Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• How are FCoE switches used in the data center?

  Adoption of FCoE switches is dependent on Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol (DCBx) switch technology, says storage expert Marc Staimer.  Continue Reading

• Why has FCoE adoption been slower than expected?

  Marc Staimer explains why FCoE adoption has been slower than expected, despite having advantages over iSCSI and Fibre Channel.  Continue Reading

• How to use MLC SSD for tiered storage

  Find out how to use MLC SSDs for tiered storage and how to improve their endurance in this Expert Response from Marc Staimer.  Continue Reading

• Offloaded Data Transfer speeds up reads and writes in Hyper-V

  Storage expert Brien Posey explains how Offloaded Data Transfer, a new feature of Hyper-V 3.0, works to perform tasks quicker.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-V 3.0's Virtual Fibre Channel: Direct connection to FC storage

  Hyper-V 3.0's Virtual Fibre Channel allows VMs to directly connect to FC-based storage, facilitating clustering and allowing broader virtualization.  Continue Reading

• How Hyper-V storage migration has improved in version 3.0

  Storage expert Brien Posey compares VMware Storage vMotion and Hyper-V Live Storage Migration, with a look at how they work.  Continue Reading

• Virtual machine storage simplified in Hyper-V 3.0

  Hyper-V 3.0 simplifies virtual machine storage by eliminating Cluster Shared Volumes requirement and adding option to use file servers for storage.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-V 3.0 features include SMB 2.2, better migration, dedupe

  Storage expert Brien Posey discusses storage-related improvements in Hyper-V 3.0, including Shared Nothing Live Migration and data deduplication.  Continue Reading

• PCIe flash, caching software and power consumption

  Marc Staimer discusses PCIe flash cache management as well as HDD and SSD power consumption in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-V vs. vSphere storage types

  Storage expert Brien Posey discusses Hyper-V vs. vSphere storage support in the latest versions of the respective virtualization platforms.  Continue Reading

• Shared-nothing live migration eliminates Hyper-V shared storage rule

  Introduced in Hyper-V 3.0, shared-nothing live migration eliminates the need for shared storage in live migration, simplifying the building of clusters.  Continue Reading

• How to add flash to arrays for improved Tier 0 performance

  Find out whether adding flash to an existing array will result in a high-performance Tier 0 in this Expert Response from Marc Staimer.  Continue Reading

• Adding SSD to a tiered storage system

  Find out whether you need to invest in new management software when adding SSD to a tiered storage system in this Expert Response from Marc Staimer.  Continue Reading

• VDI infrastructure and storage platform choices: SAN vs. NAS, Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

  Read up on how SAN and NAS compare in terms of their ability to support a VDI infrastructure, and then drill down for details on Fibre Channel SAN vs. iSCSI SAN.  Continue Reading

• Solving VDI performance issues with flash cards, SSD and software options

  Find out how to address VDI performance issues that occur during boot storms or login storms with flash cards; SSD; or software solutions, such as Atlantis Computing’s ILIO.  Continue Reading