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Backups:
Virtual Machine Backup Guide - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_vm_backup.pdf
Consolidated Backup in Vmware Infrastructure 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_consolidated_backup.pdf
Vmware Consolidated Backup Best Practices, Tips and Tricks - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4540.pdf
Backup and Recovery of Virtual Servers - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9870.pdf
Hot Backups and Restores - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9816.pdf
Non-disruptive Backups of Vmware Environments Using Veritas Netbackup - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9912.pdf
Perl Backup Script for Vmware ESX 2.x - vmbk.pl ( free ) - http://www.vmts.net/vmbk.htm
Perl Backup Script for Vmware ESX 3.x - vmbk.pl ( free ) - http://www.vmts.net/vmbk3.htm
Backup scripts - http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=23+and+http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=156
Shell script - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=475244
Perl script - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=70253&start=0&tstart=0
Oracle backups - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76746&messageID=601703#601703
Vmware Consolidated Backup Technology: Today and Future - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4539.pdf
Implementing VMware VCB - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=19
Virtual Infrastructure Scripted Backup Utility (VISBU) - http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=7
VMware Consolidated Backup Lab Manual - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab01-VCB-MANUAL.pdf
VMware Consolidated Backup - http://inodes.org/blog/2006/08/23/vmware-consolidated-backup/
Troubleshooting VMware Consolidated Backup - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1245330,00.html
Configuring Tape Drives and Media Changers on ESX Server 3.x Systems - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1000024
CA Arcserve Backup – Best Practices Guide for VMware ESX Server Backup - http://ca.com/Files/TechnicalDocuments/vmware_best_practice_guide.pdf
How to backup VMware ESX 3.0: File level and raw file backup - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1276253,00.html
VMware Consolidated Backup: Adding an iSCSI LUN to ESX Server - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1281940,00.html
Troubleshooting VMware Consolidated Backup - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1277081,00.html
VMware Consolidated Backup Script Additions - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1277118,00.html
Chapter download: Backing Up and Recovering Virtual Machines - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid94_gci1185549,00.html
VMware Consolidated Backup - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vcb_best_practices.pdf
VMware Consolidated Backup: Improvements in Version 3.5: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vcb_35_new.pdf
Comparison of VI3 Backup Tools - http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=esx3backups New - 5/1/08
Veeam Backup for VI3 - http://www.veeam.com/vmware-esx-backup.html New - 5/1/08
Best Practices for Architecting VCB Enabled Solutions (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11154 New - 5/8/08
Making Backup Simple - An Appliance Approach to VCB (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11558 New - 5/8/08
A Backup a Day Keeps Disasters Away (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11559 New - 5/8/08
Alternatives to VCB for VMware backup - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1315372,00.html New - 6/24/08
Blogs:
The Console (Vmware management) - http://blogs.vmware.com/console/
VMTN (Technical Community) - http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/
Vroom! (Performance team) - http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/
Virtually There (Steve Herrod) - http://blogs.vmware.com/sherrod/
Run-virtual (Richard Garsthagen) - http://www.run-virtual.com/
Blog.scottlowe.org (Scott Lowe) - http://blog.scottlowe.org/category/virtualization/
Infoworld Virtualization Report (David Marshall) - http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/
VMwarewolf (Richard Blythe) - http://www.vmwarewolf.com/
Jase’s Place (Jase McCarty) - http://www.jasemccarty.com/blog/
NTPro.nl (Eric Sloof) - http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/
Virtualization Security and Planning (Edward Haletky) - http://www.informit.com/blogs/blog.aspx?uk=Virtualization-Security-and-Planning
The Lone Sysadmin (Bob Planke)- http://lonesysadmin.net/
Scale the Mind (Thomas Bishop) - http://scalethemind.com
Blog.RichardMcDougall.com (Richard McDougall) - http://blog.richardmcdougall.com/
Mister VM (Jae Ellers) - http://blog.mr-vm.com/
NetApp Storage Nuts and Bolts - http://blogs.netapp.com/storage_nuts_n_bolts/
Virtualization for Everyone (Tarry Singh) - http://tarrysingh.blogspot.com/
Virtualization Pro (J. Foran/A. Kutz) - http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/
