Support Me, Support Me Not...
Many vendors are making claims about support on platforms easily these days. Some legit, some with caveats. Let’s discuss what this all means
60 Minutes - vSAN says "Mai Kan Cheong"
I'm pretty sure I would be (very) rich if I had a dollar every time I had to answer (FUD's) why we have a delay of 60 minutes before we repair a failed disk on vSAN.
Slacking Away on vSAN
Have been getting a lot of questions around slack space in recent times and how it affects sizing. Some competitors have taken advantage of the confusion and started classifying it as "overheads" to operate vSAN, and putting us down for it.
New vSAN 6.7 Demo Clips
I was helping the team prepare some clips this week for a workshop we were doing in the office. Thought it would be a good idea to share it on YouTube for those who may be interested in the new workflow on the HTML5 Clarity UI for vSAN.
vSAN Stretched Doesn't Always Mean 2x the Capacity
I get questions every now and then around sizing capacity requirements for vSAN Stretched Clusters. Many have written extensively around how much capacity is required. Time to clear some myths!
First Look : Installing / Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.7
I'm sure everyone is aware of the recent vSphere 6.7 launch a couple of days back. It is literally plastered all over social media (at least on my news feed). I have put together a few screenshots of the new installation/upgrade process for vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.7, for those who are interested.