8 thoughts on “Storage Implementation in vSphere 5 book ships August 28, 2012

  1. Rick

    Hi, Mostafa

    I am so happy to see your storage book available in the market very soon. Would like to know if there is a link to order the e-book?

    Thank you.

    BR,
    Rick

    1. Mostafa Khalil

      Thanks Rick!
      The e-book is available at:
      http://www.pearsonitcertification.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321799933

  2. Jansson

    I bought one @ VMworld Barcelona today! Looking good… 🙂

  3. Harry

    Hello Mostafa,

    I recently Purchased Kindle Edition of your Storage.It is the best vsphere book available in the market.

    I have a Question on IP Storage.
    IP Storage Port Groups should be created on Default vswitch0 or should we create separate vswitch for IP Storage Port Groups.
    Are there any best practices for IP Storage Networking.

    Looking forwrad to your reply as well as Part 2 of the Storage book.

    Regards
    Harry

    1. Mostafa Khalil

      Harry,
      The best practice is to have a dedicate storage network that is separate from the management VM networks.
      Note that since iSCSI network is not routable in vSphere 5, the initiators and targets must be on the same subnet.
      With that in mind, you don’t have to use the default vSwitch0 if you have enough uplinks to dedicate to the storage network.
      Also keep in mind that you cannot combine NIC teaming with Port Binding for iSCSI Software Initiators.

  4. Kim Bottu

    Hello Mostafa.

    Will there be a “Storage Implementation in vSphere 6” book?

    Regards,
    Kim

    1. Mostafa Khalil

      Yes Kim, I am working on a 1200 page book that includes new features in vSphere 6 storage, including VSAN 6/6.1 and VVols, in addition to updading the current book content to version 6. It is targeted for Q4 2015 or Q1 2016.

      1. Kim Bottu

        Hello Mostafa,

        This is awesome news. I am really looking forward to be able to hold it and read it!

        Kim

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