About Me
Hello! My name is Alex Carver. I am currently a Solutions Architect for Pure Storage. I focus on implementations between VMware and Pure Storage. In particular I focus on the implementation of Storage Best Practices (SRM), Virtual Volumes (VVols), ActiveCluster and Site Recovery Manager with Pure Storage. As this is my personal blog, all thoughts and posts are my own.
Recent Posts
vVol Troubleshooting – What to do with a Empty VP URL
One of the more common issues I have seen when getting started with vVols is when an ESXi hosts is unable to authenticate with the…
Too Many Authentication Failures when trying to ssh to SRM
With the release of the Photon based SRM server there were bound to be some issues pop up. One of these has to do with…
Why does vCenter report ‘lost access to volume’ during a non-disruptive Storage Array event?
A question that I see asked in forums, slack channels, direct messages, etc, is why I see that access to storage was lost during events…
Using PowerShell for vCenter Task Collection
Recently I needed to collect vCenter Tasks during a script/test that I was running. I ended up using PowerShell to create a vCenter Task Collector,…
vSphere HA Failed to Create a Configuration VVol
One of the more confusing errors when getting started with implementing vSphere Virtual Volumes is the vSphere HA failed to create a configuration VVol for…
What happens when I rename a Virtual Volume on the FlashArray?
One of the common questions I'm asked with regards to VVols on Pure Storage is "Can I rename the Data Volume on the FlashArray? If…