Major 4.1.0 update for HPE SimpliVity

It took quite some time after the 4.0 release, but finally version 4.1 for the HPE SimpliVity HCI platform is there. And it is was worth waiting, since the list of enhancements is long, including a new hardware model. Let’s take a look at what’s announced:   Extended Data Protection The previous version 4.0 enabled […]

HPE SimpliVity networking explained

In this article I explain the networking configuration from an HPE SimpliVity HCI solution from a physical and logical point of view. An HPE SimpliVity appliance is build on the HPE DL380 or DL325 Gen10 platform (at the moment of publication of this article), which I will further reference as a SimpliVity host or node. […]

How-To: install the HPE Simplivity 380 vCenter Plug-in

One of the steps during the installation of an HPE SimpliVity cluster is the installation of the required Plug-in for vCenter. The plug-in for the Windows Server based vCenter is a rather easy Next-Next-Finish procedure, the installation for the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is a bit more complex. In this article I highlight the steps […]

How-To: Deploy HPE SimpliVity nodes

In this article I will describe all the steps required to install a new HPE SimpliVity cluster. It will give you an idea of the prerequisites and information required during the installation. This articles is not replacing the official HPE SimpliVity Deployment Guide. Always download the latest version of the HPE OmniStack x.x.x for vSphere […]

HPE grows its HCI portfolio with bigger SimpliVity models

HPE has released 3 new SimpliVity models to grow its HCI portfolio to give more flexibility when sizing a hyper-converged environment.   SimpliVity 380 G The SimpliVity 380 Gen10 G models does not have a hardware accelerator card unlike the regular 380 model. Initially there were 2 models on the market with 4 and 6 […]

HPE SimpliVity adds air gapped backups with StoreOnce integration

With the release of SimpliVity software version 4.0.0 HPE introduced the ability to externalize the backups created in SimpliVity outside the SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform on a HPE StoreOnce backup target.   About HPE StoreOnce StoreOnce is a stand-alone, disk-based data protection appliance that can be implemented as hardware or deployed as a software virtual […]

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