Planet V12n (Collection of blog posts) - http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/planet/v12n/
IT 2.0 (Massimo Re Ferre) - http://it20.info/
Virtually Speaking (Dan Kusnetzky) - http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/
treesum VM /ETC (Rich Brambley) - http://treesum.homeip.net/vmworld2007/
Yellow Bricks (Duncan Epping) - http://www.yellow-bricks.com/
Cretec’s Virtual Blog (Clint Eschberger) - http://blog.cretec-web.com/
vInternals (Stuart Radnidge) - http://www.vinternals.com/
Virtual Reality (VMware) - http://blogs.vmware.com/virtualreality/ New - 5/1/08
VMware Security Blog (VMware) - http://blogs.vmware.com/security/ New - 5/1/08
Experiences in Virtualization (Martijn Lohmeijer) - http://virtualize.wordpress.com/ New - 5/1/08
Information Week’s Virtualization Blog (Joe Hernick) - http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/virtualization/index.html New - 5/1/08
Vinf.net (Simon Gallagher) - http://vinf.net/ New - 5/1/08
Virtualization Stuff (Mark Mac Auley) - http://virtualizationstuff.blogspot.com/ New - 5/1/08
VM-Aware (Paul Shannon) - http://www.vm-aware.com/ New - 5/1/08
VM Hero (Ryan Marimon) - http://www.vmhero.com/ New - 5/1/08
VMware World (Jack ?) - http://vmwareworld.blogspot.com/ New - 5/1/08
SearchServerVirtualization Blog (Various) - http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/ New - 5/1/08
Rational Survivability (Christofer Hoff) - http://rationalsecurity.typepad.com/blog/virtualization/index.html New - 5/1/08
The Virtual Data Center (Alan Murphy) - http://thevirtualdc.com/ New - 5/1/08
vKernel (Various) - http://blog.vkernel.com/ New - 5/8/08
IPMer (Carlos Costanzo) - http://www.ipmer.com/ New - 5/30/08
Virtual Geek (Chad Sakac) - http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/ New - 6/17/08
Virtual Future (Various) - http://virtualfuture.info/ New - 8/04/08
From the VMware Field: Mike D's Virtualization Blog - http://mikedatl.typepad.com/mikedvirtualization/ New - 8/04/08
Leo’s Ramblings - http://lraikhman.blogsite.org/ New - 8/04/08
Books/Documentation/Learning Resources:
RapidApp's Quick Start guide to ESX 3.0 - http://www.lulu.com/content/712361
VMware ESX Server 2.5 Advanced Technical Design Guide (Free download) - http://rapidapp.com/publications/VMware%20ESX%20Server%20Book.pdf
VMware ESX Server 2.5 Advanced Technical Design Guide - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780971151062&itm=1
VMware Infrastructure 3 Advanced Technical Design Guide - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780971151086&itm=3
Mastering VMware Infrastructure 3 - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780470183137&itm=9
VMware ESX Server in the Enterprise: Virtualization Best Practices for VMware ESX Server - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780132302074&itm=2
Virtualization Security: Securing VMware, XenEnterprise, Virtual Iron - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780470177068&itm=1
How to Cheat at Configuring VMware ESX Server - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781597491945&itm=4
Scripting VMware Power Tools: Automating Virtual Infrastructure Administration - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781597490597&itm=7
VMware VI3 documentation - http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html
VMware TSX 2007 presentations - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/index.php?page_id=10
VMworld 2006/2007 presentations - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/sessions.jspa
Training and Career advice for VMware - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=703466
VMware Webinars (upcoming and older recorded ones) - http://www.vmware.com/events/webinars/
ESX3 VM Reference Card - http://www.vmreference.com/
Citrix:
Optimizing Citrix Presentation Server on Vmware ESX Server - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/med0115.pdf
Citrix and Vmware - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9728.pdf
Best practices for deploying Citrix on ESX - http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-best-practices-for-deploying.html
Improving Scalability for Citrix Presentation Server - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_citrix_scalability.pdf
To virtualize or not Citrix and Terminal Server - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=671864
Citrix and VMware: Oil and Water? - http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=718
BriForum 2006 Video: Ron Oglesby on the feasibility of running Citrix in a VM - http://www.brianmadden.com/content/article/BriForum-2006-Video-Ron-Oglesby-on-the-feasibility-of-running-Citrix-in-a-VM
Cloning:
Newsid - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/NewSid.mspx
Sysprep - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/duplication.mspx
Sysprep - http://www.vernalex.com/guides/sysprep/
Clone VM script for ESX - http://www.pgregg.com/projects/vmclone/
Clustering:
Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vm_and_mscs.pdf
Guide to creating a vmotion-able Microsoft cluster with VI3 - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625404
