Comments on: Learning About EMC Storage http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-51526 slowe Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:04:28 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-51526 Thiru, I can't really guide you---determining which storage track to follow or which storage technology to focus on is strictly something you need to decide. Good luck! Thiru, I can’t really guide you—determining which storage track to follow or which storage technology to focus on is strictly something you need to decide. Good luck!

]]> By: Thiru http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-51523 Thiru Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:01:25 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-51523 Hi, I am planning to do Storage course but in that storage lot of divisions are there. I don't know which one i have to choose. Please guide me Hi,

I am planning to do Storage course but in that storage lot of divisions are there. I don’t know which one i have to choose. Please guide me

]]> By: John http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-50321 John Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:30:09 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-50321 hi everybody how to play the vedio EMC of CELERRA 5.6 & EMC CLARiiON Training it is giving me the error when opening the vedio. hi everybody how to play the vedio EMC of CELERRA 5.6 & EMC CLARiiON Training it is giving me the error when opening the vedio.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-46149 Nick Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:49:23 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-46149 I'd echo the comments (for Clariion at least) that it's a very reliable product burdened with very poor management tools. Navisphere is OK, it's just very slow once you start scaling up your environment (we're currently up to 4 Clariions across 4 sites). We've recently invested in ControlCenter but I've not had time to get familiar with it, it seems clunky though. As for learning about EMC stuff, I'd rate Powerlink very highly, I've not been on any training courses or bought any books yet. I’d echo the comments (for Clariion at least) that it’s a very reliable product burdened with very poor management tools. Navisphere is OK, it’s just very slow once you start scaling up your environment (we’re currently up to 4 Clariions across 4 sites).

We’ve recently invested in ControlCenter but I’ve not had time to get familiar with it, it seems clunky though.

As for learning about EMC stuff, I’d rate Powerlink very highly, I’ve not been on any training courses or bought any books yet.

]]> By: pat http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-46105 pat Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:30:46 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-46105 The best is to view the whole Clariion storage world the way EMC views it. EMC Celerra/Clariion is super complex, esp the Celerra. Read EMC's Best Practices for Fibre Channel Flare 28 (or 29), to get an idea on how things are done EMC style. The best is to view the whole Clariion storage world the way EMC views it. EMC Celerra/Clariion is super complex, esp the Celerra.

Read EMC’s Best Practices for Fibre Channel Flare 28 (or 29), to get an idea on how things are done EMC style.

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-46021 slowe Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:14:55 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-46021 That would be fine with me! Let me know if you don't have my contact information and I'll get it to you. That would be fine with me! Let me know if you don’t have my contact information and I’ll get it to you.

]]> By: Jason Boche http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-46017 Jason Boche Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:58:11 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-46017 I'm about to become quite familiar with EMC Celerra storage. May have to collaborate with you a bit :) I’m about to become quite familiar with EMC Celerra storage. May have to collaborate with you a bit :)

]]> By: Debbie http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-45966 Debbie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:28:49 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-45966 Scott, Glad to see you are getting around to kicking the tires on the Celerra and CLARiiON. As you are renowned for getting to the heart of how technologies actually work would you consider publishing your thoughts on how these arrays operate within vSphere environments and compare them to what is available with arrays from E-Plus (which I believe are HP & NetApp)? Maybe your readers could suggest items they would like to see compared? I believe an unbiased and honest review would be really appreciated by the VMware community. Scott,

Glad to see you are getting around to kicking the tires on the Celerra and CLARiiON.

As you are renowned for getting to the heart of how technologies actually work would you consider publishing your thoughts on how these arrays operate within vSphere environments and compare them to what is available with arrays from E-Plus (which I believe are HP & NetApp)?

Maybe your readers could suggest items they would like to see compared? I believe an unbiased and honest review would be really appreciated by the VMware community.

]]> By: Joe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-45921 Joe Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:08:14 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-45921 Scott, I appreciate your honesty about not being an EMC storage expert. The truth is, is there such a creature? With virtualization constantly evolving, how can we keep up? I’ve managed VMware on HP, NetApp and HDS storage and I must say the hardest thing about storage is getting the storage admins to understand why carving storage for VMware is different. Thus, the role of storage expert is forced upon us to convince the storage admin – why! Over the last year I’ve had to learned more about storage than I ever wanted to. That said, I will agree with you that I am still no expert. We are all just students trying to keep up with today’s top buzz … bzzzz! Joe Scott, I appreciate your honesty about not being an EMC storage expert. The truth is, is there such a creature?

With virtualization constantly evolving, how can we keep up? I’ve managed VMware on HP, NetApp and HDS storage and I must say the hardest thing about storage is getting the storage admins to understand why carving storage for VMware is different. Thus, the role of storage expert is forced upon us to convince the storage admin – why!

Over the last year I’ve had to learned more about storage than I ever wanted to. That said, I will agree with you that I am still no expert. We are all just students trying to keep up with today’s top buzz … bzzzz!

Joe

]]> By: Jim http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/09/15/learning-about-emc-storage/comment-page-1/#comment-45899 Jim Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:37:10 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1656#comment-45899 Don't forget about youtube. There is an incredible amount of data there about EMC products. Don’t forget about youtube. There is an incredible amount of data there about EMC products.

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