- DRS and DPM
- VMware Consolidated Backup
- VMware High Availability and Fault Tolerance
- vMotion and Storage vMotion
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VMware load balancing gets tricky with large VMs
VMware increased the maximum VM size in vSphere 5.1. With large VMs comes a greater responsibility for VMware load balancing and availability.Answer
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VMware vApp
A VMware vApp is a collection of virtual machines (VMs) and sometimes other vApps that host a multi-tier application, its policies and service levels.Definition
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VMware terminology quiz: Do you speak virtualization?
Thought you left vocab quizzes back in the classroom? See if you've grasped the VMware and virtualization lingo by taking our definitions quiz.Quiz
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VMware resource pool
A VMware resource pool is the aggregated physical compute hardware -- CPU and memory, as well as other components -- allocated to virtual machines (VMs) in a VMware virtual infrastructure.Definition
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What server-savvy VMware admins need to know about virtualized storage
With vSphere 5.1, VMware made the tool truly storage-protocol agnostic, but that's not enough for virtualization 2.0. Storage is still a bottleneck.Feature
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VMware storage management in vSphere 5: VSA, VMFS and VASA
VMware vSphere 5 storage enhancements include the vSphere Storage Appliance, expansion of the file system and increased integration with VMware-Aware Storage APIs.Tip
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Virtualizing vCenter Server: Worth the effort?
There are strong cases for and against virtualizing vCenter Server. In this face-off, two experts argue over which method better reduces downtime and is easier to manage.Face-off
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VMware vSphere 5 demo: Storage DRS and more
Expert Brian Knudtson demos VMware vSphere 5, including Storage DRS and the vCenter Server Appliance.Video
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Five ways to increase your server consolidation ratio
Bosses love server consolidation, because it reduces costs. To keep your bosses smiling, find new ways to increase your consolidation ratio.Tip
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Using VMware DRS and DPM to improve resource allocation
VMware DRS and DPM enlist vMotion to move VMs among physical servers for automatic resource allocation and load balancing. And VMware DPM can help save on data center energy costs.FAQ
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Changed Block Tracking (CBT)
VMware Changed Block Tracking is an incremental backup technology for virtual machines (VMs), comparable to snapshot differential or backup delta block.Definition
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Comparing VMware vSphere backup software options for SMBs
SMB admins have a lot of VMware vSphere backup software options, including the free VDP appliance. Here's how VDP stacks up to third-party options.Tip
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The best VMware backup options in the cloud
Cloud-based storage and backup options for vSphere are low-cost and readily available. Check out the five best VMware backup options in the cloud.Tip
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Backup is easy with VMware VDP, but scalability limits the free tool
VMware VDP overhauls the vSphere backup appliance. VDP is free, simple to set up, stable and easy to manage, but not right for every data center.Tip
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Navigate VM availability acronyms: VMware HA vs. FT and SRM vs. VADP
VMware's options for virtual machine availability and backup can look like an alphabet soup. Get a handle on VMware VADP, SRM, HA and FT features.Tip
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VMware VADP and vSphere Data Protection FAQs
VStorage API for Data Protection replaced VMware Consolidated Backup and VMware Data Recovery. It works with VMware Data Protection and other tools.Feature
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VMware backup FAQ
VMware Consolidated Backup is out, but VDR and other third-party backup apps are in. Which VMware VM backup tools can best prevent data loss in your environment?FAQ
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What is VMware Consolidated Backup?
What is VMware Consolidated Backup? Simply put, VCB is a backup framework that offloads virtual machine backup off the ESX Server.VMware Explained
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Using VMware Consolidated Backup: Considerations and admin tips
This resource guide on VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) provides tips, articles and information on VCB configuration, considerations and training.Resource Guide
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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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VMware load balancing gets tricky with large VMs
VMware increased the maximum VM size in vSphere 5.1. With large VMs comes a greater responsibility for VMware load balancing and availability.Answer
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Navigate VM availability acronyms: VMware HA vs. FT and SRM vs. VADP
VMware's options for virtual machine availability and backup can look like an alphabet soup. Get a handle on VMware VADP, SRM, HA and FT features.Tip
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How to meet VMware FT requirements for hardware, storage and networking
VMware FT ensures that critical VMs never fail. With a 10 Gb/sec network and other storage hardware requirements, however, it requires some prep work.Tip
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VMware vLockstep
VMware vLockstep is the technology supporting VMware's Fault Tolerance (FT) high-availability software feature.Definition
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Are you a VMware FT and HA master? Take the quiz to find out
Many VMware shops need high availability or fault-tolerant virtualization. Do you know enough about VMware HA and FT to protect your infrastructure?Quiz
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Know your uptime: Differences between VMware FT and HA
VMware Fault Tolerance and High Availability are similar, but have key differences. This guide helps you decide if HA or FT better suits your needs.guide
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Improving Exchange 2010 uptime with virtualization and HA features
There are numerous features you can use -- some native to Exchange 2010 and some included in virtualization platforms -- to improve uptime and optimize performance. Consider these six areas.Tip
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Building a remote VMware disaster recovery site
Constructing a remote VMware disaster recovery site ensures that your business stays running after a disaster. But without proper planning, you’ll waste a lot of time and money.Tip
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Understanding VMware High Availability updates in vSphere 5
VMware High Availability underwent a major overhaul in vSphere 5, and now includes simpler installation, interface enhancements and improved heartbeat monitoring.Tip
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Virtualizing vCenter Server: Worth the effort?
There are strong cases for and against virtualizing vCenter Server. In this face-off, two experts argue over which method better reduces downtime and is easier to manage.Face-off
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VMware quiz: Do you know vMotion requirements for network, storage?
VMware vMotion enables live migration of virtual machines between ESXi hosts. Test yourself on vMotion's network requirements, storage rules and more.Quiz
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Navigate VM availability acronyms: VMware HA vs. FT and SRM vs. VADP
VMware's options for virtual machine availability and backup can look like an alphabet soup. Get a handle on VMware VADP, SRM, HA and FT features.Tip
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How vSphere Storage vMotion works in a virtual environment
Virtualization expert Howard Marks discusses the impact of Storage vMotion in vSphere 5.0 on virtual environments and specifies its use requirements.Video
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Low-cost VMware shared storage options, decision factors
Learn about low-cost VMware shared storage options as well as the factors that should carry weight in your choice of a system.Tip
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VMware vSphere 5 demo: Storage DRS and more
Expert Brian Knudtson demos VMware vSphere 5, including Storage DRS and the vCenter Server Appliance.Video
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VMware storage options and Storage vMotion: A guide
VMware storage options include VMFS, thin provisioning, NFS and block-level storage. Virtualization storage features such as VMware Storage vMotion also help protect VM data.GUIDE
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VMware vMotion: A complete guide
With VMware vMotion, you can migrate VMs between physical hosts without downtime. VMware vMotion helps you address maintenance needs, load balancing and resource allocation.Learning Guide
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VMware vSphere Essentials Plus licenses surge, but SMBs want more
VMware's efforts to reach out to small and medium-sized businesses have borne fruit, says the company. But SMBs want more than just vMotion from a lower-cost licensing package.Article | 25 Oct 2010
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Avoiding an Enhanced VMotion Compatibility gotcha
You can only VMotion between hosts with similar CPUs, which used to be a huge painpoint if you had different servers in a cluster. VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2's Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) feature improved VMotion by 'dumbing down' the more advanced CPUs of today's servers to match the capabilities of older CPUs – but for it to work, you need to enable it sooner rather than later.Tip
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What is VMware vCenter Server?
This VMware vCenter definition explains the features and capabilities of vSphere's centralized management tool.Misc
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