September 7th, 2011
The long awaited hardware refresh is here!
New EqualLogic hardware enclosures with more drive types, sizes and combinations are now available.
Dell has had a ton of new introductions recently, including the FS7500 NAS solution for EqualLogic (shown left), the NX3500 NAS solution for PowerVault, FC for PowerVault, and now, new and updated enclosures for EqualLogic.
In addition, the latest Dell firmware for EQL, v5.1 was recently released and brings some powerful new features like support for data center bridging (DCB) and support for sub-volume auto-tiering between Members in a Group. This one is huge!
This adds to EQL’s network and capacity load balancers the ability to balance workloads by performance, between Members in a Group. (Think in terms of mixing Members with different drive types in a Pool and automating exchange of hot and cold data automatically).
Of course this is a no cost download for your existing customers and can be applied on all EQL arrays.
The new EQL enclosures are the PS6100 series and PS4100 series. As always, you can continue to mix and match old EQL enclosures with new, preserving their investment and avoiding rip and replace upgrades.
For an overview of the Dell storage portfolio see http://www.dellstorage.com/
Stay tuned for updates and enhancements to the Compellent line up!
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July 26th, 2010
Of course, we’re talking about Dell EquaLogic virtual ISCSI storage here. Let’s face it, storage is the foundation of our datacenters. Servers and equipment only exist in order to give us access to our data, and for many administrators storage is an after thought rather than a foundation.
“How much storage does this server need?” is the common question and understandably so, since SAN solutions have historically been relatively expensive and complex… until EqualLogic, that is.. Read More
Tags: EqualLogic, SAN, storage
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January 26th, 2010
Effective May 2010, VMware will remove all but the most recent versions of our Virtual Infrastructure product binaries from our download web site. As of this date, these Virtual Infrastructure products will have reached end of general support according to the published support policy. The downloadable products removed will include both ESX and Virtual Center releases. For reference, the VMware VI3 support policy can be viewed at this location: www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/vi.
By removing older releases, VMware is establishing a long-term sustainable product maintenance line for older ESX product releases which have transitioned into the Extended Support life cycle phase. This enables us to baseline all patches and critical fixes against these baselines. This translates to faster customer turn-around and greater product stability during the extended support phase.
Virtual Infrastructure products being removed by May 2010:
• ESX 3.5 versions 3.5 GA, Update 1, Update 2, Update 3 and Update 4
• ESX 3.0 versions 3.0 GA, 3.0.1, 3.0.2 and 3.0.3
• ESX 2.x versions 2.5.0 GA, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.1.3, 2.5.3, 2.0.2, 2.1.2 and 2.5.4
• Virtual Center 2.5 GA, 2.5 Update 1, 2.5 Update 2, 2.5 Update 3, 2.5 Update 4 and 2.5 Update 5
• Virtual Center 2.0
Virtual Infrastructure products remaining for Extended Support:
These versions will be the baseline for ongoing support during the Extended Support phase. All subsequent patches issued will be based solely upon the releases below.
• ESX 3.5 Update 5 will remain throughout the duration of Extended Support
• ESX 3.0.3 Update 1 will remain throughout the duration of Extended Support
• Virtual Center 2.5 Update 6 expected in early 2010
Customers may stay at a prior version, however VMware’s patch release program during Extended Support will be continued with the condition that all subsequent patches will be based on the latest baseline. In some cases where there are release dependencies, prior update content may be included with patches.
For additional FAQs, please refer to the VMware Infrastructure Lifecycle FAQs web site: http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/vi/faq.html.
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