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- Backup for VMware ESX Environments With Veritas NetBackup PureDisk From Symantec
- Traditional backup solutions are able to back up virtual guests on a VMware ESX host; however, the resource utilization on the host and the backup time required quickly become areas of concern. The NetBackup PureDisk client running in a virtual guest provides excellent deduplication at the source and can back...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., Environment, VMware Inc., De-duplication, VERITAS NetBackup, VMWare ESX, Backup Solution, Backups, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Virtualization of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2
- This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will discuss, but fundamentally it is achieved by inserting a layer between the server hardware and software components, to provide either...
- Tags: SAP AG, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, IBM Corp., VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Ip storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-23
- Virtualization of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2
- This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will discuss, but fundamentally it is achieved by inserting a layer between the server hardware and software components, to provide either...
- Tags: SAP AG, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, IBM Corp., VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Ip storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-22
- Pano Logic brings us closer to "The Screen"
- Pano thin client by PanoLogic from Tech Broiler on Vimeo. In a previous podcast on Frugal Friday, I spoke to Pano Logic CTO Aly Orady about the Pano, a revolutionary thin client for virtual desktops for medium and large enterprises that brings us...
- Tags: Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Pano Logic, Pano Device, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Keyboards, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Desktop Virtualization, Ip storage, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 on Dell Systems Running VMware ESX
- This paper provides an overview of deploying Exchange 2007 Server in a virtualized environment using VMware 3.5 Update 3 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and EqualLogic iSCSI storage array. In this paper a solution building block is proposed for 4000 mailbox users to deploy in an ESX environment running on Dell...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., VMWare ESX, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Veritas Storage Foundation in a VMware ESX Environment: Linux and Solaris x64 Platforms
- This paper describes how to configure and use Veritas Storage Foundation in a VMware ESX environment. Because most features in Storage Foundation are supported in a VMware environment, this paper focuses on the features that work differently in a VMware environment and why certain features are not supported. The operating...
- Tags: Linux, VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Storage Foundation, Environment, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Veritas Cluster Server Information, Virtualization, Sun Solaris, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Protect Your Data and Maintain High Availability for Your VMware Environment With Veritas NetBackup and Cluster Server for VMware ESX
- Organizations are using server virtualization to reduce costs and achieve greater flexibility; however, the risk of reduced data and application availability has slowed the implementation of production applications in virtual machines. Veritas Cluster Server for VMware is a comprehensive high availability and disaster recovery solution for the ESX platform, providing...
- Tags: Microsoft Cluster Server, VERITAS Software Corp., Environment, High Availability, Server, VMware Inc., VERITAS NetBackup, Virtual Machine, VMWare ESX, Disaster Recovery, Desktop Virtualization, Data Management, Hardware, Virtualization
- Webcasts 2009-01-29
- EMC CLARiiON Integration With VMware ESX Server - Applied Technology
- This white paper provides a quick overview of how to connect an EMC CLARiiON storage system to a VMware ESX Server. It highlights the VMotion, VMware HA, and Distributed Resource Scheduling capabilities of the VMware ESX Server, as well as clustering of virtual machines when connected to a CLARiiON storage...
- Tags: EMC Clariion, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, EMC Corp., Storage System, VMWare ESX, Integration, Virtualization, Ip storage, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Benchmarking Microsoft SQL Server Using VMware ESX Server 3.5
- This paper presents the results of a benchmarking study, in which Brocade used an industry-standard online Transaction Processing Benchmark (TPC-C) in an ESX Server cluster to determine if ESX Server version 3.5 could run 10 simultaneously active VMs running SQL Server with a significant workload on a single ESX Server...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Benchmarking, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ESX, Ip storage, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer
- I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Nick's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what...
- Tags: Network, Environment, Network Security, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMWare ESX, Nielsen Mobile, Altor Networks, Nielsen, Productivity, Data Centers, Ip storage, Networking, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- SQL Server Workload Consolidation: VMware ESX 3.5
- Database workloads are very diverse. While most database servers are lightly loaded, larger database workloads can be resource-intensive, exhibiting high I/O rates or consuming large amounts of memory. With improvements in virtualization technology and hardware, even servers running large database workloads run well in virtual machines. Servers running Microsoft's SQL...
