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Using ZFS filesystem as an NFS datastore for ESXi
Using ZFS on Linux is an attractive solution for a high-performance NFS server due to several key factors: Cost, ability to use commodity hardware with free software Simplicity, quick install and easy to configure/manage Flexibility, ZFS offers a plethora of options for your filesystem needs In this case, I installed ZFS on CentOS 6.4 available […]
Tags: attractive solution, CentOS, commodity hardware, datastore, device id, filesystem, free software, linux, NFS Datastore, ZFS
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Using a Self-Signed SSL Certificate with IBM Storage Management Console for Vmware vCenter
The IBM Storage Management Console for Vmware vCenter adds a single-source of glass view into the IBM storage platform (in my case the StoreWize V7000) without leaving vCenter. However, the default installation ships with an unsigned SSL Certificate that does not function well with IE9/vCenter. So at a minimum, you must use a self-signed SSL certificate […]
Tags: ca certificate, IBM Storage Management Console, pem files, relative path, ssl certificate, storage management, storage platform, StoreWize, V7000, vmware
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Learn Cisco UCS/EMC VNX using the UCS Emulator along with the EMC VNX Emulator
Cisco’s UCS platform is a key component of our sales team. Almost every single customer of ours is targeted for using UCS. That being said, without UCS gear, it’s tough to learn! Insert UCS emulator! http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/ucsemulatordownload Now you’ve got yourself a full blow UCS deployment.. now what do you do with it without any storage […]
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