Virtual Machine Identification (VMID or VM-ID) is a technology for tracking virtual machine I/O between virtual machine and SAN target. VM-ID can be used by hypervisor and FC switch to trace generated I/O by specific VM. As result, we can optimize whole SAN area for VI workload and non-VI workloads would be achieved.
Cloud-Native Architecture / Reviews / Server Virtualization
by Davoud Teimouri · Published 12/02/2023
Kata Containers offers method of container deployment with more security. Security is one biggest challenge about containers and containers has lower level of security compared to virtual machines. Because virtual machines are isolated from each other, but containers can’t provide isolation same as virtual machines.
Cloud-Native Architecture / Reviews / Server Virtualization
by Davoud Teimouri · Published 12/02/2023
SmartOS is a live OS. What does it mean? SmartOS always boot from removable media and network. There is no need to use disk capacity for itself.
Lockdown mode could be useful to achieved maximum restriction to ESXi hosts. Let’s decide to activate lockdown mode in VMware vSphere together at this post.
DELL EMC PowerProtect Appliance has two types currently. We’ll review difference between two types at this post.
Dell EMC Unity 5.2.2.0.5.004 has been released recently with some bug fixes. The release has no new feature.
Large or small environments have same challenges about updating operating system and the challenges are about automation, reporting and notifying end-users or administrators. Control My Update is a fling which written by VMware engineers to have more control about Windows updates.
Virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere or Linux KVM supporting large scale of virtual machines now. Even, virtualization platforms can host monster virtual machines as database server. At this post, we’ll review database backup solutions in virtualization platforms about advantages and disadvantages.
I’ve read a strange news today about Dell EMC Unity XT. Seems there is a bug on some older OE and storage processors will be rebooted after 275-300 days.
I’ve published many articles about STOR2RRD and LPAR2RRD monitoring software for monitoring servers, OS, storage, SAN, LAN and other devices. XORUX has released new version of the monitoring suites with new features and capabilities. Let’s review the new features, capabilities and changes.
