Pure Storage
Correlate a Volume to Source Snapshot
I received a request from a customer to determine what snapshot is the source of a created volume. Before I dig into how to determine the correlation using the [...]
Integration of Pure Storage with SolarWinds®
All-flash arrays are the new normal in the data center. Pure Storage simplicity meets SolarWinds® end-to-end IT infrastructure management
After several [...]
Updated Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit
I have updated the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit with a new cmdlet for testing Windows Server settings based on our best practices. The new release can be [...]
Pure Storage Non-Disruptive Video Series – Chapter 1
Since joining Pure Storage I've been able to work on very interesting projects but the Non-Disruptive Video Series has been one of my favorites. The goal of [...]
What Volume is Connected to What Host?
There was a Pure1 Community forum question asking how to identify what volume is connected to what host?
Here are some simple scripts to display with no [...]
Demonstration of New Microsoft Azure Integration
During the Pure//Accelerate 2016 conference we announced the Pure Storage Hybrid All-Flash Cloud with Microsoft Azure. During the conference we presented [...]
Pure Storage Python Toolkit with BASH on Windows 10
Microsoft recently announced the new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14316 which includes the ability to run native bash on Ubuntu on Windows. First off [...]
Where are the Pure Storage SDKs and Toolkits?
I have received a lot of questions recently about the locations of the various SDKs and Toolkits for the Pure Storage® Windows PowerShell modules.
There [...]
New Pure Storage PowerShell SDK Release
Today we released the new Pure Storage® PowerShell SDK 1.5. This new release addresses some core changes to the SDK that include:
Upgraded to support [...]
Announcing: Pure Storage All-Flash Cloud for Microsoft Azure
Today is an exciting day at Pure Storage! Holding our 1st User Conference: Pure//Accelerate; announcing new products: FlashArray//m10 and FlashBlade; along [...]
Misconception of Microsoft Exchange Server support with Pure Storage FlashArray
The question from customers that consistently comes up is regarding support for Microsoft Exchange Server with a Pure Storage FlashArray. The simple answer is [...]
Pure Storage 40,000 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution (ESRP)
Unlike traditional disk based storage solutions where various arrays are designed to address specific customer profiles, FlashArray//m is designed to [...]
New PowerShell ISE *Preview* & PowerShell Gallery
There are so many great PowerShell development/scripting tools that have been developed offering a wide variety of features for every level of scripter. I’ve [...]
Photo of the Day: Pure Storage FlashArray//m Series Systems
Thanks to Alex Touchette who took an amazing perspective shot of a row of Pure Storage FlashArray//m series systems. Feel free to download and use as your [...]
Remove the Windows Features You Don’t Need to Save Some Space
Windows Server comes with a wealth of Roles and Features. In many cases not everyone uses all of the Roles or Features on every server deployed, physical or [...]
How-To: Enabling/Disabling Remote Assist with the PowerShell SDK
A question that is coming up often as more and more customers leverage the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK for automation management is, “How do I control [...]
$200 Discount Code for Pure//Accelerate, What do you want to learn?
Want to join us at Pure//Accelerate and save $200 off the registration fee???
The solution is as simple as our management interface:
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Accelerate Your Pure Storage Experience
After being at Pure Storage for the last 2+ years there are so many amazing moments that I have experienced but if I could distill it down into my Top 5 here [...]
Kicking the Deployment Tires with Microsoft Nano Server
I finally started playing around with Microsoft Nano Server this past week and am quite amazed at the implementation of this new Windows Server deployment [...]
Pure Storage SMI-S Provider Overview
With the release of Purity 4.6 we introduce support for the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S).This specification was created by the Storage [...]
Learn about Commvault IntelliSnap technology integration with Pure Storage
Commvault adds orchestration and functional value on top of the Pure Storage FlashRecover Snapshot technology with the IntelliSnap™ technology snapshot [...]
Using the PowerShell SDK with System Center 2012 Orchestrator
The Pure Storage PowerShell SDK presents opportunities to automate tasks in a variety of different applications, services and tools. In this post, I want to [...]
Read a Password from a Secure File for use with the PowerShell SDK
Quick post on how to store and retrieve passwords to automate login to the Pure Storage FlashArray using the PowerShell SDK.
We will use the basis of a [...]
Getting Started with the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK
A picture (or video in this case) is worth a thousand words. In this video I walk through the following:
Installing the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK [...]
Calculating Block Size Using the Powershell SDK
The Pure Storage PowerShell SDK covers all aspects of management and automation for the FlashArray FA-400 series and the FlashArray//m series. In many of the [...]
