Unpacking VirtualizationDemo Google Chrome OS Beta on a Virtual Machine
My last blog was about installing Google LiveAndroid on a virtual machine (VM). Today I’m blogging about the release of Google Chrome OS beta which is easy to …
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How to Apply for a VMware Engineer Job
As the manager of a large virtual infrastructure, I’m always looking for excellent VMware talent for my team. Weekly I review resumes and to be honest – Some are …
Best Fit Virtualization Criteria Checklist
Finding servers which are the Best Fit virtualization candidates can be tricky. I have put together the following criteria checklist to help determine whether a new server provision or a P2V …
Creating Windows Templates for Deployment in Virtual Center
Creating Windows Templates This will cover Windows virtual machine templates but the same steps are used with Linux virtual machines, except the Sysprep. After you get your VM configured …
My Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager Event Key Notes
Today I spent 4 hours listening to Microsoft technicians talk about Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), and System Center. Here are some of the keynotes I took about Hyper-V: …
Squeezing Virtual Machines Out of CPU Cores
Are you trying to squeeze every CPU cycle out of your dual, quad, or hex core processors for making more VMs per core? Unfortunately for those who like to …
Capacity Planning and Monitoring for VMware Virtual Infrastructure
If you have a growing Virtual Infrastructure, like most – it has outgrown the monitoring tools integrated into VirtualCenter. VC has very limited capability to help resource managers and …
Zombie VMs Soon to be Hunted by vZombie
*** Note: Sorry this project has been discontinued.*** Yesterday I was working on a PowerShell script for identifying VMs that are using resources but their role is no longer …
ESX iSCSI Connection to NetApp
When it comes to connecting ESX Server to NetApp storage, there are several ways: IP and Fiber, iSCSI and NFS. If your organization can afford FC, then you have …
Why you need a step by step guide for installing ESX
For more than 10 years I’ve been installing server technology and it’s never been easy to get things operating correctly on the first go-round. Even with the best planning, …