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  • The hidden culprit behind slow vSphere performance -- and how to fix it

    If you find vSphere performance deteriorating, unintentional resource limits on VMs could be to blame. The good news? They're easy to remove. Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

  • VMware snapshot size and other causes for slow snapshots

    Snapshots offer multiple restore points for VMs, but add complication. Poor performance can stem from the VMware snapshot size and other root causes. Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Getting VMware terminology straight

    In a VMware environment, switches bring the physical network to virtual machines (VMs), while standard virtual switches and distributed virtual switches enable a sophisticated virtual network topology between VMs, hosts and host... Photo Story   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Building an empire around the free VMware hypervisor

    Numerous enterprise-grade features are beyond the scope of a free VMware virtualization setup, but the cost savings might offset this loss of functionality.

    Ask the average small business IT director how much VMware costs and the answer... Photo Story   |   SearchVMware.com

  • VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat (vCSHB)

    VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat (vCSHB) is VMware's OEM version of NeverFail, which is designed to ensure the high availability and disaster recovery of vCenter Server on a... Definition   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Five VMware home lab ideas for beginner to advanced users

    A VMware home lab serves many purposes for vSphere admins: testing new OSes, stress-testing the production design, trying new vSphere or vCloud features for certification exams and more.

    These five popular tips cover VMware test lab... Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

  • vNUMA (virtual NUMA)

    vNUMA (virtual non-uniform memory access) is a memory-access optimization method for VMware virtual machines (VMs) that helps prevent memory-bandwidth... Definition   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Finding ESXi compatibility beyond VMware's Hardware Compatibility Guide

    Sometimes we can't use VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide-verified components, but still need a working VMware virtualization infrastructure. There are two ways to research a component's ESXi compatibility.

    The VMware HCG lists hardware... Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Fine-tuning host and VM high availability in a vSphere deployment

    In vSphere infrastructures, ESXi host and virtual machine high availability are as important to uptime as hardware availability, adding peace of mind with another layer of redundancy. VMware High Availability's range of settings allow users to... Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

  • Making the case for virtualizing business-critical applications

    Most IT teams get to 60% virtualization and stop when they hit tier-one and proprietary applications. With VMware vSphere's advanced features and the minimal performance impact of virtualization, sometimes all you need to win over these last... Tip   |   SearchVMware.com

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