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Some software still ties license keys to MAC addresses.  VMWare, by default, only allows a virtual machine to use a MAC address in their assigned range.  So what do you do when you virtualize a system and use the old MAC address?  You get a “XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX is not an allowed static Ethernet address” error message [...]

Occasionally when implementing SRM we get asked about the Shadow VMs created in the recovery site.  What are they for?  How much space do they require?  Where should they be stored?  Shadow VMs are actually very simple.  They are place holders for the VMs in the protected site.  They consist of three very small files [...]

Recently I’ve been working with MirrorView/A on CLARiiON and I’ve seen some confusion concerning the proper configuration of Reserved LUN Pools.  The Reserved LUN Pool is a set of LUNs assigned for the use of replication software such as MirrorView/A, SAN Copy, and SnapView.  They are reserved and marked “private” and can not be used [...]