Blogs by Ashwin

  Azure VM NFS Storage Azure VM NFS storage is widely available for SAP workloads can be easily implemented by using Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) with the help of Pacemaker clustering on Azure VMs running SUSE and also by using GlusterFS clustering on RHEL. Managed NFS storage is available in the form of Azure NetApp Files which is an enterprise-class, high-performance, metered file storage service. Azure NetApp Files supports a wide range of workloads and is highly available by default. Snapshots set up and service as well as performance level can be selected through the service. Microsoft has already tested the SAP file shares with Azure NetApp Files for application-level high availability and plans to provide support for SAP HANA in the near future, after the Azure NetApp Files are certified by SAP. Azure VM SMB Storage SMB shares are highly available for SAP workloads in Azure VMs and can be readily implemented by using Storage Space Direct (S2D)-based clusters wi...

  Azure Storage Types You can use Azure Storage Service to store unstructured and partially structured data while creating an Azure Storage Account which is capable of hosting different types of following objects: Blobs- These typically represents unstructured files such as media content, virtual machine disks, backups, or logs while offering a locking mechanism, which facilitates exclusive file access that IaaS VMs requires. There are three types of blobs. The first one, known as a block blob, is the most effectively used for sequential access, which is ideal for media content. The second one, referred to as a page blob, provides superior random-access capabilities, which is the best suited for VM disks. The third one, referred to as an append blob, supports data append operations, without the need to modify existing content. This works the best with logging and auditing activities. Tables- These hosts non-relational and partially structured content consisting of multiple rows of ...