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EqualLogic HTTP vs HTTPS vs Encrypt Communication
This week I realised that I had the option to log into an EqualLogic Web Management Portal with either HTTP or HTTPS. It got me thinking what effect that has on the Encrypt Communication checkbox...
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The Virtual Storage Appliance experiment – Part 1
I have wanted to play around with Virtual Storage Appliances (VSA) for a while now. I have never really had a need to use them though. I have colleagues tell me about the VSAs they use in their home...
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The Virtual Storage Appliance experiment – Part 2
Openfiler -Follow the start of my Virtual Storage Appliance experiment with Part 1. First up in my VSA experiment is Openfiler. An Open Source SAN/NAS solution. Openfiler comes with a raft of...
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The Virtual Storage Appliance experiment – Part 3
FreeNAS The Virtual Storage Appliance experiment – Part 1 The Virtual Storage Appliance experiment – Part 2 The second appliance I’m trialling for my Virtual Storage Appliance experiment is FreeNAS....
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Installing NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
For some time now NetApp have supported VAAI for NFS on vSphere. If you’re using NFS on your NetApp with vSphere you might want to investigate installing the NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI. The plug-in...
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VM Windows Cluster Volumes Offline in ESX
Windows Clustering on physical hardware is a pain at the best of times. Just getting it to work can sometimes be a little try and effort… with a whole lot of luck. Getting clustering to work in...
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Enable EqualLogic Active Directory Authentication
If you’re using a DELL EqualLogic SAN you have the ability to turn on Active Directory authentication. The benefit once setup is that you can control access to the SAN via AD groups rather than giving...
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EqualLogic predictive disk failure
For users of EqualLogic PS Series SANs. If you have recently upgraded member firmware to version 6.x you might have noticed a change in behaviour for failed disks. Prior to firmware V6.x there was no...
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