Reading Time: 6 minutesConfiguring MPIO on Windows iSCSI Initiator is an article that explains how to configure the MultiPath Input Output in a Windows Client to provide load balancing and failover process to access an iSCSI LUN provided by the vSAN iSCSI Target Service feature. First and foremost, What is MPIO? MultiPath Input Output (MPIO) is a feature…
Reading Time: 7 minutesUsing the vSAN iSCSI Target Service is an article that explains how to enable and configure the vSAN iSCSI Target Service. We will show in a basic way how to enable and configure this service. Before starting, I want to share some official links about this service: https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsan-iscsi-target-usage-guide https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan.doc/GUID-13ADF2FC-9664-448B-A9F3-31059E8FC80E.html About the vSAN iSCSI Target Service…
Reading Time: 7 minutesvSAN is a software-defined storage solution used a lot in modern data centers. It’s a police-driven technology that provides us the flexibility to apply different policies for each virtual machine (VM) and different policies for each virtual disk (vmdk level). This article aims to provide a basic understanding of the vSAN Durability Components. We have…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article will provide an introduction to the vSAN Trace Files and some techniques to customize the maximum size and location to place those files. So, First and Foremost, What are the vSAN Trace Files? vSAN traces are log files that are used for diagnosing and troubleshooting issues with vSAN. These files can be particularly…
Reading Time: 4 minutesVMs Are Unable to Connect in the NSX Environment is an article that shows a simple workflow to debug a VM connection issue. In this article, for instance, we are considering both VMs placed in the same NSX segment (VM A and VM B) but running on different ESXi hosts (different Host Transport Nodes). The…
Reading Time: 6 minutesNSX Distributed Firewall Challenge Scenario shows a scenario with a connectivity issue between two VMs placed on the same segment. The challenge here is to understand the issue by using troubleshooting techniques and fix the issue. Let’s talk a little about the scenario: What is the issue? From the VM “sa-infosec-03” the curl command failed….