NetApp has a nice ONTAP Simulator that is freely available, and allows anyone to test out their storage platform without having to own a physical array. In the past I’ve used the NetApp Edge VSA, but since some months this is not available anymore, and the simulator is the only way to go. In this article, I’ll show you how to install and configure the Simulator with its latest version 8.3 RC1, and connect it to a vSphere cluster.
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Manual failover of keepalived
During my tests with keepalived as a balancer for a linux cluster, I was searching for a way to quickly simulate a node failure and to check keepalived was correctly failing over to the other node. Here is a quick and smart way to do it!
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 9: failover scenarios during Veeam backups
In the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this 9th part: failover scenarios during Veeam backups.
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 8: Veeam clustered repository
In the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this 8th part: Veeam clustered repository.
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 7: Add a node and expand the cluster storage
In the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this 7th part: Add a node and expand the cluster storage.
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 6: Mount Ceph as a block device on linux machines
In the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this sixth part: Part 6: Mount Ceph as a block device on linux machines.
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 5: install Ceph in the Lab
n the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this fifth part: deploy Ceph.
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My adventures with Ceph Storage. Part 4: deploy the nodes in the Lab
In the last months, I’ve refreshed my knowledge on Ceph storage, an open source scale out storage entirely made in software. As I’ve walked through my own learning path, I’ve created a series of blog posts explaining the basics, how to deploy and configure it, and my use cases. In this fourth part: deploy the nodes.