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• Virtual machine resources: Less is more!

  
  VMGuru.nl - I choose (a virtual) life! — Authority: 123
  This week a colleague called me with a VMware ESX problem. He’s doing a Exchange 2007 implementation and he configured a virtual machine which should function as the Mailbox server. He was complaining that the virtual machine took 13 to 15 minutes just to boot and he suspected a storage issue as they had been [...]
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• How is IP address assign to VM Guest machine in VMware ESX 3.5 /VC 2.5

  
  IT answers — Authority: 457
  New Question Created by Smitty7k
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• Resource Pools and Shares

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  I just wanted to write a couple of lines about Resource Pools. During most engagements I see environments where Resource Pools have been implemented together with shares. These Resource Pools are usually labeled “Low”, “Normal” and “High” with the shares set respectively. This is the traditional example ...
  2 days ago

• P2V ramblings with OEM server installation

  
  ESX Virtualization — Authority: 128
  Windows OEM license installed on physical Server can’t really be P2V. Or yes? It just came it as an evidence for me because it already happened to me in my production environment several times , but it’s not evident for everybody. So just a little remember. Especially when you are just started learning about ...
  2 days ago

• Don’t Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del On the ESX 4 Console

  
  VM /ETC — Authority: 509
  As reported on vreference.com , there is a dangerous default in ESX 4. Before I expand on this potential problem I want to point out that a bug report has been files with VMware for correcting this in future releases, but for now VI admins need to be aware of the issue – If the key combination of Ctrl+Alt+Del is ...
  3 days ago

• Webcast: Re-architecting Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments

  
  Chris Wolf's Virtualization Tips and Ramblings — Authority: 99
  I recorded a webcast today on the subject of best practices for re-architecting backup and recovery for virtual environments. If you’re interested, you can view the webcast below, or click here to view the webcast in a separate window.
  3 days ago

• VMFS Metadata size?

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  When designing your VMware vSphere / VI3 environment there are so many variables you need to take into account that it is easy to get lost. Something hardly anyone seem to be taking into account when creating VMFS volumes is that the metadata will also take up a specific amount of disk space. You might think that ...
  4 days ago

• Changing the block size of your local VMFS during the install…

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  I did not even knew it was possible but on the VMTN Community Forums user PatrickD revealed a workaround to set a different block size for your local VMFS. Of course the question remains why you would want to do this and not create a dedicated VMFS for your Service Console and one for your VMs. Anyway, it’s most ...
  4 days ago

• Using storage vMotion or using an Extent to gain space on the LUN

  
  ESX Virtualization — Authority: 128
  VMFS – Virtual Machine File Cluster with a possibility to dynamically expand a volume. I found this video on YouTube, where Satyam Vaghani – Senior VMware Engineer – explains which choice customers are having when they short on space on their LUN. Basically the VMFS file system has the possibility to make ...
  4 days ago

• Block sizes, think before you decide

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  I wrote about block sizes a couple of times already but I had the same discussion twice over the last couple of weeks at a customer site and on Twitter( @VirtualKenneth ) so lets recap. First the three articles that started these discussions: vSphere VM Snapshots and block size , That’s why I love blogging… and ...
  5 days ago

• New Connect Pro whitepapers on Security and Server Virtualization

  
  Adobe Blogs — Authority: 580
  The Connect Pro team released today three new whitepapers addressing key topics of interest for its hosted and licensed customers. A first set of documents provide an updated security assessment for Connect Pro 7.5; another whitepaper focuses on our support for virtualized server environments. Security - ...
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• HA admission control, the answers…

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  I received a whole bunch of questions around my two latest posts on HA admission control. I added all the info to my HA Deepdive page but just in case you don’t regularly read that section I will post them here as well: The default of 256Mhz when no reservations are set is too conservative in my environment. ...
  6 days ago

• How-to manage licenses in VMware vSphere 4 video

  
  ESX Virtualization — Authority: 128
  Managing licensing keys in vCenter This video from VMware Kb blog is showing that managing licensing keys in vSphere is made much more easier than it was the case in ESX 3. Basically what you need to do to manage your licenses is that you need to access with your Virtual Infrastructure client (VI client) your ...
  6 days ago

• How-to Install ESX 4 inside VMware Workstaiton 7 video

  
  ESX Virtualization — Authority: 128
  Installation of ESX 4 inside of VMware Workstation I have done a new video with VMware Workstation 7 this time. Now the New VMware Workstation can allow you to Install VMware ESX 4 server inside without any modifications to the VMX configuration file . Like this you can test an installation of an ESX server ...
  1 week ago

• EBS Topic List November 2009

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 153
  Forefront engine changes How to run the IT Environment Health Scanner in an EBS Environment EBS 08 RWW and XP SP3 IE 8 EBS server updates install best practices Scanner unable to send external Email Update, SharePoint Services Add-in for EBS KB970385 Is EBS our answer Congratuation Member #200 Problem with Folder ...
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• How to avoid HA slot sizing issues with reservations?

  
  Yellow Bricks — Authority: 492
  Can I avoid large HA slot sizes due to reservations without resorting to advanced settings? That’s the question I get almost daily. The answer used to be NO. HA uses reservations to calculate the slot size and there’s no way to tell HA to ignore them without using advanced settings pre-vSphere. So there is your ...
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• Are DvSwitches “ready” for Production - Reader Email

  
  RTFM Education — Authority: 116
  This week I was asked in an email the following question:[By the way I hate Wordpress - even when I put paragraph returns in this post it ****ing well removes them!]Hope you been doing well. I have been busy, busy, busy. Got a question for you. Preparing to start a new vSphere farm and trying [...]
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• Scripted ESX4 Installations & Partitioning - Reader Email

  
  RTFM Education — Authority: 116
  Occasionally, (more often than I would really like) I get people emailing asking me to help them on specific problems. Unless these are former customers/students I generally hit delete key!!! Sorry, I’m not being unhelpful but I’m not a one-man help desk guys!Then occasionally, when I’m bored/intrigued I do ...
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• vInternals - Virtual Hardware 7 Undocumented Feature Revealed!

  
  RTFM Education — Authority: 116
  I want to draw ALL my readers attention to Stu Radridge’s blog and in particular to a particular problem in Windows 2008. Although I hate the phrase this is real heads up…Basically, Stu has discovered that VM created on ESX4 with “Virtual Hardware 7 presents virtual disks as SAN devices – not as local disks. ...
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• Free VMware Workstation 7 Fundamentals Course

  
  VMGuru.nl - I choose (a virtual) life! — Authority: 123
  For everyone who is new to VMware Workstation 7 and as a refreshment course for all other VMware workstation users, VMware has released a Free online course you can follow.I must say version 7 of VMware Workstation is a lot faster with starting up and booting virtual machines then version 6.5 was. One very nifty [...]
  1 week ago

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