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NexentaVSA for View: Deployment

9 August 2012
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Reading Time: 4 minutes In the previous post I’ve described the NexentaVSA for View architecture and the files included in the download packages. The deployment, installation and configuration is not a simple and immediate step, but is well described in the Installation Guide and also on this video. There are several requirements for the vSphere datacenter (the NexentaVSA for View environment requires a separate datacenter for each ESXi cluster), the VMware cluster (the NexentaVSA for View environment requires at least one ESXi cluster that contains one or more ESXi hosts, but must also be an empty cluster or are […]

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NexentaVSA for View: Architecture

8 August 2012
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Reading Time: 4 minutes In the previous post I’ve introduced the main characteristic of NexentaVSA for View. Now let’s give more detail on the architecture of this solution. The overhall architecture is well described on the NexentaVSA VMware View HW Reference Guide (that include also some interesting sizing scenarios). In a local storage storage approach we will have the following components: NexentaVSA for View Management Appliance: provides the NexentaVSA for View management functions. The Management Appliance is installed from an included template and can be located on any ESXi host in the network. NexentaStor VSA: is a virtual storage […]

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NexentaVSA for View: Introduction

7 August 2012
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Reading Time: 4 minutes NexentaVSA for View (NV4V) is a solution developed by Nexenta, with the collaboration also of VMware, that implement an integrated virtual storage solution for VMware View deployments and provides a interesting approach to VDI implementation. It tried to solve most of the possible issues or disadvantages of a VDI approach: Performance: in common VDI environment the storage could become the bottleneck of the infrastructure, with this solution you can simple scale by adding new hosts (in the same way on how you can scale to add more computational power). Cost: it remove the need of […]

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Powering the cloud

6 August 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Powering the cloud will be an important event organized by SNW Europe (co-owned by SNIA and Computerworld) that, this year, will include 3 different event in a single bigger: SNW Europe (ninth year) is the largest fully-independent conference where IT managers and professionals can attend SNIA-endorsed education tracks, get hands-on access to a wide range of technologies, and mix with industry peers. Datacenter Technologies (forth year) that brings a focused conference program and exhibition to the heart of the European market that addresses the technology standards and solutions that are vital to the development and […]

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VMworld US 2012 – More information

3 August 2012
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Reading Time: 2 minutes To add more information to the previous post (One month to the VMworld US, VMworld US 2012 – Why attend and VMworld 2012 news) , there are several useful pointers. VMworld event: Registration will be at Moscone West Content Catalog VMworld USA 2012 all you need to know VMworld sessions by the numbers The Easier way to Use the VMworld Schedule Builder  VMworld 2012 Itinerary (great timeline) For Social & Events: VMworld 2012 Gatherings, Tweetups, Parties and Activities VMworld 2012 Blogger & Twitter Coverage Twitter contributor member lists for: San Francisco San Francisco Blogger List VMworld […]

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Nutanix: more information and considerations

2 August 2012
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In the previous post I’ve introduced some concept of the Nutanix approach to the storage (and not only, because it include also the compute and the networking part). Basically we can use the slogan “No SAN”, but as written is more than a simple local storage approach. To have more information and some example also of the user interface see this documents: Nutanix ESG Lab Review Nutanix Complete Cluster Datasheet Nutanix and View (how use Nutanix with a VDI environment)

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Nutanix: close the gap between storage and VMs

1 August 2012
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Nutanix is a start-up company founded in in September 2009 with the scope to realize a new SAN-less virtualized datacenter platform, converging two tiers of infrastructure down to one. On May, 14th 2012, Nutanix has officially started its EMEA division. The introduction video explains most the the basis concept of Nutanix storage approach. Also there are other blog that have a more exhaustive introduction (see in the final reference).

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