Some musings on MSCS limitations - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83511
Configuring Novell Clustering with ESX Server - http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/19997.html
Complete Clustering How-To with VI3 - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11496 New - 6/24/08
Comparison to Other Virtualization (non-VMware) products:
VMware ESX vs. Microsoft Virtual Server - http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=303426 and http://communities.vmware.com/thread/101408
Bake Off: 4 Virtualization Suites in One Review - http://www.crn.com/software/201400070?pgno=1
Compare VMware ESX and XenEnterprise 3.0 - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=569978
The little Xengine that could - http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/11/19/the-little-xengine-that-could/
A brief architecture overview of VMware ESX, Xen and MS Viridian - http://it20.info/blogs/main/archive/2007/06/17/25.aspx
Converter/P2V:
Boot.ini file - http://mirror.href.com/thestarman/asm/mbr/bootini.htm
Guide to P2V 2.x - http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-p2v-2.0.pdf
Server Migrations with Vmware Converter - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=48
Vmware P2V Assistant Best Practices - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9886.pdf
Converter tutorial - http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_convert_physical_machines_to_virtual_machines_with_vmware_converter.htm
Introducing the Next Generation of P2V: Vmware Converter 3.0 - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9453.pdf
VMware Converter Best Practices (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11610
Converter FAQ - http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html
Import of physical machine fails - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=567860??
Ultimate P2V - http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?page_id=174
EZ P2V - http://www.ezp2v.net/
VMware P2V and Virtual Machine Importer - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab09-P2V.VMImporter-MANUAL.pdf
What machines should not be converted - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73357
Remove non-present devices from converted system - http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/chapter/hack116.pdf and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539
Updating devices in the new virtual machine - http://www.vmware.com/support/p2v21/doc/updatedevices7.html
Linux conversion - http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/04/cloning-linux-machine-with-converter.html
Linux conversion - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562582
Virtualize a Linux Server with VmWare Converter 3.0.1 - http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/05/virtualize-linux-server-with-vmware.html
Linux P2V - http://mark.foster.cc/wiki/index.php/Linux_P2V
Migrate 2.5.x VM with Converter and no VC - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=566532?? and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562161
Change HAL from multi to uni - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84611&messageID=646375#646375
Converter snapshot during hot migration - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=87540&messageID=660907#66090
P2V Product Comparison - http://www.vmug.nl/downloads/PQR-Virtualization_Migration_Solutions%20Feature%20Matrix.pdf
Post P2V Clean-up procedures - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=96163
Converting VM back to Physical Server - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=700562
Virtual Machine to Physical Machine Migration - http://www.vmware.com/support/v2p/doc/V2P_TechNote.pdf
Best practices for troubleshooting VMware Converter - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004588 New - 5/1/08
Using VMware Converter for P2V migration (Pt. 1) - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1304471,00.html New - 5/1/08
Conducting hot P2V migrations with VMware Converter (Pt. 2) - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1304484,00.html New - 5/1/08
Troubleshooting failed VMware Converter P2V migrations (Pt. 3) - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1304490,00.html New - 5/1/08
CPU:
ESX Server 3 Ready Time Observations - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_ready_time.pdf
A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf
ESX Server CPU Scheduling - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=39
ESX Server CPU Scheduling (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11026
ESX scheduler support for SMP VMs: co-scheduling and more - http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2008/06/esx-scheduler-s.html New - 6/16/08
ESX Server 2 Best Practices Using Vmware Virtual SMP - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf
ESX vSMP Scheduling - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=97165
Co-scheduling SMP VMs in VMware ESX Server - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-4960 New - 6/16/08
VMkernel Scheduler - http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-5501 New - 6/16/08
