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VMware VSAN for ROBO Two Node 10 GbE cross-connect support

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I somehow ignored this information but I think that it’s very useful to share, especially if you’re navigating the SMB or very SMB sector. In fact, VMware VSAN for ROBO Two Node 10 GbE cross-connect support. So you have the possibility to cross connect ROBO nodes, via low-cost 10GbE option and have a great performance […]

What Happened to the RUN command in Windows 10 and How to get it back?

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Windows 10 runs by default with a start menu. This is a good thing considering the really really bad experience with Windows 8.x. The start menu however does not have a run command. Sure, there is the search box and Cortana, but what if I want that Run command back? Is that possible? Let’s see […]

Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V allows add/remove RAM while VM is running

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Microsoft has released Windows Server 2016 TP4 last week. I was quickly testing this built with Hyper-V role in my lab as a newly added feature announced by Microsoft took my attention: Hot-add or Hot-remove memory to running VMs as well as vNICs. In fact you can adjust the amount of memory assigned to a virtual machine […]

VMware Photon Platform and Photon Controller Details Unveiled

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VMware Photon platform and Photon controller are part of a new technology coming from VMware. I have already tested the PhotonOS VM installation in the lab, but this is just one part of the puzzle. The other parts are the Photon Controller, which is going to be Open Source, and the Photon Machine (a stripped down […]

VMware VSAN Stretched Cluster Performance and Best Practices

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There is new PDF from VMware detailing best practices for VMware VSAN. The title says it all – VMware VSAN Stretched Cluster Performance and Best Practices. It does targets the latest VMware VSAN 6.1  where stretched cluster feature was introduced. A possibility to have a full site (with VSAN) failure. You’ll see some detailed tests which looks […]

Veeam Endpoint Backup for Linux as well as Backup Portal for Service Providers Announced

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Veeam has announced new free backup product for physical servers, this time Veeam Endpoint Backup for Linux. At first, Debian and RedHat distributions will be supported, where other distributions are on the roadmap as well. Why would someone need to backup Linux host? Well, in fact the product can backup not only physical Linux host, […]

What is VMware VAIO Technology (vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering) ?

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VMware VAIO stands for “vSphere APIs for IO Filtering”. It’s a new API framework technology present in vSphere 6.0 (6.0 U1 more precisely) allowing vendors to present capabilities for caching and replication to individual VMs. It’s a framework, not feature. But VAIO can be used not only caching but also for replication. If you remember, VMware has […]

What Is Erasure Coding?

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We’re hearing here and there the term Erasure coding. What is Erasure Coding? Erasure coding is present in Nutanix technology and shall be present also in the next release of VMware VSAN. The current VMware VSAN 6.1 has already added some cost effective features, for example allowing 2-node clusters for ROBO environments, including some cool support for […]

AirVM Cloud Management Solution – Interesting solution for vSphere, VCD, VCNS or vCloud Air

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AirVM is new company that offers cloud management solution. It can plugs into vSphere, VCD, vCNS or vCloud Air and provides you with services which aren’t present in vSphere for example. Services like self provisioning portals. AirVM Cloud Management Solution allows you to create a multi-tenant environment (without vCD) where you’re able to create self provisioning portals for […]

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