Our VMware datastore naming convention is a bit of a mess (it grew organically). Some datastores are named based on department, while others have more generic descriptions that describe the purpose of ...

VMFS3 VM Name: ServerName ServerName is a running VM, but I have verified the locations of the VMX and VMDK files are on a different datastore (I also vMotioned it to another datastore to be sure) ...

VMware storage entails more than simply mapping a logical unit number (LUN) to a physical server. VMware’s vSphere enables system administrators to create multiple virtual servers on a single physical ...

While working a vSphere 4.1 and 5.1 Infrastructure to vSphere vBlock 5.1 migration project, I needed to reclaim as much legacy storage as possible back to our SAN team. Completing the storage ...

Storage DRS (distributed resource scheduler) allows for aggregate storage management within a datastore cluster. When enabled, Storage DRS can give you recommendations for VM disk placement in an ...