To vSMP or not to vSMP - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=298150
How to be a Good Guest – AMD - (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11698
Evaluation of ESX Server under CPU Intensive Workloads - http://www.windley.com/docs/2006/OIT%20Report%20Sept06.pdf
AMD vs. Intel for VMware - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=27838&start=0&tstart=0
AMD & Intel Servers Compete for Ultimate Virtuality - http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/29/amd_and_intel_servers_compete_for_ultimate_virtuality/
What to choose, Intel or AMD? - http://blog.baeke.info/blog/_archives/2006/9/18/2338562.html
Dell Intel vs. AMD - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=522714
Virtual CPU per Physical CPU - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=295986
Number of CPU’s per VM - http://communities.vmware.com/message/797898
How virtual CPU’s are recognized by the guest OS - http://communities.vmware.com/message/802678
Improving Guest Operating System Accounting for Descheduled Virtual Machines in ESX 3.x Systems - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_vmdesched.pdf
Processor Queue Length on VM’s - http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=470441
Dual Core vs. Quad Core – http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=544525
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=614654
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=725229
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=718842
http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/2007/07/comparing-intel.html
ESX Server Reports Increased CPU Utilization for Idle Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 SMP Virtual Machines - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1730 New - 5/30/08
High CPU Utilization of Inactive Virtual Machines - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1077 New - 5/30/08
Slow performance of virtual machines that use vSMP when running on an ESX Server using certain hardware - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004901 New - 6/16/08
Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity:
Vmware users explore disaster recover options - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid94_gci1253386,00.html
Vmware ESX Server and Storage Architecture Best Practices for Performance, Backup, and Disaster Recovery - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9591.pdf
Using Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning to Drive Virtualization in the Production Data Center - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9732.pdf
An Aggressive Approach Using P2V to Address Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9938.pdf
How Management Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Virtualization: A Brush with Disaster Leads to a Virtualization-Based Disaster Recovery Plan at the Las Vegas Valley Water District - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0046.pdf
Leveraging VMware ESX Server in Disaster Recovery Solutions - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct5070.pdf
Implementing Effective Backup Strategies For Disaster Recovery - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9502.pdf
VMware Infrastructure 3 Capabilities for Improving Disaster Recovery - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9552.pdf
Using Virtual Infrastructure as a High Availability Platform for Physical Production Servers - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9560.pdf
RepliStor: Disaster Recovery and Data Migration Solution for VMware Environments - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9636.pdf
VMware ESX Server as a Foundation for High Availability and Disaster Recovery for the Microsoft Server Platform - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0107.pdf
Migrating Server Operations from Remote Sites to the Data Center for Disaster Recovery and Protection - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0893.pdf
Innovative Approaches for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Your VMware Infrastructure Environment - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9708.pdf
Vmware Consolidated Backup for Disaster Recovery - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab01-VCB-PRESENTATION.pdf
HA/DR of Physical and Virtual Environments Using VMware ESX Server and Double-Take for Virtual Systems - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9468.pdf
Platespin P2V DR - http://www.platespin.com/p2vdr/
Double-Take for virtual systems - http://www.doubletake.com/products/virtual-systems/default.aspx
Double-Take Replication in the VMware Environment - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_doubletake.pdf New - 5/8/08
Disaster Recovery Virtualization - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/DR_VMware_DoubleTake.pdf
Replistor - http://software.emc.com/products/software_az/replistor.htm
ESX 3 Disaster Recovery site options - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=473674
Disaster Recovery Plans - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=517701
