storage

  • Virtualizationeqlmulti06

    Install EqualLogic Multipath Extension Module MEM in VMware ESXi

    VMware vSphere provides the ability to leverage Pluggable Storage Architecture or PSA that enables using multipathing for HA as well as increased performance. ย This allows for third party plugins for multipathing with enhanced functionality for specific vendor hardware and storage…

  • vSphere 6unmap01

    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 group manager alerting which states [ID: 4.2] Caution: % In-use…

  • Hyper-Vhyper-vcluster07

    Setup a Hyper-V Cluster Lab in VMware Workstation

    Setting up a Hyper-V cluster lab in VMware Workstation is not too difficult and can easily be accomplished in a couple of hours worth of work to get things configured and ready to go. ย Basically the same requirements hold true…

  • Computerslsi_smis03

    Monitor LSI Megaraid RAID controller in VMware

    Last week in working with a “whitebox” ESXi server running a VMware lab that was running on an LSI 9280-16i4E controller, the need arose to monitor LSI Megaraid storage controller in VMware andย see an initialization process that was running as…

  • Windowswin2k12r2_cluster1

    Setup iSCSI Napp-it Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster

    In playing around recently in my home VMware lab, I set about created a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster with iSCSI storage. ย I have used many products over the years as opensource NAS appliances such as OpenFiler and others out…

  • Androidscreenshots1

    Screenshot file location Samsung Galaxy S4

    I wanted to post a quick how-to on screenshots in the Samsung Galaxy S4. ย Screenshots are definitely a useful functional feature especially if you are wanting to capture what you really see on your phone screen. ย It is definitely a…