Comments on: Fluid Operations eCloudManager Provides Open Source VMFS Driver http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/ Go Green with Virtualization. Go UGLY Green with vmetc.com. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nazli Ercan http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-3804 Nazli Ercan Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:07:16 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-3804 I just read that the VMFS driver has been used in a release candidate<br><br>Find more out here: <a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Fluid-Operations-1033515.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Fluid-O...</a> I just read that the VMFS driver has been used in a release candidate

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]]> By: Nazli Ercan http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-3024 Nazli Ercan Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:07:16 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-3024 I just read that the VMFS driver has been used in a release candidate<br><br>Find more out here: <a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Fluid-Operations-1033515.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Fluid-O...</a> I just read that the VMFS driver has been used in a release candidate

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]]> By: Spencer http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 Spencer Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:57:14 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2318 <strong>Application Performance Monitoring Virtual Machine...</strong> You have got to be kidding!... Application Performance Monitoring Virtual Machine…

You have got to be kidding!…

]]> By: Andy Bell http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Andy Bell Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:57:18 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2147 Yes, and i can't wait for it to be ready for production.<br><br>I think we have to wait until vi4 (yes i'm calling it that !) for the windows based licence server to disappear as well. Yes, and i can't wait for it to be ready for production.

I think we have to wait until vi4 (yes i'm calling it that !) for the windows based licence server to disappear as well.

]]> By: Professional VMware » Blog Archive » Now This is Very Interesting – Open Source VMFS Driver! http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Professional VMware » Blog Archive » Now This is Very Interesting – Open Source VMFS Driver! Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:42:11 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2139 [...] indeed. Scott Lowe & Mr. Brambley already did an excellent write up, so I’ll spare you more boring reading. However, this opens up [...] [...] indeed. Scott Lowe & Mr. Brambley already did an excellent write up, so I’ll spare you more boring reading. However, this opens up [...]

]]> By: rbrambley http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 rbrambley Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:46:42 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2138 Andy,<br><br>As long as the live CD had the drivers / packages / programs for the HBA / iSCSI storage connection then a VMFS volume could be reached. However, to your point, a LiveCD recovery would be best used for local ESX host storage. Otherwise, VMs on shared storage do not really need to be rescued. Just rebuild ESX. For that matter, the VMFS driver from a Window or Linux host could access the shared storage too.<br><br>You do know that vCenter on Linux technical preview has been released, right? <a href="http://vmetc.com/2009/02/23/vmware-vcenter-linux-virtual-appliance-beta-available/" rel="nofollow">http://vmetc.com/2009/02/23/vmware-vcenter-linu...</a> Andy,

As long as the live CD had the drivers / packages / programs for the HBA / iSCSI storage connection then a VMFS volume could be reached. However, to your point, a LiveCD recovery would be best used for local ESX host storage. Otherwise, VMs on shared storage do not really need to be rescued. Just rebuild ESX. For that matter, the VMFS driver from a Window or Linux host could access the shared storage too.

You do know that vCenter on Linux technical preview has been released, right? http://vmetc.com/2009/02/23/vmware-vcenter-linu...

]]> By: Andy Bell http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Andy Bell Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:17:57 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2137 Seems like the crashed server recovery would only be useful in single hosts, since hosts on a cluster would have the vmdk's on shared storage anyway.<br><br>But i like the fact this is open source, and lots of cool things that don't need Windows will hopefully emerge in the VMware ecosystem. <br><br>Now, if only vCenter was released on Linux...... ;) Seems like the crashed server recovery would only be useful in single hosts, since hosts on a cluster would have the vmdk's on shared storage anyway.

But i like the fact this is open source, and lots of cool things that don't need Windows will hopefully emerge in the VMware ecosystem.

Now, if only vCenter was released on Linux…… ;)

]]> By: rbrambley http://vmetc.com/2009/02/26/fluid-operations-ecloudmanager-provides-open-source-vmfs-driver/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 rbrambley Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:37:48 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=3427#comment-2136 Sean,<br><br>I know we've already kicked the concept around on twitter, but all kinds of possibilities exist with an open source VMFS driver. Scott Lowe has already blogged about a common datastore fro multi hypervisors (see trackback link below), @texiwill has ideas for forensics, and then there is possible direct access from programs like backup exec, for example. Backup Exec could invoke a snapshot and then mount a .vmdk and do incremental file backups all from a Windows server! <br><br>Of course VCB still offers a LAN free backup, which is a tough feature to replace. Sean,

I know we've already kicked the concept around on twitter, but all kinds of possibilities exist with an open source VMFS driver. Scott Lowe has already blogged about a common datastore fro multi hypervisors (see trackback link below), @texiwill has ideas for forensics, and then there is possible direct access from programs like backup exec, for example. Backup Exec could invoke a snapshot and then mount a .vmdk and do incremental file backups all from a Windows server!

Of course VCB still offers a LAN free backup, which is a tough feature to replace.

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