Thursday, July 19, 2012

Multiple Array Support for ESXi

From vSphere Blog follow the link below for more detail.

ESXi host connected to multiple storage array - is it supported?


"The primary aim of this post is to state categorically that VMware supports multiple storage arrays presenting targets and LUNs to a single ESXi host...."
http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/07/esxi-host-connected-to-multiple-storage-array-is-it-supported.html

Monday, July 16, 2012

Storage - Collection of Links


While doing research for various topics, I booked marked a few links. So here is the list of links that may be useful when troubleshooting or designing Storage.
A highlight is the vBrownbag vStorage Troubleshooting with Nathan Small.

#vBrownBag Follow-Up – vStorage Troubleshooting w/ Nathan Small

http://professionalvmware.com/2012/05/vbrownbag-follow-up-vstorage-troubleshooting-w-nathan-small/

BrownBag Follow-Up – IO Analyzer

http://professionalvmware.com/2012/03/brownbag-follow-up-io-analyzer/

Troubleshooting Storage Performance in vSphere – Part 1 - The Basics

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/05/troubleshooting-storage-performance-in-vsphere-part-1-the-basics-.html

Troubleshooting Storage Performance in vSphere – Part 2

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/06/troubleshooting-storage-performance-in-vsphere-part-2.html

Troubleshooting Storage Performance in vSphere (Part 3) – SSD Performance

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/06/troubleshooting-storage-performance-in-vsphere-part-3-ssd-performance.html

Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1008205

Troubleshooting Storage Performance in vSphere – Storage Queues

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/07/troubleshooting-storage-performance-in-vsphere-part-5-storage-queues.html


VMFS Locking Uncovered

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/05/vmfs-locking-uncovered.html   

Storage Protocol Comparison (A vSphere Perspective) White Paper

http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/04/storage-protocol-comparison-a-vsphere-perspective-white-paper-now-available.html

Best Practices for running VMware vSphere on Network Attached Storage

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware_NFS_BestPractices_WP_EN.pdf

VMware vSphere Advanced Troubleshooting - Eric Sloof vSphere 4

http://www.slideshare.net/esloof/vmware-vsphere-advanced-troubleshooting