A quick Tech Round Up whilst have the time before a busy
schedule kicks in to play. Random interesting tech stuff from: Cisco,
Citrix, Drobo, F5, Fusion-IO,
HP,
Microsoft,
NetApp,
Veeam and VMware
## Cisco ##
Vladan Seget
recommends the TrainSignal courses in Cisco Nexus 1000v!
## Citrix ##
Important security
considerations if using the XenClient
## Drobo ##
A nice storage array with Automated Data-Aware Tiering at
a fair price!
## F5 ##
Comes recommended if
you’re interested in learning about F5 Networks great products!
## Fusion-IO ##
Interesting
discussion on Linkedin regards using SSDs to increase SQL performance; recommendations
for just using for tempdb; with some recommending the O/S; considerations that
the SQL server caches a lot to memory so won’t actually use the SSD; and thoughts
on HA and DR.
## HP ##
Interesting PDF
which is pretty much a walkthrough install guide for implementing SCVMM 2012
with HP 3PAR and Hyper-V hosts.
If you lose your
datastores after upgrading ESXi 5, check out this article which installs the HP
Smart Array P220i Controller after upgrade but before post-upgrade reboot.
“HP Insight Control
Storage Module Version 7.1 for vCenter is a plug-in for VMware's vCenter
management console, enabling VMware administrators to quickly obtain
context-aware information about the HP storage in their VMware environment
directly from vCenter.” (a free
download)
## Microsoft ##
Considering using
Deduplication with Server 2012 then check this Technet link out. Interesting
table below:
If you get the chance,
try them out!
Even if you’re not
excited by Windows 8, you’ll want to check out the final chapter:
Ten Things You’ll Hate about Windows 8 (And
How to Fix Them)
## NetApp ##
Slightly biased
comparison of the dedupe offerings of Dell, EMC, HDS, HP, IBM, NetApp and
startups. Of course NetApp leads the way!
Slightly biased 5 differences
between NetApp and EMC!
## Veeam ##
The Veeam vs
AppAssure debate is still going strong in the Veeam forums. The link above
takes you to a very detailed comparison bmcchesney-nv. Interesting to note that
AppAssure uses agents and only recently has started supporting flavours of
Linux!
## VMware ##
Excellent how to videos covering – Site Recovery Manager, vCenter Operations Manager,
vCloud, vFabic/Spring, vSphere, vSphere Storage Appliance
Nice article with table
(below) to ensure you patch your vSphere components in the correct order!
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