Some time ago differentiation between PDL (Permanent Device Loss) and APD (All Path Down) was introduced to vSphere. In a PDL situation, the hosts does not expect the device to return. PDL happens for example, when an administrator un-presents a LUN from a host. APD on the other hand is completely unplanned. By default the host tries to get the device back. Starting with vSphere […]
Create PSP rule for HPE 3PAR
There are a few best practices when implementing a 3PAR into a vSphere environment. One of these is the creation of a custom PSP-rule. With this set, all 3PAR volumes are automatically configured according to best practices when they get mounted. In this post I will show ways to create this rule. [Update] Because HPE Primera uses same vendor and model description as 3PAR, the […]
Detailed stuff about HP 3PAR
This post includes a lot of detailed information of HP 3PAR storage. Most of the stuff is also true for the new 8000 series. But this post is no introduction to 3PAR. You should know 3PAR terminology to get useful information out of this post.
Some basic stuff about HP P4000
Multisite Cluster Multisite-Cluster always syncs synchronously. Gateway connection handles the control traffic Windows systems are connected to the node that holds the data. This because of the DSM driver. For VMware this feature is available for SanIQ >= 12.5 with necessary patch installed for vSphere 5.5 and later. Advantage of Multisite Cluster is that Gateway is always on local site. To be able to failover after […]
Public CA do not allow internal names and reserved IP address any more
With November 2015 public CAs do not issue new certificates that uses internal names or reserved IP addresses in subjectAltName or in commonName. Furthermore such certificates will be revoked on October 1st, 2016. Internal names are hostnames that do not end with an Top Level Domain ending (.com, .de, …). For example: .local, .internal. Also NetBIOS names without any domain extension are affected. Reserved IP addresses are defined […]
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