Unisphere is web-enabled software for remote management of storage environment. It has all the extras, like widgets and sortable tables, wizards etc. Unisphere Management Server runs on the Storage Processor (SP) and the Control Station. To launch a Unisphere you can fire up an Internet browser and type the IP address of either one of […]

• EMC

EMC FAST Cache technology gives a performance enhancement to the VNX Storage Array by adding FLASH drives as a Secondary Cache, working hand-in-hand with DRAM Cache and enhancing overall Storage Array performance. EMC recommend firstly using available Flash Drives for FAST Cache and then adding Flash Drives as a tier to selected FAST VP pools as […]

• EMC

HPE StoreVirtual VSA Software transforms your server’s internal or direct-attached storage into a fully-featured shared storage array without the cost and complexity associated with dedicated storage. StoreVirtual VSA is a virtual storage appliance optimized for VMware vSphere.  StoreVirtual VSA creates a virtual array within your application server and scales as storage needs evolve, delivering a […]

• HPE

HPE Discover is due to kick off in Madrid next week and HPE have continued their current tradition of releasing all the big news before the show. I’ve been lucky enough to attend a few Discovers now and I have noticed some interesting trends in the type of announcements. Previously it was all about physical products, […]

• HPE

With the release of LeftHand OS 12.0, HP have introduced a Multi-Path Extension Module to replace the previously recommended path selection policy being ‘Round Robin’ and Storage Array Type Plugin VMW_SATP_DEFAULT_AA .By default Round Robin would send 1,000 I/O down each path , Reference –  Verify Mutilpath Policy IOPS  . HP StoreVirtual Multipathing Extension Module (MEM) for […]

• HPE

SSH to your ESXi Host and enter your credentials.  We are going to run the command to give us the Network Address Authority names of our LUN’s. esxcli storage nmp device list | grep naa Check which Datastores the NAA  IS  from vSphere Web Client First we have to start by checking the current multi […]

• vSphere 6.5

VisualEsxtop is an enhanced version of resxtop and esxtop. VisualEsxtop can connect to VMware vCenter Server or ESX hosts, and display ESX server stats with a better user interface and more advanced features. Features Live connection to ESX host or vCenter Server Flexible way of batch output Load batch output and replay them Multiple windows […]

• vSphere 6.5