Re: How to Upgrade VMFS-3 to 5
My upgraded VMFS-5 does not have a 1MB block size. Why?Upgraded VMFS-5 partitions will retain the partition characteristics of the original VMFS-3 datastore, including file block-size, sub-block size...
View ArticleStorage Capabilities not appearing after installing Netapp VASA Provider
If your having issues with the Storage Capabilities not appearing after installing Netapp VASA Provider then check out this blog post I wrote about how I solved the issue....
View ArticleWhat is the default web interface port for HP Lefthand
Would anyone happen to know off top of his/her head the default port for web interface login?
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View ArticleRe: What is the default web interface port for HP Lefthand
Maybe I'm missing something, but afaik management is done using the CMC rather than a web interface!? André
View ArticleRe: What is the default web interface port for HP Lefthand
Yes, indeed via CMC but I need to log into the Web int for other purposes. Thanks
View ArticleRe: What is the default web interface port for HP Lefthand
The only way I know of to access the nodes, is to either use the CMC - as already mentioned - or the console, either directly or through ILO. André
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You are able to via web int i.e., https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:(port number) I cant believe Ive forgotten this just since yesterday. Oh well, thanks anyway
View ArticleHow to migrate a powered off VM from a DataStore to another
Hello, I have some problems within my organization with space on a shared fast storage and i want to be able to migrate vms that are in powered off state to a slower shared datastore. This operation...
View ArticleRe: How to migrate a powered off VM from a DataStore to another
Hi, If you are using vSphere 5.X, then you can use SDRS , storage DRS, which automatically trigger storage migration of VM based on I/O load and storage space availability on datastore. "vSphere...
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Re: vmfs 5.54 vs 5.58
whats the difference?The answer is 0.04 Actually I don't know what has been changed in the file system itself between these two versions. Usually the major changes are done in the VMFS driver rather...
View ArticleNFS Datastore timing out
Hi all, I have a problem with ESXi 5.1 NFS Storage that is causing me to pull my hair out. I built a dedicated datastore machine with Server 2008 R2 installed. I then installed a number of 3TB hard...
View ArticleRe: NFS Datastore timing out
Sorry, just dong some more checking, its seems i only get this problem when trying to install an OVF template. Moving VM's to the datastore is fine.
View ArticleRe: vmfs 5.54 vs 5.58
The changes really seem minimal as the versioning suggests.A few points are outlined here:http://cormachogan.com/2012/09/04/vsphere-5-1-storage-enhancements-part-1-vmfs-5/
View ArticleRe: What is the default web interface port for HP Lefthand
The only "webinterface" running on Lefthand storage node, as far as I'm aware, is the standard HP Systems Management homepage with default port 2381. But this is merely for hardware management etc.
View ArticleDMZ VMs sharing the same internal server storage volume
Hi, I would like your input on DMZ VMs sharing storage volumes with the internal systems. Is there a security risk associated with this? If so, please point me to the best practice document, if any...
View ArticleStorage I/O control benefit with one host only?
I noticed that vCenter offers I/O control option to every datastore available, by default it is not turned on. I started to reading about this, and everywhere is said that this is benefit in clustered...
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Re: Storage I/O control benefit with one host only?
Hi Yannara,Think you posted something similar just there Just seen this one - notice you are using DAS storage - in my instance we have fibre in our branch offices which is supported - unfortunately...
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