Disaster recovery site VM Startup - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=514046
Disaster Recovery for Vms - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=502276
New Trends in Disaster Recovery for VMware (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11120
Disaster Recovery Solution Architecture for VMware (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11018
Tips and Tricks – Disaster Recovery in a Box (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11316
Successful Disaster Recovery Testing for Virtualized DR (VMWorld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11557 New - 5/8/08
Simply Addressing the DR Needs of Virtual Infrastructures (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11407 New - 5/8/08
Using Virtualization as a Recovery Platform (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11401 New - 5/8/08
Domain Controllers/Active Directory:
Virutalization of Active Directory - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=352424
Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794
Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9710.pdf
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2003 Server: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885875/
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2000 Server: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875495/
P2Ving Domain Controllers - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=390630
Virtualize Domain Controllers or not? - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81928&messageID=630985#630985
ESX Server Integration with Active Directory - http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/05/01/esx-server-integration-with-active-directory/
How to use Active Directory to Identify and Track Virtual Machines - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1264524,00.html
ESX Server Integration with Active Directory - http://blog.scottlowe.org/2007/07/10/esx-server-ad-integration/ and http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/05/01/esx-server-integration-with-active-directory/
Domino:
How to size Domino and Sametime systems for full production loads on VMware ESX Server - http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&uid=swg21267837
VMware product support information for IBM Lotus Domino-based server products - http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&uid=swg21106182
High CPU usage by router and poor performance of Domino under VMware - http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&uid=swg21252786
Domino poor performance with VI3 - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/102491?tstart=0
IBM/Lotus Domino licensing with virtual servers - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=94868
IBM Lotus Sametime Reference Architecture in a VI3 Environment - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/ibm_lotus_sametime_ref_arch_vi3_wp.pdf New - 5/1/08
Energy Savings:
Reducing Data Center Energy Costs with Virtualization - http://www.fusionstorm.com/pdf_files/ReducingDatacenterEnergyCosts_wp.pdf
Power and Cooling Savings Calculator - http://www.platespin.com/products/powerrecon/calculator.aspx
Virtualization – The Most Impactful Solution to Data Center Power Crisis - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Energy_Efficiency_WP.pdf
Virtualization: The Best Initiative for Alleviating the Power Crisis in the Data Center - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware_PowerCooling_savings_2007.02_040907.pdf
PG&E Energy Efficiency Program Datasheet - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/green_datasheet.pdf
Averting the IT Energy Crunch - http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070514_003603.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
Virtualization takes on the Data Center - http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191901643
VMware’s Energy Savings Green Calculator - http://download3.vmware.com/media/calculator/green_calculator_640x412.swf New - 5/1/08
Virtualizing Sharepoint - How about saving 74% of your power? - http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/07/virtualizing-sh.html
New - 8/4/08
Exchange:
Deploying Microsoft Exchange in VMware Infrastructure - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/exchange_best_practices.pdf
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Performance on VMware ESX Server 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Virtualizing_Exchange2003.pdf
Virtualizing Exchange 2007 – The Final Frontier? (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11043
Exchange and SQL on ESX Server (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11659
ESX:
ESX Server Architecture (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11631
Disabling Web access on the ESX Server - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=59508&tstart=0
Changing the default web access page - http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/15/changing-the-default-web-access-page-in-vmware-vi3/ New - 6/24/08
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1918
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=599300??
