June 30, 2010 9:41 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Fiber Channel,
iSCSI,
LUN masking,
SAN,
StorageHi folks! Here is a common scenario in today's world. With the advent of virtualization and also with the need for storage of large amounts of data, we have more and more people taking advantage of centralized storage.
In a lot of these cases, these are people that have no real storage...
May 31, 2010 11:53 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
FC,
iSCSI,
StorageHi folks, so the age old storage question, should i use FC or iSCSI?
Well this isn't necessarily an easy question to answer. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. Here are my thoughts on the matter.
iSCSI is great for cheap storage, and allows you to get it up and running quickly...
April 30, 2010 10:53 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
backup free vmware,
VCP,
VMWareHi folks! Were you one of the few that managed to finish your VCP before the deadlines I mentioned earlier?
Well if you were and you logged into VMware's web site you probably didn't see your certification listed there. That's because VMware never listed the VCP certifications on the...
March 31, 2010 10:28 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
Enterprise Virtual Array,
EVA,
Fiber Channel,
HP,
SANSo for those businesses that need critical storage for those critical apps, what do you do? There are a plethora of storage options out there, but the ones you need for those really critical applications can cost an arm and a leg.
Well I wanted to tell you a little bit about the HP EVA. This is...
March 31, 2010 10:09 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
iSCSI,
QNAP nasSo I've been using the QNAP NAS for quite some time now as per my previous blog posts. I just waned to post an update for you guys.
This device is great! If you need a cheap san for secondary storage or for a home lab environment it is great! The device does take some time to initially provision...
February 28, 2010 9:49 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
HCL,
iSCSI,
repurposing old storage,
secondary storage,
unsupported hardware,
VMWareHi folks! Now here is a problem that is plaguing few people with the introduction of vSphere 4. A few people who bought SAN iSCSI storage in the past with their old VMware 3.5 environments find that their hardware is no longer supported in vSphere 4 on the HCL. The hardware might still work, but it...
February 28, 2010 8:18 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
DL380,
HP,
iSCSI,
ML350,
QNAP,
SMB,
Veeam Backup and Replication,
virtual SMB solution,
VMWareHi folks, so you've decided to pull the trigger on virtualization in your SMB business and want go virtual. Now what do you do about backups? Well you know I've mentioned Veeam before and SANs, but exactly how can you implement this in your environment in a cost effective manner?
Well, there are...
February 28, 2010 6:58 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
blades,
c-class blade system,
C3000,
enterprise,
Hewlett Packard,
HP,
iSCSI,
shorty,
SMB,
Storage,
VMWare,
vSphereHi folks, so one of the common questions I get is, should I go blades or rack servers? I love getting this question because it allows me to talk about some topics I'm really passionate about, blades, storage and VMware.
Now when I talk to enterprise customers, this answer is pretty cut and dry....
February 28, 2010 6:43 PM
Posted by: Raj Perumal
FC,
iSCSI,
SAN,
thin disks,
thin provisioned,
thin provisioning,
Virtualization,
VMWare,
vSphereHi folks, so with all this talk of storage it's about time I spoke a little bit about thin provisioning! Now here is a new question I've been asked a lot. What exactly is thin provisioning?
Well you might...
