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Well it is that time again, time to spread some knowledge and hope it helps someone in need! Synopsis In Purity//FA 4.8.0 and later Pure Storage introduced a new feature that reports the number of connections (or mappings) there are to a volume. To clarify, I am not talking about the number of connections such …
I recently came across an interesting issue that I feel is worth writing about. Since we are working so hard to have a solid vVol implementation for our customers, it is important to get as much knowledge out there as possible for people. This case was actually rather interesting and fun to work and a …
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog on Purity 5.3 and the new QoS features that were implemented. In the spirit of that post I decided today’s post would showcase Purity 5.3 and REST API 2.0. I know there are a lot of customers who utilize REST API for day to day operations …
A few weeks ago (August 20, 2019 to be exact) Pure Storage released Purity 5.3. This was an exciting time for us as it is a release with several new features and updates. In case you haven’t heard or read about it, one of those things was called EncryptReduce, which my colleague Cody Hosterman has …
The other day we got a question in the Pure Storage community forums that I thought was worth sharing. I didn’t go very much in-depth there so thought I would explain it more fully here. We are going to be updating our official documentation as well to ensure this is better understood. The Question I …
After being gone from work for an extended time due to several family events that required my attention, I am so happy to be back! I love the time I had with my family, it was definitely refreshing, but there is something to be said about being back to work and having your day structured! …
I have been working on a rather obscure issue recently that has required an in-depth look into multiple components within VMware ESXi. One of those components was (you guessed it) vVols and how it was handling a very specific task. Unfortunately I just wasn’t getting the needed information from the “info” level logging that is …
In the world of storage you often get to work with many different operating systems, applications, hardware, protocols and so much more. It is one of the reasons I love being in the storage industry! There is always so much to learn to keep this hyperactive mind busy. With a lot of options though often …
During my time in the storage industry one of the questions I have been asked most frequently is, “Why do I see a pause in I/O to back-end storage when I have multiple paths available and only a single path was taken offline?”. Honestly, it is a fair question to ask. You have taken the …