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Techazine.com welcomes a new writer, Jason Foxworth
Several years ago, the branding for this site changed to Techazine.com after the domain became available. The idea then was to open up the site to additional voices and I’m really glad to say that today a new voice is joining the site. Jason Foxworth, who is also a systems administrator, will begin writing at […]
Stick to the recipe to keep ESXi on HP hardware cooking
Back in September, I blogged about a potential problem between HP’s September software bundle for ESXi and ProLiant Gen8 blade servers with Emulex CNA’s. Long story short, the issue was caused by a mismatch of firmware between Virtual Connect and the Emulex CNA’s. The mismatch was induced by me, as the administrator, not keeping all […]
Is there such a thing as an Enterprise InkJet? HP’s OfficeJet Pro X thinks so…
Laser printers and enterprise seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. But a little over a year ago, I was introduced to an enterprise inkjet printer line – the HP OfficeJet Pro X. In many ways, it resembles an HP LaserJet printer in size and design. It looks like an office printer – something substantial […]
HP announces Hyper-Converged Systems based on StoreVirtual VSA
HP unveiled the HP Converged System 200-HC StoreVirtual based on HP ProLiant SL2500 series of scalable computing servers and the HP StoreVirtual VSA today at VMworld in Barcelona. The CS 200-HC StoreVirtual features VMware vSphere 5, the HP StoreVirtual VSA, and HP OneView for management. The CS 200-HC StoreVirtual line comes in two different models – […]
HP’s Sept VMware driver bundle may cause issues with Eumlex CNA’s
Final Update (11/1/14): The drivers and bundle in question work with newer Flex-10 interconnect firmware. My configuration was out of the blessed recipe of firmware and driver versions and I had problems as a result. According to HP and independent community feedback on Twitter and by email, I can safely say that if you are running […]
HP unwraps ProLiant Gen9 hardware, strategy for 25 more years of compute
This morning, HP CEO Meg Whitman unwrapped a new generation of HP’s ProLiant servers and unpacked the company’s compute strategy the years ahead. HP first introduced the server to the world 25 years ago and in celebration of that milestone, HP is looking forward to the 25 years to come. The strategy is wrapped around a […]
HP readies 3PAR StoreServ with vVol support ahead of vSphere 6
HP says that they are ready and waiting with Virtual Volume (vVol) support on the 3PAR StoreServ platform when VMware releases vSphere 6. One of the most discussed topics in storage at VMworld is vVol support and HP says that they have been working with VMware since the pre-acquisition days of 3PAR to implement and support […]
Book Review: Learning PowerCLI
Whether you’re a new user or an advanced user, Learning PowerCLI by Robert van den Nieuwendijk is a fantastic reference to VMware PowerCLI. van den Nieuwendijk covers all the basics to get PowerCLI installed and running – getting you connected to ESXi hosts and vCenter. He also covers all of the basic and advanced PowerCLI […]
vSphere users get just the beta this year at VMworld
VMworld has a bit disappointing for core vSphere users this year. Its the first VMworld since at least 2008 where a major release of vSphere wasn’t made during the show. This year, we all have to settle for the vSphere 6 beta which was already publicly available. No news on timelines or release datas for vSphere […]
HP shows off 3PAR 7200 All Flash starter kit, $35K price
On Friday, HP announced the new HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 All Flash array Starter Kit. HP is it off this week at VMworld in San Francisco. The new package is the dual-controller 3PAR StoreServ 7200 equipped with eight 480GB solid state drives, sports 75,000 IOPS of performance and has a street price of just $35,000. The array has 3.5TB of raw […]
