VMware virtual infrastructure design and architecture planning

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	Design is key to VMware implementation success, expert says 05 May 2008 TIP - Assessment and design are the top two concerns when planning for a VMware infrastructure, according to one VMware book author and expert.

	Teaming NICs achieves load balance and failover on VMware ESX 28 Apr 2008 TIP - By grouping, or teaming, network interface cards (NICs), you can achieve better load balancing and failover capabilities for VMware ESX guest virtual machines.

	Plan your consolidation with new VI Client 2.5 analyzer 15 Apr 2008 TIP - The new VMware Infrastructure Client 2.5 offers one stand-out new feature that analyzes your physical servers and suggests virtualization and consolidation candidates.

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