Dell EMC VxFlex HCI Platform for Kubernetes Stateful Applications This blog showcase VxFlex OS Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver to deliver persistent storage for PostgreSQL database running on Kubernetes Container VxFlex Integrated Systems and VxFlex Ready Nodes, also known as the Flex family, create a server-based SAN by combining storage virtualization software, known as VxFlex OS, with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers to deliver flexibility, scalability, and capacity on demand. Local storage resources are combined to create a virtual pool of block storage with varying performance tiers. The Flex family enables you to start small (with as little as four nodes) and scale incrementally. VxFlex OS is capable of supporting a…
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DELL EMC XtremIO Workflow for vRO
DELL EMC XtremIO Workflow for vRO VMware vRealize Orchestrator is an IT process automation tool that allows automated management and operational tasks across both VMware and third-party applications. The XtremIO Workflows for vRealize Orchestrator facilitates the automation and orchestration of tasks that involve the XtremIO Storage Array. It augments the capabilities of VMware’s vRealize Orchestrator solution by providing access to XtremIO Storage Array-specific management workflows The XtremIO workflows for VMware vRealize Orchestrator contain both basic and high level workflows. A basic workflow is a workflow that allows for the management of a discrete piece of XtremIO functionality, such as Consistency Groups, Clusters, Initiator Groups, Protection Schedulers, Snapshot Sets, Tags, Volumes,…
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vRSLCM is Winner!! – Deploy vRealize Operations in Cloud Foundation
vRSLCM is Winner!! – Deploy vRealize Operations in Cloud Foundation In my previous blogs, I had covered my experience and procedure to stretch a MGMT workload domain on VCF, in this blog I will share information on vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) deployment & configuration using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform. What Does vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) offer? VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager comes free with VMware vRealize Suite in all three editions. It is designed to simplify the deployment and on-going management of the vRealize product portfolio. It delivers fast time-to value, improved user experience and greater operational efficiency to vRealize Suite customers.…
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Dark Site VCF – Manually downloading the VMware Cloud Foundation Software’s & Update Bundle
Dark Site VCF!! Manually downloading the VMware Cloud Foundation Software’s & Update Bundle In this blog I am going to cover how to manually download an LCM bundle. LCM update bundle must be available on SDDC Manager before you can apply the update. When an update bundle is available, a notification is displayed on the Workload Domain page in the update/Patches tab. LCM polls the VMware depot to access update bundles. If you do not have internet connectivity in your Cloud Foundation system, you can use the Bundle Transfer utility to manually the bundles from the depot on your local computer and then upload them to SDDC Manager. The utility identifies applicable bundles based…