Category Archives: VMware

Enhancement to VAAI-NAS in vSphere 5.1

I’ve already done a write-up of the VAAI-NAS features in vSphere 5.0, but one of the three VAAI NAS primitives has expanded functionality in vSphere 5.1. In vSphere 5.1, the NFS File Cloning primitive is expanded to allow array-based snapshots … Continue reading

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EMC Updates VFCache – Now Supports VMware vMotion

When EMC first announced VFCache back in February, I was one of the first folks to write about using VFCache in a VMware enviroment.  At launch, the short answer was: “You can, but there are some limits that might cause … Continue reading

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September EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts

I’m a little late getting this posted. I’m going to use having been busy at VMworld 2012 last week as an excuse. (I’m not going to claim it’s a good excuse — it’s just the one I’m sticking with.) The … Continue reading

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Isilon Integration with VAAI-NAS and VASA

It’s come up on my VAAI v2 (NFS) write-up that today there are only two products that offer vSphere Storage API for Array Integration for NAS (VAAI-NAS) integration with vSphere 5.  We all know that more will be coming, and … Continue reading

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August’s EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts

Everybody’s getting ready for VMworld 2012, and the Everything VMware at EMC Community is no different. The webcasts we have coming up for August cover some really great topics — and I’m not just saying that because I’m one of … Continue reading

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Survey on Storage Integration with VMware

If you follow me on the Everything VMware at EMC community, you know that one of the topics I find most interesting is storage integration with VMware.  Last year, the good folks over at Wikibon conducted a massive survey on … Continue reading

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VMworld 2012: Not Your Usual Session Voting Plea

If you travel in some of the same online circles that I do (and, since you’ve somehow found this post, you probably do), you’ve probably noticed the same thing I have: VWSVPS. VWSVPS is VMworld Session Voting Plea Syndrome.  Symptoms … Continue reading

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June EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts – “How To”

Over in the Everything VMware at EMC community, June is “How To” month.  The webcasts in June will all follow the “How To” theme. One of the great things about this series is that every webcast is recorded and then … Continue reading

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VMware Announces Updates to View and Horizon Application Manager

[NOTE: The information in this post was provided to me by VMware in a pre-announcement briefing and was under embargo until 8:01 EDT 2 May 2012.] Today, 2 May 2012, VMware is announcing new advanced features in their End-User Computing … Continue reading

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May EMC Solutions for VMware Webcasts

I may have a new job, but I’ll be staying on as the Community Manager for the Everything VMware at EMC site. It’s great to get to continue working with both the EMC VMware Affinity Team and the EMC Community … Continue reading

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