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Tuning iSCSI Target settings for VMware ESX

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Tuning iSCSI Target settings for VMware ESX

Date: May 22, 2014

Lately, we have been getting enquiries from Open-E DSS V7 users about VMware settings. That’s why we decided to prepare a webcast explaining how to tune iSCSI Target settings for …

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LSI RAID as passthrough device for VMware ESX

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Subtitles: English

LSI RAID as passthrough device for VMware ESX

Jul 16, 2013

00:31:28

Todd Maxwell

  • Installing Open-E DSS V7 as VSA
  • Enabling RAID as passthrough device in vClient
  • Adding the RAID to Open-E DSS V7
  • Creating RAID unit using Open-E DSS V7 Web GUI and MSSM
  • Checking the performance from the console accessing the log file
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Open-E Data Storage Software V7 verified as Citrix Ready

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Open-E Data Storage Software V7 verified as Citrix Ready

Date: Jun 25, 2013

Open-E is happy to announce that its latest software release has received Citrix Ready® verification The Citrix Ready designation indicates that Open-E DSS V7 completed a rigorous verification process to …

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Voting time! Open-E DSS V7 receives another award nomination

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Language: English

Voting time! Open-E DSS V7 receives another award nomination

Date: May 17, 2013

Once again this year, we have been recognized by the storage industry and received a nomination for an award. This time, Open-E DSS V7 has been selected for the Storage …

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Warming Up for Intel Solutions Summit 2013

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Warming Up for Intel Solutions Summit 2013

Date: Apr 5, 2013

We are excited to be back for another Intel Solution Summit (ISS). This year, it will be hosted at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland ISS 2013 gathers top Intel …

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Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine - Best Practices

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine - Best Practices

Apr 3, 2013

01:18:08

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Installation and configuration of Open-E DSS V7 as a Virtual Machine
  • Para-virtual SCSI and VMXNET3 drivers
  • Configuration of a RAID Controller as PCI DirectPath Device vs. RAW Device Mapping
  • Host Cache Configuration
  • Starting the VM and simple test setup with iSCSI Target and Public NAS share
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Get the most out of your storage with an Active-Active setup!

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Language: English

Get the most out of your storage with an Active-Active setup!

Date: Apr 2, 2013

Recent test comparison of Open-E DSS V7 iSCSI Active-Active and Active-Passive Failover proved, how beneficial for the storage system can be to apply the Active-Active configuration. Better throughput and faster …

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Active-Active HA Cluster Solution for Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cluster

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Category: Virtualization

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Active-Active HA Cluster Solution for Windows 2012 Hyper-V Cluster

Feb 21, 2013

01:07:05

  • Open-E DSS V7 iSCSI Failover Active-Active Cluster step-by-step setup
  • 2 nodes Hyper-V Cluster step-by-step setup
  • Create a virtual machine
  • Testing planned and unplanned failover
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Open-E DSS V7 declared VMware Ready™

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Open-E DSS V7 declared VMware Ready™

Date: Feb 14, 2013

Open-E is happy to announce its latest software release achieved the VMware Ready™ status. The VMware Ready™ designation indicates that after a detailed validation process Open-E Data Storage Software Version …

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Typical Administrator tasks done while iSCSI Failover is running

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Category: High Availability

Product: Open-E DSS V7

Language: English

Typical Administrator tasks done while iSCSI Failover is running

Jan 8, 2013

01:30:02

Janusz Bak - Chief Technical Officer

  • Add new volumes into a running cluster
  • Remove a volume from a running cluster
  • Move volumes between resource pools for load balancing tuning
  • Expand the volume size while the cluster is running
  • Power outage simulation of both cluster nodes and starting the cluster after a power restore
  • Software update while running a cluster
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