Big changes in the virtualization world. Are you ready?
With VMwareโs future in fluxโlicensing changes, partner cuts, and the deprecation of vVolsโmany IT leaders are rethinking their virtualization strategy. ๐ก Enter OpenStack: the leading open-source alternative thatโs mature, flexible, and cost-effective. But migrating from VMware to OpenStack can beโฆ complicated. ๐ Not if you're running VMware on Pure Storage FlashArrays. In my latest blog, I explore how the new OpenStack 2025.1 "Epoxy" release simplifies the migration of VMware VMs using Pureโs native storage structuresโno conversions, no downtime, no headaches. ๐ง If youโre navigating Broadcom-era VMware and planning your next move, this is the insight you need. ๐ http://theansibleguy.com/vmware-to-openstack-the-simple-way/๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฒ๐
Many OpenStack admins are hitting limits with ephemeral storageโand asking how to move boot volumes to Cinder. Whether itโs performance issues with Ceph, limited scalability, or running out of disk on Nova hosts, external storage is becoming essential. I wrote a quick blog post showing how to migrate a Nova instance to a Cinder boot volume in 4 simple steps. Bonus: I included a fix for a common Glance quota issue. ๐ http://theansibleguy.com/ephemeral-to-cinder-a-quick-guide/ Have you started this transition? Letโs compare notes.Accelerate Teaser - VMware -> OpenStack
Big changes are afoot in the Virtualization world with the introduction of Broadcom's new licensing model for VMware. People are looking at how to move from VMware to another visrtualization platform. At Accelerate in Las Vegas, 2025, we will be showcasing a new feature in OpenStack that will allow you to seamlessly migrate VMware guests that currently exist on a Pure Storage FlashArray, either in a datastore or as a vVol, directly into OpenStack. Using a simple process, sometimes only requiring one step, your VMware guests can be made availble in your OpenStack cluster. As part of this Accelerate FlashTalk we will demonstrate this process using manual, GUI-based methods, and also using full automation with Ansible. If you are interested in this, make sure you register for Accelerate in Las Vegas, June 17-19.