Storage Integration Guides for vSphere

Vendor Integration Guides

I am putting here the links for the storage integration guide from various vendors which will help you configure and design your VMware Storage based on the vendor recommendation and best practices.

If you see any storage array not listed here, please leave the comment below and I will update it.

• HP 3PAR VMware Implementation Guide
  
  http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02663825/c02663825.pdf
• HP P4000 (LeftHand) SAN Solutions with VMware vSphere Best Practices
  
  http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-6918ENW.pdf
• HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) With VMware vSphere Configuration Best Practices
  
  http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA1-2185ENW.pdf
• EMC VNX Storage with VMware Storage
  
  http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/technical-documentation/h8229-vnx-vmware-tb.pdf
• EMC Symmetrix/VMAX Storage in VMware vSphere Environments
  
  http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/solution-overview/h2529-vmware-esx-svr-w-symmetrix-wp-ldv.pdf
• EMC CLARiiON Integration with VMware
  
  http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h1416-emc-clariion-intgtn-vmware-wp.pdf
• NetApp Storage Best Practices for VMware vSphere
  
  http://media.netapp.com/documents/tr-3749.pdf
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) in vSphere Environments Best Practices Guide
  
  http://www.hds.com/assets/pdf/optimizing-the-hitachi-virtual-storage-platform-best-practices-guide.pdf
• Dell Equallogic PS Series Storage Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 5
  
  http://www.equallogic.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10799

Remote Office Brance Office (ROBO) and Stretched Cluster Resources using vSphere/vCloud

Hi,

Now a days people are very cautious about their RPO and RTO which directly deals with the BC/DR Strategy and with stretched cluster configurations they are bringing down both the metrics with achievable targets for number of 9s.

I have put here some links for those who wants to Design such environment for various VMware ESX/ESXi/VC versions with 3rd party clustered solutions e.g. VPLEX, Metro Cluster etc.


These links includes recent Remote offices and Branch Offices and also the Stretched Clustered Solutions offered by EMC, NetApp, HP and IBM using VMware vSphere as the foundation.

• vCenter 5.0 in Remote Offices and Branch Offices (ROBO)
  
  http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/10165

• ROBO - Managing Remote ESX Hosts Over WAN with VirtualCenter for ESX 3.5 and 4.x
  
  http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11492

• ROBO Appliance
  
  http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/cat/27563
  
• ROBO with HP Lefthand VSA P 4000
  
  http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/partners/hp/hp-vmware-cost-effective-robo-P4000-VSA_sb-en.pdf
• Leveraging VMware View and Cisco WAAS using ROBO
  
  http://www.vmworld.com/docs/DOC-3524
• NetApp Metro Cluster Solution with VMware
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001783
• vCloud Director 1.5 and Stretched Cluster Architecture
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2009651
• Implementing vSphere Metro Cluster Storage (vMSC)  using EMC VPLEX
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007545
  
• Using VPLEX Metro using VMware HA
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026692
• VMware HA and vMotion with stretched IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Cluster
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2000948
• Implementing vSphere Metro Storage Cluster  using HP LeftHand Multi-Site
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2020097 
• vMotion over Distance support with EMC VPLEX Metro
  
  http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1021215   
• VMware vSphere Metro Storaage Cluster Case Study (Courtesy @DuncanYB)
  
  http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/10284

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