- Tags: Database Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Consolidation, Server, VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, VMWare ESX, Database Workload, Storage, Databases, Virtualization, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-11-18
- SmallCapInvestor.com Sees Excellent ROI in ZXTM VA Within Their VMware ESX Server
- Prior to their preparations for the launch, BFP had single servers performing multiple functions, with no load balancing which resulted in occasional loss of service in production. BFP decided to implement VMware Virtual Infrastructure to consolidate hardware resources, enabling them to choose to either allocate servers for other tasks or...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Zeus Technology, ROI, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, Server Room, VMWare ESX, SmallCapInvestor.com, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-11-01
- VMware ESX 3.5, ESXi 3.5 and Dell PowerVault Storage System
- This paper describes the configuration steps to deploy VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 solutions on Dell PowerVault storage arrays. The high availability configuration has the PowerVault MD300i storage array with dual controllers, each with two 1GbE iSCSI controller for a total of four 1GbE ports. The dual controller option can...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, VMware Inc., Storage System, VMWare ESX, High Availability Configuration, Storage Management, Ip storage, Servers, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Proving the Benefits of Deploying VMware ESX Server 3.5 on a Scalable Platform: Performance and Economic Advantages Using Unisys ES7000 Model 7405R Enterprise Server
- Implementation of Virtual Machine VM technologies is an emerging trend and initial, small-scale deployments have demonstrated their ability to both improve server utilization and reduce management costs. As such, the next logical step is to employ virtualization in a centralized and disciplined fashion within production environments. But, doing so requires...
- Tags: Performance, Unisys Corp., Benefit, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, Unisys ES7000, VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Servers, Cloud Computing, Ip storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-09-01
- Timebomb in VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 (Update 2)
- Timebomb in VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 (Update 2)test what?so you are supposed to test EVERY day of every month of every year to see if there is a time bomb? if a customer put beta software in production without consent of the company then it is their...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, IP storage, VMware Inc., ESXi 3.5, TIMEBOMB, VMware ESX 3.5, software, time bomb, Update 2, beta, VMWare ESX
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Timebomb in VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 (Update 2)
- VMware appears to have neglected to remove the timebomb, that is software that stops a product from running on a specific date and time, from its VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 (Update 2) software when the company transitioned the software from beta test to the released product. This meant...
- Tags: Software, Wise, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i
- My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3iI dove deep dude ...... and in Table 11 came to 'iSCSI with Broadcom GB NIC'. Might give that a try before buying a RAID card.How about an expo from you/Robin H. on iSCSI? Some free offerings out there for iSCSI targets these...
- Tags: IP storage, Storage area networks (SAN), Network technology, SATA Chipset, VMware Inc., iSCSI, Serial ATA, RAID, VMWare ESX, ESX, storage
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i
- As soon as I heard the announcement from bright and bushy-tailed VMWare CEO Paul Maritz that the company was shortly going to be releasing their ESX 3i enterprise-class embedded hypervisor for free, I was absolutely thrilled. Given the pace of technology reporting, I knew that I had to get it...
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Ip storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- Hardcore virtualization - VMware ESX 3.5/Infrastructure - Part 1
- Hardcore virtualization - VMware ESX 3.5/Infrastructure - Part 1AnacondaSince ESX Server is based on RHEL 3, Red Hat and Fedora users should easily recognize the Anaconda Installer. Issue a "cat /etc/redhat-release" at the command line to see for yourself.I use ESX Server to provide six RHEL 5.1 "backends" and...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ESX, VMWare ESX Server, Hardcore virtualization, VMware ESX 3.5/Infrastructure, server, VMWare ESX, VMware Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Hardcore virtualization - VMware ESX 3.5/Infrastructure - Part 1
- This will be my first in a series (an "X = X +1" sort of series) where I'll be looking at virtualization. However, rather than look at the kind of virtualization where you install an OS like Windows, Mac OS or Linux and then install an application that allows you...
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, VMware ESX 3.5 VMware ESX 3.5, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Hardware, Storage, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
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