VMware’s Yanbing Li on Virtual SAN 6.5

VMware’s Yanbing Li on Virtual SAN 6.5

VMware’s Yanbing Li on Virtual SAN 6.5

VMware’s SVP & GM of Storage and Availability at VMware discusses the updates in Virtual SAN 6.5 following the news announced at VMworld 2016 Europe in Barcelona.


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KBTV Webinars – Tips and tricks on Ruby vSphere…

KBTV Webinars – Tips and tricks on Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) for managing Virtual SAN environment

KBTV Webinars – Tips and tricks on Ruby vSphere…

Continuing with our KBTV Webinar Series, in this video you will learn tips and tricks on Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) for managing Virtual SAN environment. Covered in this video demonstration: Demonstrating various commands that can be used within Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) – “vsan.disks_stats” Useful for capacity planning, management of disk groups and monitoring the health of physical disks – “vsan.check_state” Useful for troubleshooting data unavailability situations and understanding object health in the VSAN cluster – “vsan.resync_dashboard” Useful for visibility into data resync when changing storage policies – “vsan.whatif_host_failures” Useful for capacity planning on future VSAN nodes and understanding VSAN’s ability to tolerate…Read More


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VSAN Assessment: What’s New

VSAN Assessment: What’s New -Virtual Blocks

VSAN Assessment: What’s New

The VSAN Assessment is a free SaaS based tool which gives you a comprehensive analysis of your vSphere environment and highlights the value of VSAN if implemented. With the VSAN Assessment you can:


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Troubleshooting Virtual SAN 6.2 on disk…

[Watch] Troubleshooting Virtual SAN 6.2 on disk upgrades which fail after 10%

Troubleshooting Virtual SAN 6.2 on disk…

https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2144881 – This video demonstrates how to troubleshoot Virtual San 6.2 upgrades which fail after 10% of the upgrade procedure. When upgrading VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) to version 6.2, the Virtual SAN Disk Format Conversion task fails at 10%. In the vSphere Web Client, you see an error similar to: – A general system error occurred: Failed to realign following Virtual SAN objects, due to being locked or lack of vmdk descriptor file which requires manual fix The Convert disk format for Virtual SAN task fails with a General Virtual SAN error status. When upgrading the on-disk format, during the 10% – 15% phase, Virtual SAN realigns objects to prepare them for new features. The process is performed in two steps: – In…Read More


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Running your VSAN witness for a 2 node cluster…

“Running your VSAN witness for a 2 node cluster on a 2 node cluster” via Yellow Bricks

Running your VSAN witness for a 2 node cluster…

A week ago we had a discussion on twitter about a scenario which was talked about at VMworld. The scenario is one where you have two 2-node clusters and for each 2-node cluster the required Witness VM is running on the other. Let me show you what I mean to make it clear: The Witness […] ” Running your VSAN witness for a 2 node cluster on a 2 node cluster ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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Check out Tech Data's Q4 VMware Enablement Calendar for Upcoming Enablement Session!

 

Are you interested in Tech Data’s upcoming Q4 VMware enablement sessions? If so, check out their enablement calendar below.

Myself and Tech Data’s VMware SE will be conducting the (4) “VSAN Assessment Tool Overview” sessions. There are also numerous End User Computing (EUC) related sessions as well.

NOTE:  Click on the “Register” link to register for each individual session.

Virtual SAN (VSAN) Assessment Training Sessions

Date Time Topic Registration Link Giveaway
7-Oct 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
21-Oct 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
4-Nov 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
9-Dec 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick

EUC Training Sessions

Date Time Topic Registration Link Giveaway
5-Oct 1 PM EST Win 10 Management Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
19-Oct 1 PM EST Enterprise Collaboration Tools Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
2-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Sales 101 Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
16-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Competitive Overview Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
30-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Customer Case Studies & Vertical Focus Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
14-Dec 1 PM EST Workspace ONE Demo & Updates Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package

 

Check out Tech Data’s Q4 VMware Enablement Calendar for Upcoming Enablement Session!

 

Are you interested in Tech Data’s upcoming Q4 VMware enablement sessions? If so, check out their enablement calendar below.

Myself and Tech Data’s VMware SE will be conducting the (4) “VSAN Assessment Tool Overview” sessions. There are also numerous End User Computing (EUC) related sessions as well.

NOTE:  Click on the “Register” link to register for each individual session.

Virtual SAN (VSAN) Assessment Training Sessions

Date Time Topic Registration Link Giveaway
7-Oct 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
21-Oct 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
4-Nov 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick
9-Dec 1 PM EST VSAN Assessments Register  Amazon FireStick

EUC Training Sessions

Date Time Topic Registration Link Giveaway
5-Oct 1 PM EST Win 10 Management Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
19-Oct 1 PM EST Enterprise Collaboration Tools Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
2-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Sales 101 Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
16-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Competitive Overview Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
30-Nov 1 PM EST Enterprise Mobility Management Customer Case Studies & Vertical Focus Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package
14-Dec 1 PM EST Workspace ONE Demo & Updates Register  Omaha Steak Tailgate Package