NetApp เป็น Storage ตัวหนึ่งที่น่าสนใจใช้งานร่วมกับ VMware ตอนนี้ได้ออก NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) สำหรับ ESX แล้ว ใครใช้งานอยู่ลอง ดาวน์โหลดมาใช้งานได้นะครับ ..
บทความจาก :
http://blogs.netapp.com/storage_nuts_n_bolts/2009/10/netapp-virtual-storage-console-vsc-for-esx-ready-for-download.htmlThe VSC plugin, previewed here, provides NetApp storage visibility to the VMware administrator, displaying:
* The amount of storage available / used in the datastore / LUN / Volume / Aggregate that the datastore is contained in
* The amount of savings recognized by NetApp’s Deduplication technology
* The overall health and status of the controller
* The ability to optimize VMware hosts for connectivity to NetApp storage (Host timeouts, path settings, etc..)
Summary of supported functionality in the 1.0 release includes:
* Support for ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 hosts.
* Limited support for ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 hosts (listed and details provided, but setting not set – requires using EHU for host settings)
* Viewing the status of storage controllers from a SAN (FC, iSCSI) perspective.
* Viewing the status of storage controllers from a NAS (NFS) perspective.
* Viewing the status of ESX hosts, including ESX version and overall status.
* Checking at a glance whether the following are configured correctly, and if not, automatically setting the correct values without needing to access the ESX console. You can select multiple ESX hosts and update settings for all hosts with a single command.
* Storage adapter timeouts
* Multipathing settings
* NFS settings
* Collecting diagnostic information from the ESX hosts, storage controllers, and Fibre Channel switches.
* Tools to identify and correct misaligned disk partitions (MBR Tools)
* Tools to set proper guest operating system disk timeout values
NetApp FAS series customers can download the VSC from the NOW site today.
For IBM N-Series customers, the IBM branded version will be distributed directly from IBM. I do not know, whether IBM has published it yet.
