Tintri VMstore storage arrays are purpose-built for virtualization and the cloud. IT administrators with working knowledge of virtualization can easily deploy Tintri storage without specialized storage knowledge. When deploying Tintri storage, there are no prerequisite operations such as LUN provisioning, HBA compatibility checks, or FC LUN zoning operations. From a VMware administrator’s point of view,…
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The complexities associated with managing NAS and SAN storage systems were introduced into a construct that was supposed to consolidate and simplify management of server infrastructure; instead, the opposite happened. One of the core tenants of VMware upon its introduction to the mainstream was the simplification of infrastructure management, most notably surrounding centralizing the management…
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Tintri VMstore is engineered to deliver the highest possible application performance in an intelligent and cost-effective manner. Two examples of this are per-VM storage QoS and VM Auto-Alignment. Let’s take a look at these two a little more in-depth. Per-VM Storage QoS Typically, storage appliances are unaware of VMs, but Tintri is an exception. Because…
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Interwoven throughout all Tintri products is the manifestation of these design goals. This list is not in any particular order, as the goals hold equal weight. Data Integrity Availability Simplicity Performance Scale Automation Analytics Self-Service VM/Application Awareness Data Integrity Purpose-built storage appliances serving enterprise workloads typically use commodity hardware with value-added OS and file system…
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Tintri began with the goal of solving the most challenging problem facing virtualization at the time, which was storage. Traditional storage was not designed to handle the dynamic needs of virtualization. Storage was costly from both a CAPEX and OPEX point of view, diminishing the cost benefits of virtualization. It was also a major source…
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Traditional enterprise storage was originally designed for two different use cases: Storing user files (Network Attached Storage or “NAS”) Providing fast, reliable disk storage directly to applications (Storage Area Network or “SAN”) Twenty years ago, before virtualization, NAS was used to hold user files, public folders, archives, etc. SAN was used for databases, ERP, and…
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