Monthly Archives: November 2011

Server Profiles: Cisco UCS vs HP c7000

Posted on November 16, 2011 by admin

Our environment has both Cisco UCS and HP c7000 (with Virtual Connect). Having both technologies in production running like-like systems (ESX(i) 4.1) provides a unique opportunity for comparison! Here are some items we have found… 1. Initial deployment of hardware/server … Continue reading →

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vSphere 5 – SRM Failback and Storage DRS

Posted on November 3, 2011 by admin

To me there are 2 features in vSphere 5 that make it a must have! The first is ability for failback in SRM 5. Anyone who uses SRM knows the pain associated with failback. In addition to the failback feature, … Continue reading →

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