So I was visiting a customer recently and the topic came up of building a linux based SMC/SPA server, also called SMAS. I have been asked this a few times, so with lots of inspiration from @vtexan I am putting some instructions in blog form. The first thing you will need is a base linux Read more »
Category Archives: Symmetrix
VMAX: Enginuity Q3 Service Release is GA with VAAI fixes now included!
Today EMC announced the latest version of Enginuity 5875 is now GA, we refer to this as the Q3 Service Release, it adds support for some new SAS drives, and other general fixes. The one big fix is that the vSphere VAAI fixes are now included and no longer need to be added as an Read more »
Quick update on VMAX VSA
So I just wanted to give a quick update now that VMworld 2011 is over. Reaction internally to the VSA has been amazing! It has gotten exposure at very high levels within EMC. I am happy to say that it looks like we will be getting even more development help and hopefully something that we Read more »
VMAX VSA: IT’S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As the title suggests there is indeed a Symmetrix VMAX VSA. I have been working on this project since shortly after EMC World. As I look back through my emails, I received the code on 6/3/11 and I have been working on it in almost all of my free time since then. Now finally Read more »
What is a VMAX ?
This blog post is not meant as an authoritative article. This is more just a cursory description of what a VMAX is and how it functions, what its basic building blocks are and how its fits in a virtualized world. This will be a multipart series. With Part 1 we will take a brief look Read more »
