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Reworking my PowerConnect 6200 switches for my iSCSI SAN
It sure is easy these days to get spoiled with the flexibility of virtualization and shared storage. Optimization, maintenance, fail-over, and other adjustments are so much easier than they used to be. However, there is an occasional reminder that some things are still difficult to change. For me, that reminder was my switches I use…
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Zero to 32 Terabytes in 30 minutes. My new EqualLogic PS4000e
Rack it up, plug it in, and away you go. Those are basically the steps needed to expand a storage pool by adding another PS array using the Dell/EqualLogic architecture. A few weeks ago I took delivery of a new PS4000e to compliment my PS6000e at my primary site. The purpose of this additional array…
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Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 4
If you had asked me 6+ weeks ago how far along my replication project would be on this date, I would have thought I’d be basking in the glory of success, and admiring my accomplishments. …I should have known better. Nothing like several IT emergencies unrelated to this project to turn one’s itinerary into…
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Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 3
In parts one and two of my journey in deploying replication between two EqualLogic PS arrays, I described some of the factors that came into play on how my topology would be designed, and the preparation that needed to occur to get to the point of testing the replication functions. Since my primary objective…
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Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 2
In part 1 of this series, I outlined the decisions made in order to build a replicated environment. On to the next step. Racking up the equipment, migrating my data, and laying some groundwork for testing replication. While waiting for the new equipment to arrive, I wanted to take care of a few things…
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Replication with an EqualLogic SAN; Part 1
Behind every great virtualized infrastructure is a great SAN to serve everything up. I’ve had the opportunity to work with the Dell/EqualLogic iSCSI array for a while now, taking advantage of all of the benefits that the iSCSI based SAN array offers. One feature that I haven’t been able to use is the built…