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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
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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
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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