Implementing vSphere Metro Storage Cluster using HP LeftHand Multi-Site

Implementing vSphere Metro Storage Cluster using HP LeftHand Multi-Site

KB Article Implementing vSphere Metro Storage Cluster using HP LeftHand Multi-Site

HP LeftHand documentation page.

VMWare releases vSphere 5.1

VMWare releases vSphere 5.1

Today VMWare releases vSphere 5. Here are the useful links for vSphere 5.1

Overview
vSphere 5.1 Release notes

Whats new in vSpere 5. 

·         vSphere 5.1

·         vSphere 5.1 - Platform

·         vSphere 5.1 - Performance

·         vSphere 5.1 - Storage

·         vSphere 5.1 - Networking

·         vCenter 5.1

·         vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1

·         vCloud Director 5.1

·         vSphere Replication Data Protection (Replaces vDR)

Licensing.

Now with vSphere 5.1 vmware has removed the cap on vRAM entittlement, now licensing is on per socket basis and also no cap on number of CPU cores per processor

vSphere 5.1 Licensing, Pricing and Packaging Whitepaper

Misc

vSphere 5.1 on VMWare Now

VMware releases vSphere 5.1

Understanding vSphere Disaster Recovery/Avoidance options

Some good links for DR solutions for VMware vSphere environment

Understanding vSphere Disaster Recovery/Avoidance options – Part I
Understanding vSphere Disaster Recovery/Avoidance options – Part III (areas of development)
Understanding vSphere Disaster Recovery/Avoidance options – Part II (understanding EMC VPLEX partition and VM HA)

VMware has released VCP5-IaaS Certification

VMware has announced a new certification for cloud computing called  VCP5-IaaS which is based on vCloud Director
The Complete information and requirements can be found at VMware Certified Professional 5 - Infrastructure as a Service (VCP5-IaaS) and click here to obtain the  blueprint and VMware is recommending the course VMware vCloud: Deploy and Manage [V1.5] for preparation of exam but is not mandatory to complete it.

HP StoreOnce D2D systems integration with VADP

A whitepaper on HP StoreOnce D2D systems integration with Vmware API for Data Protection

Protecting vmware virtual machines with HP Storeonce D2D Systems and the Vmware APIs for Data Protection.pdf