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Tag: SAN

VMware vSphere ESXi Storage Performance Troubleshooting
VMware

VMware vSphere ESXi Storage Performance Troubleshooting

Recently, I was troubleshooting an issue with a production VMware vSphere cluster that was presenting with severe performance issues across the board. After triaging the symptoms of the performance issue…

by Brandon LeeAugust 14, 2018January 11, 2021
Change Paravirtual to NVMe virtual storage controller in vSphere 6.5
vSphere 6.5

Change Paravirtual to NVMe virtual storage controller in vSphere 6.5

With each new release of vSphere we have had storage performance improvements. The virtual storage controllers that are presented to a virtual machine can impact the performance of those VMs…

by Brandon LeeJune 14, 2017January 11, 2021
ESXi 6 Equallogic reclaim free space
vSphere 6

ESXi 6 Equallogic reclaim free space

If you are thin provisioning VMs in your environment with an Equallogic SAN attached to your cluster, you may find that you start receiving warning from SAN HQ or your…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 23, 2016January 11, 2021
Equallogic SAN basic initial iSCSI setup
Virtualization

Equallogic SAN basic initial iSCSI setup

Recently, I configured a couple of Dell Equallogic SANs for two different VMware environments and I wanted to pass along to you guys the steps required to stand up a…

by Brandon LeeNovember 25, 2015November 22, 2023
Check Equalogic SAN hard drives for errors
Virtualization

Check Equalogic SAN hard drives for errors

Many use and love Equalogic SANs in their virtual environments. ย I wanted to write up a quick post on how to see if any of your hard drives inside your…

by Brandon LeeAugust 10, 2015January 11, 2021
FreeNAS Change IP Address on iSCSI target VMware ESXi 6
vSphere 6

FreeNAS Change IP Address on iSCSI target VMware ESXi 6

FreeNAS is one of the easiest and coolest virtual SAN appliances out there for use with VMware and other Hypervisor labs. ย If you have FreeNAS already setup and running with…

by Brandon LeeApril 22, 2015November 22, 2023
How to change the raid controller battery in an MD3000i
Virtualization

How to change the raid controller battery in an MD3000i

In working with a client recently in changing out the RAID controller battery on an MD3000i connected to a small VMware environment, I wanted to post the steps taken to…

by Brandon LeeAugust 16, 2013January 11, 2021
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