InterWorks Blog: Storage
Seeing as we're the experts, we thought we'd share some of our intel. But beware, this level of inside information may cause extreme shock and awe. If you get lost, just fire up a flare - we'll come and get you.
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Feb 2010
Kelly Culwell
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Without going into factors such as disk queues, queue length, and I/O bottlenecks, there are a few simple things to remember when creating iSCSI SAN volumes to use as VMFS volumes.
1. Know your...[more]
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Feb 2010
One of the things I do most frequently when it comes to storage solutions is make sure that a client understands their performance needs. There are really only two factors in disk performance:
How...[more]
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Sep 2009
EqualLogic's snapshot functionality effectively freezes the data on the volume, and writes any changes off to another part of the disk. This excellent method of snapshots ensures that you have access...[more]
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Jun 2009
The term RAID stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks," and it is a way for computer users to gain a lot of storage reliability from ordinary disk drives without having to resort to...[more]
