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There's a lot to learn as a new VMware administrator. This section offers a collection of beginner tips that walk you through everything from installing VMware products such as VMware Server, vSphere 4.0 and VMware ESX and ESXi, to introductory articles on the basics of what VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM) is, how it works, and when to use it, for example.

Our contributors will also help you get started using PowerShell scripts to manage VMware ESX if you haven't started doing so, explain the basic ESX networking options and give you pointers for improving ESX performance.

IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (10) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (79) , VIDEO (3) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (2) , DOWNLOADS (3) , DEFINITIONS (10)

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 10
VMware needs to 'go' further to remain competitive with Citrix, Microsoft
SearchVMware.com | 22 Sep 2009
ARTICLE - VMware will offer VMware Go, a new management product for ESXi virtual machines, for free. But to stay competitive, VMware should have made vCenter Server free instead.
Disaster recovery ousts consolidation as top driver for virtualization
SearchVMware.com | 21 Sep 2009
ARTICLE - Disaster recovery is now the top driver for virtualization adoption, ousting server consolidation, and storage is the biggest virtualization challenge, indicates a recent survey.
Virtual appliances: The new frontier for application delivery
SearchVMware.com | 27 Aug 2009
ARTICLE - 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.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 79
Using the new VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
04 Nov 2009
TIP - VMware released a new version of VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant, or VIMA, with vSphere. Now called vMA, it offers more than its predecessor.
Virtual-to-physical conversions: Why and how
21 Oct 2009
TIP - Physical-to-virtual conversions are well-known in the virtualization field; virtual-to-physical, or V2P, may be less so. But application vendor support calls may require them.
VMware vSphere PowerCLI: Learn it, love it
07 Oct 2009
TIP - Getting on the vSphere PowerCLI bandwagon makes sense for administrators fed up with the time sink and error-prone nature of some administrative tasks.
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  VIDEO: 1 - 3 of 3
A tour of VMware vSphere 4
SearchVMware.com | 21 Apr 2009
VIDEO - See what's new in VMware vSphere 4 with this video tour.
Screencast: Cloning VMware ESX guest OSes
SearchVMware.com | 01 Apr 2009
VIDEO - Learn how to clone VMware ESX guest operating systems with this screencast by David Davis.
Installing VMware ESX
SearchVMware.com | 25 Mar 2009
VIDEO - Learn how to install VMware ESX by watching this step-by-step installation screencast.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2
The top 10 most popular Virtualization Pro blog posts
Hannah Drake, Site Editor | 26 Aug 2009
GUIDE - Some blog posts are still helpful months after they're first published. Here are the top 10 Virtualization Pro blog posts to date.
VMware tutorials and tips
SearchVMware.com | 02 Dec 2008
HOW-TO - SearchVMware.com brings you a fast guide to our virtualization experts' VMware tips. Keep checking back, as we'll be updating this guide regularly.
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  DOWNLOADS: 1 - 3 of 3
Hypervisor Huddle podcast roundup: VMware-related news and interviews
Published by: Hannah Drake, Site Editor | 14 Sep 2009
PODCAST - Our archive page for SearchVMware.com's biweekly podcast, the Hypervisor Huddle. tune in to stay up to date on VMware happenings in the virtualization space.
VMware talks overall focus; calls Hyper-V R2 a 'nonevent'
Published by: SearchVMware.com | 24 Aug 2009
PODCAST - VMware discusses rumors about lowered pricing, Hyper-V R2's free Live Migration functionality, its overall strategy in a tougher marketplace and more.
Podcast: VMware lures Virtual Iron users with 40% discount, goes after SMB market
Published by: SearchVMware.com | 14 Jul 2009
PODCAST - Hear TechTarget editorial staff and a VMware expert sound off on VMware's recent 40% discount to Virtual Iron users, how VMware is making a play for SMB customers and more.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 10
embedded hypervisor
16 Jun 2008
WORD - An embedded hypervisor is a hypervisor that is programmed (embedded) directly into a processor, personal computer (PC) or server. This architecture offers convenience at the cost of some flexibility compared with conventional ...
VMware Lab Manager
08 May 2008
WORD - VMware Lab Manager is a software development and testing tool that enables designers and engineers to pool network and storage resources. Lab Manager provides all the members of a software development team with a fully ...
VMware Converter
14 Apr 2008
WORD - 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 ...
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to VMware basics: 
Scripting administrative tasks, Backing up VMware host servers and guest OSes, Securing a VMware environment, Troubleshooting VMware products, Using monitoring and performance tools with VMware, VMware performance enhancements, Remote administrative options, Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs



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