A couple months back, I published a YouTube video of my deploying/setting up a 2 Node vSAN cluster with nothing but PowerCLI. It got a few views and several people internally at VMware asked for the source code. Well, this has been a long time coming, with my working on it on/off for a while, with the vast majority of the coding done on weekends. The foundation I wanted to keep it simple/modular, so I put together a PowerCLI module….
Just a quick post asking for your votes for some sessions I’ve submitted and/or been included in. Successful vSAN Stretched Clusters [1118] GS Khalsa, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager, VMware Jase McCarty, Staff Technical Marketing Architect, VMware This session will provide a deep dive into using Stretched Clusters with VMware vSAN. Topics covered will include the foundation of vSAN Stretched Clusters, the latest updates, recommendations, and failure scenarios. For those interested in implementing Stretched Clusters with vSAN, this will be the session…
I work in the lab a lot. One of the tasks that I often perform is: Blowing away my VCSA (or Windows vCenter Server), Redeploying it, and Reattaching it to a cluster that is running vSAN. As a result of a new VCSA deployment, only a few SPBM policies will be present. Any previously available SPBM polices are lost with the previous VCSA instance.
Just a quick note… If you are going to VMworld 2016 in Barcelona, keep your eyes open for me. Always happy to talk tech with customers, partners, and fellow engineers about the industry as well as what we’ve got going on at VMware. If you are interested in some of the things we’re doing in VMware Storage, I’ve got a couple sessions you might not want to miss: Meet the Experts – Tuesday 18 OCT @ 1100/Wednesday 19 OCT @…
Just a quick post asking for your votes for some sessions I’ve submitted and/or been included in. Successful Virtual SAN 6 Stretched Clusters (7557) – Are you a VMware vSphere customer looking at using Virtual SAN in a stretched cluster configuration? Are you already familiar with stretched clusters using other storage technologies? This session will discuss how Virtual SAN can be used in stretched cluster scenarios. We will address some of the differences from other storage technologies, as well as some of the requirements…