Virtualization

Recently, while using VCB in my production environment, I came across an issue with VCB & Windows. The issue is really two-fold. First, that VCB does not support multiple paths across a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN. Second, that Windows dynamically maps disk numbering and partitions when it boots. What this means to you is that… Read More

Virtualization is becoming more and more popular but that isn't reason enough to do it. So why should you virtualize your your servers? Specifically, why should you use VMware Server? Most of these reasons apply not only to VMware Server but to virtualization in general. Let's take a look at the top 5 reasons... 1.… Read More

In using VMware Server, sooner or later you will have a need to script the startup and shutdown of VMware Servers. You may want to do this for backup purposes or just to be able to run a script that can quickly stop or start virtual servers without bring up the VMware administrative application. Let's… Read More

Just released is the latest enterprise virtualization platform from VMware - ESX Server 3.5. However, is there really anything useful in this release? Is it even deserving of a "point 5" release name or should it have just been ESX Server 3.0.3? Let's find out... Where are the new features in VMware ESX Server 3.5?… Read More

Lately, it seems as though everyone that I talk to is interested in virtualizing at least some of the servers in their organization. Although Hyper-V does a great job as a virtual server hosting solution, it does have some quirks that you might not expect. In this article, I want to talk about some of… Read More

Microsoft Virtual PC is one of the top contenders in a growing line of Virtual Machine utilities. The latest version, called Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, allows users to conveniently run multiple operating systems on a single computer. Users can switch operating systems as easily as they switch applications instantly, with a mouse click. Because each… Read More

Whether you would like to use virtualization on your desktop PC or on a server farm, you must choose a virtualization product. The two most popular virtualization products are EMC’s VMware and Microsoft’s Virtual PC/Server. So how do you choose the right product for your needs? Let’s find out… Understanding Your Needs No matter what… Read More

VMware's virtualization products make it easy for end users to virtualize almost any operating system and make it easy to test and run almost any application. Scenarios for using such products include times when you wish to test an application before installing it on your production environment, test a service pack or hotfix, and even… Read More

VMware Workstation and Server both come with the VMware Management Interface (VMI). The VMware Server product also has its web-based administration component. However, sooner or later, you will want to administer VMware from the command line. For example, you may want to write scripts to shutdown VMware virtual servers so that you can run backups… Read More

In our article on How to Install VMWare Server, we encountered an error on installation about the VMWare Web Service. In this article, we will learn how to resolve that error and get the VMWare web server started. In the installation, we received the error that the install could not start the VMware Management Interface… Read More

You are probably already familiar with what VMware ESX Server is, how it is revolutionary, and how virtualization is changing server infrastructure forever. Perhaps you are already an ESX Server user, perhaps not. Either way, the latest version of ESX Server, 3i (could go even farther than ESX Server 3, in changing the face of… Read More

Download Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Virtual Machines The Microsoft VHD Test Drive Program provides customers with an enhanced server-based software evaluation experience that’s faster, better supported and more flexible. You can now access the entire catalog of pre-configured Microsoft and partner products and solutions in the VHD format and start evaluating and testing today from… Read More

There are many types of virtualization- server, network, storage, and more. In this article, we will demystify these complex terms, explain what they can do for you, and name specific products that provide these functions. So prepare for the smoke to be cleared... What is Server Virtualization? Out of all three of the different types… Read More

I'm sure you would agree that in our current economy, it's important to continue to find ways to improve IT efficency and control costs. For organizations using VMware Virtual Servers, our Petri knowledgebase sponsor Idealstor has just released a new product that can help achieve these goals. It is called iBac Virtual Infrastructure Proxy (iBac… Read More

VMware recently announced a new product called VMware Converter version 3.0. This product is based on the discontinued VMware P2V assistant. The purpose of VMware converter is to allow you to quickly migrate from physical machines to VMware virtual machines. Let's find out what this new product can do for you... Introduction to VMware Converter… Read More