Why A Facebook Page ?

Blogging is fun ! My personal words on the internet and anyone can read those. Twitter is a good medium to spread the word and there are other social media apps. But a lot of people still stick with facebook. To reach more friends and people I just created a Facebook Page, just for my … Read more

Race Predictor | Running Blog

Since a time I am running with a Garmin 620 sportwatch. It should be capable to predict your time on different distances. Race Predictor : Is it possible ? My VO2max right now is just 42. I know it’s not high, but atleast I am running frequently and I like it ! Sometimes I am … Read more

USB Drive as Datastore on ESXi 6.0

For my physical security I got a small PC with ESXi running on it. Now I needed more HDD space and I wanted to solve this with adding a USB drive to the PC for ESXi. Unfortunally I didn’t see it in the beginning as a datastore. But it’s possible ! Get the USB Drive … Read more

Expanding Hyperflex with a Compute Node is So easy !

When you have a Cisco Hyperflex cluster and you have enough storage, but you need more CPU or memory, it’s possible to expand the cluster with a compute node only. In this instruction video I will show you the steps. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoSeL_TsEZA[/embedyt] Summary : Assign the Compute-Only service profile to a server. Install the ESXi … Read more

VMWare Error : System logs are stored on non-persistent storage

After installing ESXi on a SD-Card I received the error message : What is the solution for this issue ? First I got to see how the local datastore is called. This I am going to use to write the logging to. Goto Settings of the server. Click on advanced settings.   In Syslog.global.logDir you … Read more

Hyperflex Sizer For All Flash and Edge

Last year Hyperflex just got one configuration. Right now there are multiple different Hyperflex clusters, with their own limitations. I just updated my Hyperflex Sizing Tool on calculating # Capacity Nodes. Click the link for the Tool ! What’s new ? You can choose between a Replication Factor of 2 or 3. Hyperflex Still the same … Read more

Best 5 features of Hyperflex 2.1(1b) software

Cisco Hyperflex is getting more and more new features. Right now you can download the HX Data Platform 2.1(1b) software on the cisco.com/go/software site. What are the best features of the software ? Self Encryption Drives One way of protecting your data is to use SED or Self Encryption Drives. Hyperflex support those SED drives … Read more