vSAN OSA
Last blogpost was on vSAN ESA, so it makes good sense to now look at OSA. OSA stands for Original Storage Architecture. This design provides a two-tier architecture with caching and capacity tiers. It is the original architecture, and it…
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vSAN ESA
In VMware vSAN 8, we are introduced to the option of two different storage architectures. OSA – Original Storage Architecture ESA – Express Storage Architecture What is ESA vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) uses a file system called Log-Structured File…
Architectural Standards
Working in an environment where we expand our Infrastructure platforms and change priorities there is a constant flow of requests from users and businesses to provide specialized Virtualization Environments. Having a standard for how an environment is designed is a…
VMware Admission Control
Introduction: VMware Admission Control is crucial as it directly influences a cluster’s virtual machine provisioning and resource allocation. The decision to enable or disable Admission Control necessitates a thoughtful approach, considering your enterprise’s specific requirements, workloads, and resilience targets. This…
VM Enhanced vMotion (EVC)
Scenario: You have a VM running on a different hardware platform, and you need to vMotion it to the main platform. But the hardware, Intel or AMD CPU family, is different. How can you solve this? Note this doesn’t solve…
vCenter in HA Configuration
Scenario: Suppose a company called XYZ Corporation heavily relies on virtualization technology for its IT infrastructure. They have many virtual machines running critical applications, and a vCenter Server manages these virtual machines. XYZ Corporation has decided to implement vCenter HA…
Least privilege access
The principle of least privilege (PoLP) is a security concept and best practice in systems administration. It is based on the idea that a user or process should be given only the minimum privileges necessary to perform their specific tasks…
Why Virtualization
Virtualization technology is now an established standard for most enterprises. When I started in the field of IT in the late 90s, there was no such thing. When someone mentioned virtualized servers to me, I was skeptical of how great…