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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 …