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VMware vSphere beginner's guide
Starting out with VMware vSphere can be a daunting task. You don’t want to miss any of its many features, and VMware vSphere 5 has added to that portfolio. Guide
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FAQ: Building a VMware home lab
A VMware lab gives you great hands-on experience with virtualization. You can use VMware Workstation to run ESX or ESXi as a VM in a home lab without a dedicated host. FAQ
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Upgrading VMware ESX to vSphere: The ultimate resource guide
A smart admin learns about the ins and outs of upgrading a certain product before he makes the leap, especially when it's a major release. Upgrade VMware ESX 2.x or 3.x to vSphere 4 without the headache by using this comprehensive upgrade guide. Resource Guide
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Why VMware licensing changed in vSphere 5 and what it means for you
VMware licensing had to change eventually. Advancements in technology made the old per-socket model a problem for VMware, which added vRAM limits to the vSphere 5 licensing model. Column | 27 Jul 2011
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Building a virtual test lab to boost VMware skills
Building a home lab is a great way for virtualization administrators to gain valuable, hands-on VMware environment training. Article | 22 Feb 2010
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VMware at a glance: ESXi boots from USB flash drives and Microsoft-HP deal responses
This week's VMware news roundup includes IT pros booting VMware ESXi from USB flash drives, community responses to the Microsoft-HP and open source-friendly tools for vCloud. Article | 22 Jan 2010
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The top 5 barriers to expanding a virtual infrastructure
Budget, performance and support concerns top the list as to why some organizations haven't moved past phase I of a virtualization implementation. Article | 05 Nov 2009
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Virtual appliances: The new frontier for application delivery
Virtual appliances are becoming the application delivery method of choice due to cost and time savings. Read about the benefits to both end-users and software companies. Article | 27 Aug 2009
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Winning the last 5%: VMware makes the business case for virtualization
VMware has declared its strategy to reach the 'last 5% of unvirtualized servers.' But to achieve 100% virtualization, VMware has to make the business case for virtualization to company holdouts. Article | 05 Aug 2009
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Using VMware Fusion for Mac to get more from your Windows VM
VMware Fusion for Mac is a boon for IT pros that work with various OSes. VMware Fusion 4, in particular, can create snapshots and allow a Windows VM to use built-in Mac devices. Tip
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VMware ThinApp deep dive: Deployed vs. streaming execution modes
If you’re using VMware ThinApp for application virtualization, you should know the difference between its deployed and streaming execution modes. Tip
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How to install VMware ESXi 5: Upgrading hosts and the vSphere Client
If you’re ready to move to VMware ESXi 5, learn how to perform your ESXi upgrade in a few easy steps. Tip
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Nested virtualization with VMware Fusion 4 and Workstation 8
Nesting VMs is like having a dream within a dream. With VMware Fusion 4, you can run a 64-bit nested VM in other hypervisors inside Fusion. Tip
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VMware Auto Deploy: ESXi installation made easy
Installing ESXi is time consuming, but you can automate the ESXi installation and configuration process with VMware Auto Deploy in vSphere 5. Tip
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VCenter CapacityIQ: Navigating VMware’s capacity planning software
VCenter CapacityIQ plugs vSphere’s reporting gaps with vital resource and usage statistics. But the capacity-planning software isn’t customizable, which may be a deal breaker. Tip
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Five vSphere 5 features that flew under the radar
Storage DRS wasn’t a secret. But there are lesser-known vSphere 5 features that may greatly affect your VMware infrastructure, such as VMFS 5, SplitRx Mode and Metro vMotion. Tip
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Virtualizing tier-one applications: How to turn cynics into believers
Tier-one applications are the lifeblood of businesses, so application owners are protective. But with a little coaxing, you can make the doubters into virtualization believers. Sample Letter
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Patching VMware ESXi Installable
Patching VMware ESXi Installable has changed since the release of ESXi 4.1. Now the only way to update the free hypervisor is with the vihostupdate command-line utility. Tip
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Installing and configuring VMware ESXi
Learn how to install and configure VMware's small footprint hypervisor, VMware ESXi, now available for free. Tip
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VMware Converter
VMware Converter is a utility that facilitates the creation of VMware virtual machines from physical systems or virtual machines associated with third-party vendors. The utility also enables migration of virtual machines between VMware platforms from... Word
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VMware vSphere licensing; high availability in Hyper-V R2; Oracle acquires Sun
Hear TechTarget editorial staff and expert Edward Haletky talk about vSphere's new licensing structure, whether or not Hyper-V R2 will change the virtualization landscape and more. Podcast
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A tour of VMware vSphere 4
See what's new in VMware vSphere 4 with this video tour. Video
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Screencast: Cloning VMware ESX guest OSes
Learn how to clone VMware ESX guest operating systems with this screencast by David Davis. Video
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Using VMware Fusion for Mac to get more from your Windows VM
VMware Fusion for Mac is a boon for IT pros that work with various OSes. VMware Fusion 4, in particular, can create snapshots and allow a Windows VM to use built-in Mac devices. Tip
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VMware ThinApp deep dive: Deployed vs. streaming execution modes
If you’re using VMware ThinApp for application virtualization, you should know the difference between its deployed and streaming execution modes. Tip
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How to install VMware ESXi 5: Upgrading hosts and the vSphere Client
If you’re ready to move to VMware ESXi 5, learn how to perform your ESXi upgrade in a few easy steps. Tip
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Nested virtualization with VMware Fusion 4 and Workstation 8
Nesting VMs is like having a dream within a dream. With VMware Fusion 4, you can run a 64-bit nested VM in other hypervisors inside Fusion. Tip
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VMware Auto Deploy: ESXi installation made easy
Installing ESXi is time consuming, but you can automate the ESXi installation and configuration process with VMware Auto Deploy in vSphere 5. Tip
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VCenter CapacityIQ: Navigating VMware’s capacity planning software
VCenter CapacityIQ plugs vSphere’s reporting gaps with vital resource and usage statistics. But the capacity-planning software isn’t customizable, which may be a deal breaker. Tip
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Five vSphere 5 features that flew under the radar
Storage DRS wasn’t a secret. But there are lesser-known vSphere 5 features that may greatly affect your VMware infrastructure, such as VMFS 5, SplitRx Mode and Metro vMotion. Tip
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Virtualizing tier-one applications: How to turn cynics into believers
Tier-one applications are the lifeblood of businesses, so application owners are protective. But with a little coaxing, you can make the doubters into virtualization believers. Sample Letter
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Why VMware licensing changed in vSphere 5 and what it means for you
VMware licensing had to change eventually. Advancements in technology made the old per-socket model a problem for VMware, which added vRAM limits to the vSphere 5 licensing model. Column
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VMware vSphere beginner's guide
Starting out with VMware vSphere can be a daunting task. You don’t want to miss any of its many features, and VMware vSphere 5 has added to that portfolio. Guide
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About Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs
Whether you're upgrading from VMware ESX 3.x to vSphere 4 or from VMware ESXi to VMware ESX we've got you covered in this section on creating and upgrading VMware virtual machines.
Here, you'll find news on what's new with anything regarding new VMware releases, video tours and screencasts on new products and functions, and most importantly step-by-step how-to style articles written by industry experts.
Examples of our tips include how to install VMware ESXi on a physical server, how to solve driver installation problems on an upgrade, how to select licensing to maximize your ROI and reduce TCO, and walk-throughts of popular migration products such as Vizioncore vConverter, VMware Capacity Planner and PlateSpin PowerRecon.