Scott Lowe has written an article that discusses the pros & cons of FlexClone & A-SIS when used in conjunction with a VMware environment.
If you are just getting to grips with these technolgies (like me) it is a very useful starting point to understand how the two technologies may work with VMware.
I was investigating it when used with VMware VDI so there are a few very useful tips indeed.
Nick Triantos has posted another brilliant post over at his Storage Nuts & Bolts blog about VMware Site Recovery Manager and the adapter that NetApp have created to plug into SRM.
The article talks about what is supported in the SRA (Site Recovery Adapter) including:
He also ponders on what VMware might want to consider for future releases including:
If you can it is well worth bookmarking his site, or even better using the RSS feed to get the new posts immediately.
NetApp are trying to make sure that they are riding the top of the wave that is being created by SRM. To this end they have started releaseing some technical documents around SRM in NetApp environments.
You can read the first Technical Report here. Running at 42 pages it is pretty in-depth.
NetApp have released a powerful new addition to the Open Systems SnapVault range for VMware Virtual Infrastructure.
OSSV installs directly into the VMware ESX service console and acts as a very light-weight interface to backup Virtual Machines on NetApp storage and non-NetApp storage. It works best with NetApp Protection Manager, but works well as a stand-alone product. There’s also an excellent Best Practice guide for OSSV available here.
Check out the video below:
I haven’t posted for a while, because I’ve been on holiday, but this video blew me away so much that I had to post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Miv0PiJFzM
I found it whilst catching up on RTFM posts and I think you’ll agree it is pretty awesome what NetApp can do in terms of time saving in any space, but especially the VDI area.
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