Previously, I posted about the replication of two HCIs using array-based or vSphere-based replication. This article addresses a third way or an addition to the two previously mentioned options. Dell Recovery Point for VMs (RP4VMs) synchronizes virtual machines to destination…
When you learn the syntax, using the vSphere CLI is an easy way to gather information quickly and easily from one or many vCenters. PowerCLI is a potent tool. The examples provided only begin to demonstrate its capabilities. Tasks you…
As I mentioned in the last article, I will write a new article about a disaster-avoidant solution I am deploying where it makes sense. Disaster avoidance in this setting means that we have a platform that is able to absorb…
I work in a manufacturing organization. I design and build systems to support the production of Biologicals that will be injected into patients. Unplanned downtime impacts our ability to deliver products to the market. The biologicals go through maturing phases…
In my continued search to understand how CPU allocation really works in VMware I came across this PodCast – It is really educational and I really recommend you to listen to it. “Unexplored Territory” talking to Richard Lu about NUMA.…
Amazon AWS state: You should use AWS Auto Scaling if you have an application that uses one or more scalable resources and experiences variable load. A good example would be an e-commerce web application that receives variable traffic through the day.…
Typically, setting up a Distributed switch is something you do the first time you install, and then you create a host profile to duplicate it to other hosts. So it is one of the things that is good to know…
In VMware vSAN 8, we are introduced to the option of two different storage architectures. OSA – Original Storage Architecture ESA – Express Storage Architecture What is ESA vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) uses a file system called Log-Structured File…
