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Streamlining the VMware Management Assistant: User accounts and FastPass
If you haven't used it already, you may want to give the VMware Management Asssitant (vMA) a try. It is a remote command-line utility that allows you to use many of the same commands you can currently run on ESX. In part two of this two-part series, ... Tip
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Top-rated virtualization management tools and priorities
Read up on current top virtualization priorities and management tools. In the lead: performance management, data protection and storage mangement; VMware's own tools and Microsoft Systems Center Operation Manager. Tip
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Virtual environment management with Embotics V-Commander
Researching virtualization management tools? V-Commander helps manage virtual machines, which can be important if your organization has well-established policies and procedure requirements. Tip
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HyTrust Appliance fills in single sign-on gap for VMware
HyTrust Appliance has filled a major gap in single sign-on for VMware. It can secure access to VMware management consoles without requiring management of multiple user accounts and checks servers with PCI-DSS standards and so on. Tip
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Using the esxtop tool to identify VMware ESX memory use
Use the esxtop tool to measure which VMware ESX processes and virtual machines use memory and you can identify where to free up disk space. Tip
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The top 10 free VMware tools of 2008
If the economic downturn has prompted your shop to cut its IT budget, you to search for lower-cost virtualization management tools, this guide features the top 10 free virtualization management tools of 2008. Tip
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Using VMware Infrastructure Client search tools in a VMware ESX infrastructure
VMware Infrastructure Client features search tools that index virtual and physical resources, track server performance, and monitor a VMware ESX environment; and that rival third-party tools like Splunk and VKernel. Tip
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Two options for installing the VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant
This tip outlines two options for installing the VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA), which streamlines ESXi management by acting as a service console. One takes less time, but the other is worth the extra effort. Tip
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Use SNMP with VMware ESX to monitor server statistics
Newer monitoring tools such as VM Monitor need to be configured for use with VMware ESX. Learn how to enable Simple Network Management Protocol with SSH command line. Tip
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Obtaining server health status in VMware ESX and VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi can easily provide you with information about a server's CPU, memory, storage and more, but getting this info from ESX Server requires some additional steps. Tip