DIY SAN/NAS – quest for fast, reliable, shared storage with a twist of ZFS! (Part 1)
Choosing prebuilt SAN is cheating – let’s build something from nothing and learn ZFS on the way! Read more about my FreeNAS/ZFS adventure using a Dell R510.
Seagate faces class-action lawsuit due to reliability
Seagate may have to address the relatively low reliability of much of their product line in light of a recently filed class action lawsuit…
Moving part of my lab!
Moving part of my lab to another location – it’s so nice when everything is a fresh build!
Changing iSCSI IQN on renamed ESXi hosts to keep storage guys happy!
Make your storage admins hate you less by changing your IQN to match your ESXi hostname if using ACL’s on you SAN!
Dell VRTX officially supports ESXi 6.0!
Dell and VMware both support the VRTX chassis after a long wait! There are some specific drivers and firmware required, but it’s well worth upgrading! Read more inside!
Web farm re-arch. Doing more with less!
Homelabs are great learning tools, but if you’re not careful you can experience nasty VM sprawl! Consolidation is key. In this blog post we dial the resources back while preserving the performance! Read more!
About Me
I am a Sr. Systems Engineer by profession and am interested in all aspects of technology. I am most interested in virtualization, storage, and enterprise hardware. I am also interested in leveraging public and private cloud technologies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and vRealize Automation/vCloud Director. When not working with technology I enjoy building high performance cars and dabbling with photography. Thanks for checking out my blog! 
