VSAN, SPBM Compliance, & PowerCLI
I very often tear down/distress my “lab” environment while working on docs/testing code/trying to replicate issues/etc. I was trying to recreate an issue the other day and decided to replace my vCenter...
View ArticleVirtual SAN Site Locality in low latency Stretched Clusters/2 Node Configs
I was working with a customer last week, going over the configuration, setup, and requirements of Virtual SAN 6.1 when deploying a 2 node configuration. “Technically” this is a 2 node stretched...
View ArticleVirtual SAN 6.2 & PowerCLI – Sparse Virtual Swap files
One of the Space Efficiency features of Virtual SAN 6.2 that is available for both All-Flash and Hybrid configurations, is the introduction of Sparse Virtual Swap files. Swap files on Virtual SAN by...
View ArticleVMworld 2016 – Barcelona Bound
Just a quick note… If you are going to VMworld 2016 in Barcelona, keep your eyes open for me. Always happy to talk tech with customers, partners, and fellow engineers about the industry as well as what...
View ArticleBackup or Recover SPBM Profiles with PowerCLI
I work in the lab a lot. One of the tasks that I often perform is: Blowing away my VCSA (or Windows vCenter Server), Redeploying it, and Reattaching it to a cluster that is running...
View ArticleVMworld 2017 Session Voting
Just a quick post asking for your votes for some sessions I’ve submitted and/or been included in. Successful vSAN Stretched Clusters [1118] GS Khalsa, Sr. Technical...
View ArticlevSAN Stretched Clusters & VM Swap Files
My buddy Pete Koehler put together a good post a few days ago about SPBM Policies with vSAN Stretched Clusters: vSAN Operations: Use separate SPBM...
View ArticleHow long does it take to… Enable vSAN Encryption?
With the addition of Data at Rest Encryption to vSAN in 6.6, I get this question… A LOT. Typical questions The typical question is something...
View ArticleSample 2 Node vSAN Deployment Script
A couple months back, I published a YouTube video of my deploying/setting up a 2 Node vSAN cluster with nothing but PowerCLI. It got a...
View ArticleSecure by Default – Why did it take something like GDPR to do this?
I look at Twitter, and see everyone talking about the massive amounts of emails surrounding the changes companies are having to make as a result...
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