Category Archives: Storage
Lab Gear Review: Synology DS212+
If you read my lab posts or talk to my about lab gear it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Synology NAS boxes and for good reason. I personally bought two, a DS1010+ for my vSphere lab and a DS1511+ for lab, media, and home storage/backup. They have both been nothing but reliable…true workhorses. [...]
How-To Generate and Collect NAR Data from VNX Arrays
Login to the Unisphere console Select the array you want to collect data from Click on the “System” tab, then click on “Monitoring and Alerts” Click on “Statistics for Block” Click on “Performance Data Logging” A “Data Logging” windows will appear. Configure the settings to match the screenshot below. Leave the “Archive Interval” set to [...]
EMC VNXe Array Series: The Beginning…
Hey, what’s that in the box right there? Well, the big box on the bottom is an EMC VNXe 3300 array. The boxes on top, unfortunately, weren’t mine. They contained some solid state drives and another tray of disks…but oh well… Over the next several weeks I will be doing a series of posts on [...]
In Support of the Home Lab….the Varrow way.