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Configuring EMC Isilon SmartConnect – Part II: SmartConnect Advanced

jase — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:09:24 +0000

In Part I, I covered SmartConnect Basic, an included feature of OneFS, that handles connections to Isilon node IP addresses based on a Round Robin connection policy. What do you do if you want a more dynamic, more resilient, and better load balanced solution? You implement SmartConnect Advanced. Remember, that SmartConnect Advanced requires an additional [...]

Configuring EMC Isilon SmartConnect – Part I: SmartConnect Basic

jase — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:18:58 +0000

I posted an article on VMware vSphere and EMC Isilon (VMware vSphere and EMC Isilon – One datastore or many?) and covered some of the basics of SmartConnect when used with NFS datastores. I talked about some of the abilities of SmartConnect, but didn’t really cover how to configure it. As mentioned in my previous [...]

VMware vExpert 2012 – Thank you!

jase — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:28:34 +0000

I noticed on Twitter yesterday that everyone was tweeting about the VMware vExpert recipients for 2012 were announced. I went over to the VMware site to check it out (http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2012/04/announcing-vexpert-2012-title-holders.html) and found out that I was selected again! I have to start by saying thank you to Alex Maier, John Troyer, and the VMware Community [...]

VMware vSphere and EMC Isilon – One datastore or many?

jase — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:00:52 +0000

As a vSpecialist, I am a member of a group that focuses on Big Data solutions. I primarily focus on Big Data storage, notably Isilon. I was introduced to Isilon early last year and really liked it. I got my first deep-dive with Isilon before EMC World 2011, where I was given the Isilon vLab, [...]

VMware Update Manager Download Service on Windows 2008 R2 Core

jase — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:29 +0000

Have to(?) access the Internet to download patches Using the default configuration of vSphere Update Manager, it must be able to connect to the Internet to download vSphere patches. This configuration is not always possible, depending on network architecture, policies, security configuration, or other reasons. Often times, simply using a proxy will accommodate the requirement [...]

An exciting year… EMC, VMware, & more

jase — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Well, it has been a year since I joined the ranks of the EMC vSpecialist Team. What a whirlwind year it has been. Slow start I started December out doing a lot of the training and processing that goes along with taking on a new job. Within 3 weeks however, I joined Nick Weaver at [...]

“Cloud bursting,” streamlining, & preparing for huge demand

jase — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:23:14 +0000

“Cloud bursting” is a new term that describes leveraging compute resources external to an organization, when the demand is greater than the organization has capacity for. Basically it is a process that provides additional resources that an organization doesn’t typically pay full price for the additional resources initially, but pay based on a consumption model [...]

VMware View – Better service with less $upport cost$

jase — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:51:17 +0000

A little background I speak with customers all the time on various technologies. One such technology that I speak about is virtual desktop technologies, architecture, sizing, and so on. I don’t know if I can say that 2011 is the “Year of VDI”, but I can say I have spoken to quite a few customers [...]

Iomega Personal Cloud – Now in your pocket

jase — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:22:44 +0000

In my co-located vSphere lab, I have an Iomega IX4-200d Cloud Edition performing the role of shared storage. One of the great features of the Cloud Edition is that you can connect to it securely using the Iomega Storage Manager from a Windows, Mac, or Linux system. This makes it very easy to upload files, [...]

EMC vSpecialist vLabs (& more) – in Baton Rouge, LA

jase — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:35:17 +0000

For those that went to Las Vegas for either EMC World 2011 or VMworld 2011, there were opportunities to give EMC gear a test drive using the EMC vSpecialist vLabs. The Bigger Conferences Bigger conferences often last the better part of a week, and are most often far away from home, unless you work in [...]