VMware has warned about a bug in VDDK 5.5: if you are running vSphere 5.5 and you backup a vmdk disk larger than 2TB using HotAdd mode, it fails silently, while it reports it completed successfully.
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Nutanix NX-7110: GPU power for VDI
Nutanix announced today the availability of new and updated models based on Ivy Bridge CPUs, for its NX-3000 and NX-6000 families, and most of all a completely new model specifically designed for High PErformance VDI environments.
The new model is named NX-7110, and for the first time in Nutanix catalog, one of their product is built with Nvidia Grid GPU cards.
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Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 R2 is out, with support for vSphere 5.5 and Hyper-V 2012 R2
Veeam has just released their new version of Veeam Backup & Replication, named 7.0 R2 (build number 7.0.0.764). Besides being the first release to use this new numbering type, the last release of their flagship backup software has some new important features: the first and foremost is the official support for the latest virtualization solutions, that are VMware vSphere 5.5 (along with vCloud Director 5.5) and Hyper-V 2012 R2.
Tank up of knowledge to end my 2013
During the last quarter of 2013 that just started, I will have the chance to attend several international events, mainly about storage. Even if this week I’m not attending the European VMworld in Barcelona (but I’ve been at the US one in San Franciso during last august), I will then…
Patch 1 for Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0
A quick post to announce you the availability of Patch 1 for Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0. the new patch raises the build number from 7.0.0.690 to 7.0.0.715 (so check the build numberafter the upgrade). An important note, this patch DOES NOT introduces support for vSphere 5.5 or Hyper-V 2012…
vSphere 5.5 available for download… hold!
Yesterday, on Sunday 22nd September VMware released in its website the new vSphere 5.5 suite, just like vCloud 5.5. Many guys already started to download the new software. For sure it’s a good time to test the new versions in a test or pre-production environment, so to verify all the…
New OS 3.5 for Nutanix: new performances, new features, and (tech preview) support for Hyper-V
Today Nutanix is announcing its new 3.5 release of their own software. As a partner I had the chance to attend a quick preview of this new version, and I should say the news are really interesting. First of all, it’s important to note that each new feature will be…
Quick Update: VMworld US 2013 and some NDAs
Hi all. I know I’m not writing anything new on this blog since some weeks. I’m not in a writer’s block, on the contrary I’m writing a big amount of new stuff. Problem is, almost all these writings are about new softwares and technologies still under NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement),…