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vMotion and Storage vMotion

• Avoid CPU affinity if a VM needs a performance bump

  Setting CPU affinity on a VM will probably cause performance to degrade and make the VM much harder to manage. Continue Reading

• The right way to rename VMs with vSphere Storage vMotion

  A quirk in older ESX/ESXi versions will not result in a prompt rename of a VM until it has moved to another data store. Continue Reading

• What to do when VMware Storage vMotion falters

  When a VM is being moved with VMware Storage vMotion and the migration doesn't execute properly, there are several ways to pinpoint the problem. Continue Reading

• How to stop worrying and learn to love the new vSphere Web Client

  Resistance is futile: If you want access to some of the new vSphere 5.5 features, then you need to get familiar with the vSphere Web Client. Continue Reading

• Correcting misconfigured ESXi shared storage settings

  IT shops that started small may find they need to update their ESXi shared storage settings to prevent significant issues when a host fails. Continue Reading

• Analyzing VMware vSphere cost and benefits for a small business

  The free VMware vSphere Hypervisor might seem like the perfect virtualization tool for SMB IT. But spending the money for vSphere Essentials pays off.Continue Reading

• Tough Metro vMotion requirements make for a dream infrastructure

  VMware's Metro vMotion requirements for networking, storage and vCenter keep live VM migration between data centers just a dream for most IT shops.Continue Reading

• How many VMs can vSphere vMotion move at once? And other questions

  VMware vMotion live migrates VMs between hosts. Evolving with vSphere, vMotion has gained a lot of capabilities, but it still has limitations.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• 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 ...Continue Reading

• Downloading, configuring and using VMotion in vSphere 4

  VMotion moves virtual machines to new hosts without creating downtime -- a win for admins and end users alike. Here's how to download, configure and use VMotion in vSphere.Continue Reading

• Keynotes, new tech and Tweetups at VMworld 2009

  VMworld 2009 offered the releases of VMware Go and vCloud Express; news on Virtual Profiles for VMware VIew; Teradici's PC-over-IP; long-distance VMotion; I/O Distributed Resource Scheduler; and vCenter ConfigControl. It also provided opportunities ...Continue Reading

• IT pro gets schooled in virtualizing a disaster recovery site

  There is a lot to be learned about using VMware Converter, configuring network connections and more when attempting to virtualize a disaster recovery site remotely.Continue Reading

• VMotion network and storage connectivity issues solved

  Using VMotion without attention to storage and network connectivity can create infrastructural management issues. One solution to simplify matters is infrastructure virtualization.Continue Reading

• Add a GUI to Storage VMotion; watch for disk defragmentation

  Storage VMotion (SVMotion) is a new feature in ESX 3.5 that allows VMware administrators to migrate VMDKs between guest OSes. This tip explains how to add a GUI and offers one caveat.Continue Reading