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Emulex VMware vSphere® 5.1 Web Client plug-in and the missing step…
Emulex recently announced support for the new VMware vSphere® 5.1 Web Client with Emulex OneCommand Manager plug-in for VMware vCenter ™ version 1.4.10. So of course, I download the plug-in and...
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Blog Series Part 1: Can disk parameter Disk.DiskIOMaxSize make a difference...
This blog is the first in a two part series that examines Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) implementations with VMware vSphere 5.1 using VMware’s software FCoE and a hardware FCoE adapter. These...
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Blog Series Part 2: Can the global advance disk parameter Disk.DiskIOMaxSize...
This blog is the second in a two part series that examines Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) implementations with VMware vSphere 5.1 using VMware’s software FCoE and hardware FCoE adapter. These blogs...
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vExpert 2013!
I recently attended the VMware Professional Community vBrownBag for Latin America when Larry Gonzalez (@virtualizecr) mentioned that I have been selected as a vExpert for 2013! The selections where...
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FreeBSD Networking with Emulex OneConnect® Ethernet Adapters
By Steve Perkins A few months back, the question of “tuning” the Emulex FreeBSD driver came up and it took me back to the days when I would spend time “tuning” largely unroadworthy 1960’s and 1970’s...
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Why am I unable to add a VMware vSphere ESXi 4.x and 5.x host to Emulex...
I recently talked to a few customers and OEM partners who are somewhat fairly new to Emulex OneCommand Manager for Windows. As of this writing, we are using Emulex OneCommand Manager for Windows...
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Virtual Network Fabric Performance Improvements Using Emulex VNeX Technology
The Emulex OneConnect OCe14000 family of 10Gb and 40Gb Ethernet (10GbE and 40GbE) Network Adapters and Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) are the first of their kind to be designed and optimized for...
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Microsoft Windows 2012/2012 R2 Hyper-V VMs losing network connectivity: a...
UPDATE as of 8/4/14: We are pleased to inform you that the July 2014 Special Release for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 CNA Ethernet Driver is now available for Emulex branded (non OEM)...
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Emulex OCe14000 family of Ethernet and Converged Network Adapters bring new...
When we launched the OneConnect® OCe14000, our latest Ethernet and Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), we touched on a number of performance and data center efficiency claims that are significant enough...
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What is a native mode driver in VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5?
VMware recently introduced a new driver model called native mode in vSphere 5.5. VMware ESXi 5.5 has two driver models, one called “vmklinux,” which is the legacy driver model and the second is the new...
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NVGRE with the Emulex OCe14000 Adapters: A peek under the hood
Large scale virtualization and cloud computing, along with the need to reduce the costs of deploying and managing new servers, are driving the popularity of overlay networks. Network Virtualization...
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Configuring SMB Direct with the Emulex OCe14000 Adapters
Beginning with the Emulex 10.2 software release, all current Emulex OneConnect® OCe14000 adapters gained a new FREE feature called SMB Direct, which is a form of RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)....
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Why Do We Need Hadoop?
Why do we need Hadoop or what problem does Hadoop solve in the current data centers? The simple answer is the rapid growth of social media, cellular advances and requirements for data analytics has...
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Redesigned Implementer’s Lab helps you find technical content for easier I/O...
Today, I’d like to call your attention to the redesigned Implementer’s Lab, with a new logo and new organization of technical content to help you successfully implement I/O on leading server and...
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Look to RoCE with OFED to Increase Data Center Throughput and Efficiency
As the world of networking continues to advance at faster rates than ever before, more and more demand has been placed on data centers and compute clusters to keep up with the vast amount of data...
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How to Build an OpenStack Cloud Computing Environment in High Performance...
OpenStack is a free set of software and tools for building and managing cloud computing environments for public and private clouds. It is considered a cloud operating system that has the ability to...
View ArticleBest practices for adjusting the device queue depth of a 16GFC HBA in VMware...
By: Alex Amaya There are many best practices with VMware solutions that cover networking, storage, deployment, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and so on. Additionally, there are best practices on...
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Expresslane Demo Video Highlights “How to Double Your Throughput”
By: Allison Hope Beginning with the Emulex 10.2 software release, all current Emulex LightPulse® LPe16002 Fibre Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) gained a new, FREE feature called Emulex...
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