The Virtual Storage Guy

Free Book - VMware View 4.5 on NetApp Solution Guide

I’m pleased to announce that NetApp is giving away published copies of our NetApp and VMware View 4.5 Solution Guide! This offer is open to the first 1,000 eligible individuals who have a shipping address in the US or Canada. The View on NetApp book has been extremely popular and now is your chance to scoop one for free! This is the same soft-cover book currently available on Lulu.com for $15.99 plus shipping (USD).

If you are a NetApp customer or partner, run VMware on FAS, vSeries, or IBM N-Series arrays this book is the ‘how-to’ guide for implementing VMware View on NetApp. Below is the book's description from Lulu.

 

This book highlights the NetApp best practices in a VMware View 4.5 environment. It focuses on design, architecture, deployment and management of NetApp technologies that allow customers to design and implement space efficient AND high performing AND cost effective virtual desktop solutions without negative trade-offs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The book runs 82 pages and the authors of book are Chris Gebhardt & Abhinav Joshi, both recognized by VMware as vExperts for 2010!

You can register for your free copy of VMware View 4.5 Solutions Guide here.

Free Book - vSphere on NetApp Best Practices

I’m pleased to announce that NetApp is giving away published copies of our vSphere on NetApp Storage Best Practices book! This offer is open to the first 1,000 eligible individuals who have a shipping address in the US or Canada. The vSphere on NetApp book has been extremely popular and now is your chance to scoop one for free! This is the same book currently available on Lulu.com for $15.99 plus shipping (USD).

If you are a NetApp customer or partner, run VMware on FAS, vSeries, or IBM N-Series arrays this book is the ‘how-to’ guide for implementing vSphere on NetApp. Below is the book's description from Lulu.

Ensure your VMware vSphere on NetApp deployment delivers the highest performance, functionality, and storage efficiencies. This book will cover all basis including ESX/ESXi storage connectivity with FC, iSCSI, FCoE, and NFS; and array configurations including data deduplication and optimal datastore/Virtual Machines layouts. The Second edition highlights new vStorage capabilities and integrations available to VI admins with the NetApp vCenter plug-ins.

The book registers at just under 26,000 words and runs 124 pages and the authors of book are employees of NetApp and Cisco.

 

Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 is Available!

Mike Laverick has released the much-anticipated Administering VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.0 book. I’m very confident when I say there isn’t another SRM book that is as comprehensive as this one.

I’m assuming everyone knows Mike’s body of work with rtfm-ed.co.uk & SearchVMware.com and those who follow him on Twitter, but for the few whom may not, you need to. Mike has also created my new web obsession, the 'Chinwag'. If you haven’t caught a 'ChinWag' may I suggest you start with the one with yours truly.

NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices Book Update

At VMworld 2009 attendees were able to purchase the first book ever published by NetApp in the VMworld bookstore. This book was NetApp and VMware vSphere Storage Best Practices. Since then the book has been a huge success. I was very surprised today to learn that since the book's release on August 31st, it has sold nearly 5,000 copies.

To put the sales figures in perspective, we averaging nearly 1,000 copies sold each month!

The book’s current sales rank on lulu.com is 198.

For all interested in the book, I’m happy to announce that the second edition is now available. It’s packed full of net new content; however, I have to save the details as to what’s new as it ties into our February 18th announcement.

If you want a sneak peek you’ll have to head over to lulu.com

I’ve got more book news on the horizon and as soon as I can share the details, your RSS reader will be the first to know.

vSphere on NetApp Book Available at VMworld

This morning the VMworld bookstore opened and for the first time NetApp customers are able purchase a NetApp technical book! Early reports state that sales have been solid, so if you’re interested in a copy I’d suggest you grab one soon. Should you miss your opportunity to grab one the books will be available for sale in the next few weeks on Amazon.com.

Meet me and the co-authors Mike, Larry, & Peter at the NetApp booth. We are all on hand to answer your most technical questions.