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Dell EqualLogic launches automated tiering Alert Print vStorage API integration in new firmware

scottpelletier — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:37:32 +0000

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/09/dell_ps6000xvs/

Filed under: Equallogic

New Generation Nehalem Processors in a VMware Cluster

djlaube — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:32:22 +0000

If you purchase new Nehalem processors in the newest HP and Dell servers (HP G6 or Dell r610,710, etc) for use in an existing VMware cluster, you will need to make sure to enable a feature called VMware EVC to enable compatibility between previous generation processors and the latest Intel processors. Here are some links that have some very useful information about this. If you need any assistance or have questions, just ask!

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1993&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/microsite.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1991&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1003212&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=32089520&stateId=0 0 32091469

http://download.intel.com/it/pdf/VirtualizationXeon5500_final.pdf

http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/06/10/xeon-5500-cpus-and-evc-in-vsphere/

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmotion_info_guide.pdf

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iSCSI and VMware Reference Article

djlaube — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:15:27 +0000

A great post from VirtualGeek over at:
http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/01/a-multivendor-post-to-help-our-mutual-iscsi-customers-using-vmware.html

It is a well written article regarding speeds of multi-vendor iSCSI storage in a VMware ESX environment.

Posted in Equallogic, General Storage, Lefthand Networks, VMware