VMAX: Enginuity Q3 Service Release is GA with VAAI fixes now included!
Today EMC announced the latest version of Enginuity 5875 is now GA, we refer to this as the Q3 Service Release, it adds support for some new SAS drives, and other general fixes. The one big fix is that...
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Creating a Linux based SMC / SPA Server
So I was visiting a customer recently and the topic came up of building a linux based SMC/SPA server, also called SMAS. I have been asked this a few times, so with lots of inspiration from @vtexan I am...
View ArticleTime for something new….
Just wanted to drop a quick note regarding a change coming soon. As of June 1, 2012 I will be leaving the vSpecialists to join the EMC BRS Integration Lab. This was a very difficult decision but one i...
View ArticleAn update on the VMAX VSA: EMC World 2012 Edition
Just wanted to do a quick post about the latest version of the VMAX VSA. At EMC World 2012 we used the VSA for 2 labs. HOL07 and HOL09. I will post the links at the end of this post. This version of...
View ArticleWhat is the BRS Integration lab?
So I have gotten this question quite a bit since I announced my move from the vSpecialists. So I thought I would try and explain a little bit about my new team. The BRS Integration lab, is located in...
View ArticleA quick note on upgrading to ESX 5.1 from 5.0
So I am upgrading my home servers via VUM, and i noticed a screen on the console after the upgrade finished, it stated that the host must reboot. and to hit Enter to continue. There was no timer on the...
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Nexenta works with vSphere 5.1
Just in case anyone else was wondering, after the Synology issue where they apparently did not test it with vSphere 5.1. I am indeed running Nexenta version 3.1.3 And vSphere 5.1 GA build. I have not...
View ArticleEnginuity 5876 Q4 SR is GA! Now with vSphere UNMAP
Just wanted to drop a quick note that as of today the a new Service Release (SR) Of Enginuity microcode has been released which includes support for the vSphere VAAI primitive UNMAP. This has been a...
View ArticleRedhat IO tuning made easy! (CentOS and Oracle Linux too!)
Lately I have been working a lot with building a Oracle database template for our lab. And have been working to optimize IO inside of these guests. So i found a few things I wanted to pass on. First...
View ArticleVMAX 101 Presentation
After much debate I have decided to post the presentation that I used to give to the vSpecialist and VCE vArchitect newhire classes. This is a little dated, as it is for the original VMAX now called...
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