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For  my “from the field” post today, I’ll be writing about integrating EMC RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). However, before we dive in, if you are not familiar with RPA technology, let me explain first with a high overview: RPAs are a block LUN IP based replication appliance. RPAs are zoned via …

Awhile back, I wrote a blog explaining how to create a LUN for ex-Navisphere users – here I will go more in depth with the procedure, as we are binding in this instance. Hence, in this procedure we will be “binding a LUN” from an existing RAID group or pool and allocating it to an …

Call me crazy, but imagine this: a high performance, highly available storage system that uses off-the-shelf components and no RAID. And add to that ease of use and the ability to scale to petabytes in minutes. On top of that, throw in some features like snapshots, site-to-site replication, and intelligent auto-tiering. Seeing it yet? The …

As the VNX unified storage array continues to roll out, concerns increase for customers who have known Navisphere for years. For example: “Where is everything and how the hell do I create a LUN?” In order to better prepare users for this query and other simple tasks, let’s create a LUN from an existing RAID group. …

I love technology. There is nothing better than waking to the news of the next cool tool, gadget, or blinky thing. However, I have recently become a bit cynical of recent releases in the storage world. Many of these new “innovations” have been the product of the marketing teams more than the engineering teams at …