Nimble Storage – How to create a Volume
A quick friday post, I am upgrading the environment at my work place, and we are putting the fantastic Nimble Storage device as our SAN for the VMware environment. I’ve not personally installed one of...
View ArticleNimble Storage – How to configure a device from scratch (Using the CLI)
The other day, I posted about how to setup a volume on a Nimble Storage device, so this post is a bit backwards, as now we look at setting up a device from scratch using the CLI first rather than the...
View ArticleNimble Storage – How to configure a device in 4 steps (Using the GUI Tool)
So the last time I used a Nimble Device, I had to configure it (quite easily) using the CLI first due to connectivity constraints at the customers site. However here is how to configure a Nimble in 4...
View ArticleNimble Storage – How to update an array
In keeping with the whole Nimble is really to use theme, updates are the same, lets take a look; 1. Open up your web portal to the Nimble Array, click on Administration and then Software. 2. Click the...
View ArticleHow to setup Veeam Direct SAN Backup over iSCSI – Unleash the Speed!
On twitter Rick Vanover posted this link, which intrigued me, giving your Veeam Server access to the VMware VMFS volumes for quicker backups. Sounds dangerous, or maybe it isn’t! So I tried it, and I...
View ArticleExtending your Server 2003 Disk Partitions using Dell Extpart
So we all know that we should be migrating away from Server 2003 as its end of life June 2015. But until then we still need to manage it. So lets look at how to extend your hard drives into...
View ArticleVeeam v8 – Backup Fails – NFC storage connection is unavailable
I encountered this issue on a brand new Veeam installation the other day. When running a test backup job. "Error: NFC storage connection is unavailable, Storage:...
View ArticlePatch Released – Major bug in VMware’s CBT function. KB2090639
VMware have finally released a patch to fix the Major CBT bug that causes your backups to be corrupted because the changed blocks are reported incorrectly. Within the release notes for the 5.5 latest...
View ArticleSetting up LACP on Synology NAS and HP Switches
Here I am going through how to setup LACP port trunking for a Synology NAS device using HP Switching. 1. First off get your MAC Addresses of your Synology NAS interfaces you want to configure, these...
View ArticleAnd more blogs and sites I’ve been reading and sharing
A little bit of a longer one than usual, as I was part way through writing this the other month, then I got distracted with other blog posts. Hope you find some of these useful. Documentation...
View ArticlePowerCLI – Setup Host networking and storage ready for ISCSI LUNs
So I am no scripting master, my PowerShell knowledge is still something I want to expand. During an install last week I had a number of hosts to setup from scratch, so I decided to do this via...
View ArticleWhat happens when a Nimble Storage disk drive fails?
I’ve worked with Nimble Storage devices for over 2 years now, they constantly amaze me, but one of the thing I’ve yet to see in the field is an actual failure. So the other morning at 3am, I received...
View ArticleFirst look at Veeam 9.5 & Nimble Storage Integration – Part 1
As a part of the Veeam Vanguard program, I have been given access to the beta version of Veeam 9.5. And in this blog post I will cover some of the integration components between Nimble Storage and...
View ArticleFirst look at Veeam 9.5 & Nimble Storage Integration – Part 2
This is a continuation piece regarding the integration of Nimble Storage to the Veeam Backup & Replication software in the upcoming release 9.5. Part 1 So what does the integration give us? The...
View ArticleNimble Storage – The life of a failed disk
Today I found out a disk had failed in a production SAN. Oh no!!! But like previous experiences, this is different. And my support experience is pretty darn good. So I thought lets write this up....
View ArticleHPE Stealthily Buys Nimble Storage – Someone was bound to do it
Today heralds a shock to the IT industry, even though many kept asking “when will someone snap up Nimble Storage”, I think we can say that HPE was not the company we expected to do it, especially after...
View ArticleSetting up a Nimble Secondary Flash Array from scratch
Nimble Storage have released their newest addition in the line up, the SFA, or to give its full name, the Secondary Flash Array. And in this post, we are going to look at how to set one up from...
View ArticleFirst Look – Leveraging the Nimble Secondary Flash Array with Veeam – Setup...
Following on with the setup guide of the Nimble Secondary Flash Array, I am going to go through the deployment options, and the settings needed for implementation with Veeam Backup and Replication....
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How to setup Veeam Direct SAN Backup over iSCSI – Unleash the Speed!
On twitter Rick Vanover posted this link, which intrigued me, giving your Veeam Server access to the VMware VMFS volumes for quicker backups. Sounds dangerous, or maybe it isn’t! So I tried it, and I...
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Extending your Server 2003 Disk Partitions using Dell Extpart
So we all know that we should be migrating away from Server 2003 as its end of life June 2015. But until then we still need to manage it. So lets look at how to extend your hard drives into...
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