“Pure Reduce” — Winner of the ASCII Art Competition
We held an ASCII art competition during the month of July and today we are announcing the winner. Congratulations, Andrew Reeves of Tecolote Research, [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell SDK FAQs
I have been fielding a few questions about the new release of the Pure Storage PowerShell SDK and I wanted to share the answers more broadly to ensure everyone [...]
Getting Started with the Pure Storage Python Toolkit
What?!? The Python Toolkit on the PowerShell Guy’s blog? Hell yeah I say, a cook is only as good as the number of spices and how to use those spices. I [...]
Announcing the New Pure Storage PowerShell SDK
We started supporting automation and management of the Pure Storage FlashArray with Windows PowerShell almost a year ago with the Pure Storage PowerShell [...]
Backup Automation with SQL Server PowerShell and Pure Storage PowerShell
Microsoft SQL Server is one of the primary workloads that Pure Storage customers run on our FlashArray and a frequent question we get is on the topic of [...]
Simplify Design of 100% Flash Storage for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 with Flashstack
I’m back from my blogging hiatus after wrapping up the new FlashStack Converged Infrastructure Design Guide for SQL 2014. This was a fun and challenging [...]
Using FlashRecover Snapshots to Quickly Scale Creating Databases
I recently helped with a simple proof of concept to enable the ability to create a number of SQL Server databases without the need to have the MDF and LDF [...]
Looking for the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit?
The PowerShell Toolkit has been moved to a new GitHub repository. With the soon to be released PowerShell SDK coming which provides full support through our [...]
Sneak Peek: Managing a FlashArray//m with the new Pure Storage PowerShell SDK 1.0
There are a lot of exciting things happening at Pure Storage today. Announcing the new FlashArray//m, our new cloud-based management and support with Pure1 and [...]
FlashStack Converged Infrastructure for Microsoft SQL Server
Uninterrupted database performance with AlwaysOn Availability Groups and native FlashArray-based replication
Microsoft SQL Server is an increasingly vital [...]
#IgniteItOrange @ Microsoft Ignite!
Be sure to stop by booth #108 next week to talk with the Pure Storage Solution Architects, Argenis Fernandez (@DBArgenis) and me, along with our “Alliance [...]
Get the Latest Version of the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit
Version 2.8.0.403 was released yesterday with a new SUPER helpful parameter, HttpTimeOut, on for Connect-PfaController cmdlet. I mistakenly introducing a very [...]
Using the PSCredential Object with the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit
A great question came in yesterday about how to use the new –Credential parameter that was implemented in v2.5 Toolkit.
Question: What if someone wants to [...]
Try the REST API using a REST client
Ever wanted to work with our REST API without the need to install the PowerShell or Python toolkits? Take the REST API for a test drive using a REST client. [...]
Compare Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 Storage Cmdlets
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 introduced a new set of storage cmdlets that provided specific support for disk management, multipath I/O configuration, [...]
Save Get-Help PureStoragePowerShell to PDF
I met with a customer this past week and they asked if we had a copy of all of our PowerShell help in Portable Document Format (PDF). Unfortunately at that [...]
Toolkit Update to 2.6.0.401
I have fixed a minor issue with the toolkit when it comes to figuring out the latest version of the REST API when connecting to a FlashArray. When we [...]
Windows Server Failover Clusters, Disk Signatures & Snapshots
Leveraging snapshots to create new volumes that can be used on the same host or other hosts is an important feature as it allows for business and deployment [...]
Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit 2.5.0.324
For those users of the PowerShell Toolkit this release has two significant changes:
Support for PSCredential
FlashArray parameter is now [...]
3rd Party ISV Integration
As Pure Storage continues to innovate and extend our core platform it provides many opportunities to integrate or automate functional areas. Two publicly [...]
Quick Start Guide for the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit
The interest in the PowerShell Toolkit has grown over the last several months and I wanted to take a moment to provide some guidance on how to get started [...]
Using Pure Storage PowerShell with Windows Server 2008 R2
I have received a few questions about using the Pure Storage PowerShell Toolkit with Windows Server 2008 R2 since by default it only comes with Windows [...]
New SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group Reference Architecture
This document provides a reference architecture for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Groups on a Pure Storage FlashArray. This [...]
Quick Toolkit Update
I just fixed an issue with the Restore-PfaProtectionGroupVolumeSnapshots cmdlet or alias restorepgsnap. This cmdlet supports restoring volume snapshots from [...]
PowerCLI Actions
I dusted off some of the initial work that we (@CodyHosterman) did with the PowerCLI Actions Fling and initially we had some challenges with our 1.0 toolkit [...]