EMC ELECT 2013 Award
A couple of months ago I started reading things about a new award that EMC would be doing much like the VMware vExpert award that VMware does. After some more…
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Anatomy of an EMC VNX Array
UPDATE: I am starting to update this page with VNX2 (Code Name Rockies) Information. I have only uploaded the components sheet so far, but when I get time to do…
Adding Shelves to a VNXe SAN
The other day I was asked to help install a new DAE on a VNXe3100 for a customer. While it is a very simple process I thought I would…
Another one bites the dust; EMC E22-275 Exam
This morning was test day again for me, this time I was up against the RecoverPoint Replication and Recovery (E22-275) exam. This exam wasn’t too bad though as long as…
EMCIE VNX Specialist & more!
It’s been a while since I made a post on here, so I thought I would share what I’ve been up to lately. Since VMworld my schedule has been swamped…
Using Veeam with Data Domain DeDupe Appliances
Veeam is a disk to disk backup solution which makes restore times much faster than tape backups, but one of the drawbacks is the massive amount of disk space required…
Storing Big Data with EMC Isilon
What is BIG DATA? 1PB … 16TB … 32GB? Honestly it means something different for everyone, but no matter what it means you you the main goal is to make…
EMC VNX5300: My First Encounter
I have worked with several EMC SAN’s as well as a slew of SAN’s from other vendors, but I had not yet gotten the opportunity to mess around with a…
RAID10: Do you really need it?
This past week I installed an EMC VNXe 3100, the install went well and the new Unisphere Interface made it a snap to get the VMware ESXi boxes added. One…
EMC VNXe 3100: My First Look
Last week I unboxed my first EMC VNXe 3100 SAN for a client. At first glance the VNXe looks much like the Clariion AX4, the only thing that is different…