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Imagine having just configured some LUNs on your new PowerVault MD3820i. Encryption key management has been configured, and 20 SEDs (self-encrypting drives) are spinning and ready for use with vSphere. There are 4 SSDs in the PowerVault to use for caching that just need to be configured. “What do you mean these cache disks aren’t…
Originally posted on MangoLassi April 26, 2017 Imagine having just racked 4 new Dell PowerEdge R730 servers. The network and power cables are all in place, and the disks are in the proper slots. The journey to deploy a new hybrid vSAN 6.6 cluster has begun. Prerequisites Before going any further, it is important to…
Originally posted on MangoLassi February 15, 2017 It was a normal day like any other. I was helping a user with some MS Office related issues via TeamViewer and was giving her laptop a tune up to maximize performance (things like disabling unnecessary startup items, cleaning out temp files, disabling MS Office add-ins, etc.). I…