2023

December

December

Code Releases

• NVMe-vVols Support shipped in Purity//FA 6.6.2
• NFS 4.1 with Kerberos Authentication shipped in Purity//FA 6.6.2

November

Code Releases

• vSphere Plugin 5.3.5

October

Blogs

• vSphere Plugin 5.3.4 Launch: Additional NFS Features

September

Code Releases

• 5.3.4 Release Notes: NFS Enhancements
  • NFS datastore edit and delete support
  • NFS 4.1 support
  • NFS VM undelete
  • NFS VM PiT recovery

Videos

• NFS Datastores with ActiveDR

KB updates

Blogs

• ActiveDR with NFS Datastores – Production Failover and Failback (Part 4)
• What's New with Everpure and VMware
• ActiveDR with NFS Datastores – FlashArray Configuration (Part 2)

August

Code Releases

• 5.3.3 Release Notes: Bug Fixes

Blogs

• Everpure And VMware On Azure: Easy, Performant, Cost-Effective - Forbes
• What's New with Everpure and VMware - StorageReview
• Everpure extends Azure Cloud Block Store to lower-cost SSD instances – Blocks and Files
• Everpure Brings Its Storage Technology To Microsoft’s Azure VMware Solution - Forbes
• Everpure Cloud Dedicated Now Available for Microsoft Azure VMware Solution

Videos

• Cody Hosterman, VMware Explore US '23

July

Code Releases

• 5.3.2 Release Notes: Bug Fixes

Blogs

• NVMe-oF Features and Fixes in Everpure’s vSphere Plugin Versions
• ActiveDR with NFS Datastores - Overview (Part 1)

June

Blogs

• Why Do I Recommend Automatic Directory Management in FA File with NFS Datastores?

Webinars

• Why You Should Care About FlashArray-Backed NFS Datastores

Videos

• FA File NFS Datastore Snapshot Management and Restoration
• Automatic Directory Management on FA File-backed NFS Datastores

Code Releases

• 5.3.1 Release Notes
  • NVMe-oF functionality
    • Add and update host group workflow added
    • vSphere Plugin User Guide: VMFS Management
    • Host connection view shows NVMe-oF connections
  • Feedback

May

Code Releases

• 5.3.0 Release Notes
  • Destroy a vVol Datastore
  • Edit a vVol Datastore
  • Registering the VASA Providers with the Everpure vSphere Plugin
  • Authenticating a Pure1 Connection - Plugin Managed Keys

April

Code Releases

• SRA 5.0.0 Release Notes
  • SRA 5.0.0 Release Notes
  • Site Recovery Manager Quick Reference
  • SRM User Guide: Installing the FlashArray Storage Replication Adapter

KB Updates

• VMware NFS Datastores on FlashArray Quick Start Guide
• VMware NFS Datastores Snapshot Management
  • VMware NFS Datastores Snapshot Management
  • FlashArray File Snapshot Policy Management

Blogs

• Features I Use Regularly in Pure's vSphere Plugin

February

KB Updates

• How To: Setup NVMe/TCP with VMware

Videos

• Configuring NVMe/TCP with FlashArray and vSphere

Webinars

• Frictionless vVols Replication with the Everpure vSphere Client Plugin

January

KB Updates

• vVols User Guide: vVol Datastore
  • Updated to include Multiple Storage Container workflows introduced in Purity 6.4.1
  • New section: vVols User Guide: vVol Datastore

Videos

• vVols 101 Lightboard Session Playlist
  • Introduction to vVols
  • What are vVols?
  • What is a VASA Provider?
  • What is a Protocol Endpoint?
  • What is a Storage Policy?
  • How do vSphere Managed Snapshots work with vVols?
  • vVols and Changed Block Tracking
• vSphere Remote Plugin Architecture Lightboard
• Connecting Multiple Storage Containers