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VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5 – To Have and Have Not

vExpert David Davis explores the functionality and usefulness of VMware’s new vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS) 5. David goes in-depth covering the various versions, top 5 features, and his general opinion on where vCOPS 5 hits and misses the mark.

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Free Webinar: Top 25 Free Tools for VMware vSphere

Overview The free VMware vSphere tools that are available from third-party vendors are an essential part of every good virtualizaion admin’s tool box. Let’s face it, VMware vSphere does a lot but you still need third-party tools to get the job done — and to make your life as an admin easier and more productive….

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Intro to Virtualization – Free Video Training Course and Whitepaper by vExpert David Davis

In this post, vExpert David Davis shares his free 2 hour training course and whitepaper on virtualization that covers a variety of topics ranging from what virtualization is, why you need it, overviews of the various virtualization solutions and more.

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vSphere Client for iPad – Administering vSphere 5 from your iPad

David Davis explains an exciting feature with VMware’s new vSphere 5 that allows you to manage your vSphere environments through an iPad with the new VMware vSphere Client for iPad. David explains how to set up the client on your machine and iPad. After reading this article, you’ll be managing your virtual machines from a sunny beach in no time.

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Free Webinar – How to Get Started with Virtualization

If you’re an IT Professional unfamiliar with virtualization, then now is the time to start learning and building your skills. In this free webinar I’ll explain what virtualization is and why you need it and show you how you can get started with virtualization right away by building your own testing lab.

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Using VMware vSphere Hot-Add to Dynamically Add CPU and RAM

Every now and then an application on a virtual machine will become very resource hungry. If the application requires high-availability and is mission critical, shutting the application down to add more RAM or CPU is not an option. In such an instance, Hot-Adding CPU or RAM is a very useful skill. The following article describes how to Dynamically add CPU and Memory using vSphere Hot-Add.

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Power Consumption Graphing and Control in vSphere 4.1

The Power Management feature in vSphere 4.1 allows you to choose between five power management policies, helping you reduce energy consumption and increase savings. See how easy it is to configure hardware power management in vSphere and utilize graphing to monitor the CPU of your ESX and ESXi servers.

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Upgrading to vSphere 4.1 Overview

What does a typical vSphere upgrade entail? What do you need to know before upgrading your vSphere to version 4.1? In this overview you’ll learn about preventing downtimes, performing backups, and using the vCenter Agent Pre-Upgrade Check Tool to get ready for upgrading to vSphere 4.1

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What is esxtop?

Esxtop is VMware’s command-line tool to analyze performance. David Davis provides an overview and configuration options of this valuable tool for solving vSphere performance issues. Also included are suggestions on top resources available to further your understanding of esxtop.

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Understanding Memory Compression in vSphere 4.1

An overview by David Davis on memory compression, new in vSphere 4.1. Memory compression helps to prevent degradation of performance when you’re running low on memory. It’s not as fast as real memory but a lot faster than swap (on disk). This article includes configuring memory compression on your vSphere virtual infrastructure.

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