.
The Aug. 27 keynote webcast will be available live and on-demand at VMware Now
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. PDT VMware CTO Steve Herrod and several VMware partners will take the stage to demonstrate the state-of-the-art technology that is transforming IT and enabling the mobile workforce. The presentations will be available via webcast at vmworld.com
Pre-Conference Training: Big Savings, Big Incentives, Big Skills — and all Open to the Public!
Test-Drive Your vCloud – vCloud Service Evaluation – @Mike_Laverick
Community Tech Talks powered by #vBrownBag
Show
VMware Press – Storage Implementation in vSphere 5.0
@jtroyer: #VMworld Community Lounge and Tech Talk Theater: sneak peek http://t.co/EEz72qyM
2012 VMunderground WuPaaS (Warm-up Party as a Service)
Storage Implementation in vSphere 5.0 – Book should be available on the first day of VMworld
Listing VAAI Filters and Plug-ins – teaser – Mostafa Khalil
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Storage
1. Storage Types
2. Protocols and Standards
3. Storage Connectivity and Media
4. VMware Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)
5. 3rd party Multipathing Plug-ins
6. Storage Virtualization Devices (SVDs)
7. LUN Sizing Design Decisions and Best Practices
8. Performance Optimization Monitoring
Part 2: File Systems
9. VMFS
10. NFS
11. VisorFS
Part 3: Storage Virtual Appliances (SVAs)
12. Concept and Architecture
13. Design Decisions for using SVAs
Part 4: Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)
14. Virtual Machines and Applications Clustering
15. Metro Clusters and Stretch Clusters
16. Standby Servers (Blades)
17. Disaster Recovery Design
VMworld 2012 is Quickly Approaching – Expert Bar
Additional Links
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