ESX Server 3.0 Tips and Tricks - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9567.pdf
ESX Server 2 Best Practices - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_best_practices.pdf
Change VM swap file path - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=530426
Change VM swap file path - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_resource_mgmt.pdf (Page 141)
Vmimages obsolete - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=503192
Vmimages obsolete - http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=530228
3.0.1 restart bug - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=597633
3.0.1 restart bug - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75462&tstart=0
Check whether ESX web service is started - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=564071
Mount USB device on ESX server - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81707&messageID=629349#629349
Enabling Active Directory Authentication with ESX Server - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxcfg_auth_tn.pdf
Configuring Management Agents for ESX Server 3.0.1 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx30_cfg_mgmt_tools.pdf
ESX Monitoring - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=335610
Running ESX as a Workstation guest - http://vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67254&start=0&tstart=1
Guide to installing ESX 3 on Workstation 6 - http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=9 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=86877&tstart=0
VMware ESX 3 CIFS network file system driver - http://89.105.41.70/sites/esx/default.aspx
How to regenerate SSL certificates in ESX 3 - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=614861
Scripted installs thread (Kickstart) - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=90424
Dual boot ESX/Windows - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=650812
Hostd, mgmt-vmware explanation - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=572225򋭁
3.0.2 upgrade threads - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=712207 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=712599
Remote Console for VM’s not working on ESX Server - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=46632
Upgrading from VC 2.0.x to VC 2.0.2 and ESX 3.0.x to 3.0.2 - http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/esx-upgrading.pdf
ESX 3.x upgrade to 3.0.2 for dummies - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=98471
VI Client Cannot Open Remote Console Session on ESX Server 3.0 - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/749640
What does ESX stand for? - http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=15206
How to change ESX host name - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=695774
Refresh DNS cache on ESX hosts - http://communities.vmware.com/message/733813
ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 FAQ - http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/esx302_update1_faq.html
ESX 3.0.2 Update 1 Release Notes - http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx302_update1.html
Tools Status is Reported Incorrectly After Host Upgrade to ESX Server 3.0.2 - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002856
How to get VMware ESX virtual machine redundancy without VMware HA or vMotion - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1283958,00.html
How to script one VMware ESX virtual machine for failover - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1284061,00.html
In-depth ESX Server Service Console Partitioning and Provisioning - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1304551,00.html New - 5/1/08
Setting up a development environment up with VMware ESX, Virtual Center and a Windows iSCSI Target - http://www.applicationdelivery.co.uk/blog/leew/getting-a-cheap-development-environment-up-with-vmware-esx-virtual-center-and-windows-iscsi/ New - 5/8/08
Rebooting an ESX Server host - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003530 New - 5/30/08
Investigating disk space on an ESX host - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003564 New - 5/30/08
mgmt-vmware restart script might not finish restarting the hostd - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005566 New - 6/16/08
Best Practices for ESX Host Partitions - http://vmetc.com/2008/02/12/best-practices-for-esx-host-partitions/ New - 6/24/08
Using AnywhereUSB to connect USB devices - http://www.digi.com/pdf/wp_ESXServer_AnywhereUSB.pdf New - 6/24/08
ESX 3i:
VMware ESX 3i: Technology Evolution, not Revolution - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1287013,00.html
VMware ESX 3i Guide - http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/Appendix_B_ESX3i.pdf New - 5/1/08
How to upload files to a VMware ESX 3i Server - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1303412,00.html New - 5/1/08
How to create your own bootable ESX 3i USB stick - http://www.veenema.net/index.php?Virtualization:HOW_TO%3A_Create_your_own_bootable_ESX_3i_usb_stick New - 5/8/08
Get full control over your ESXi server - http://www.run-virtual.com/?p=223 New - 6/24/08
VMware ESX Server 3i - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/ESX_Server_3i_presentation.pdf New - 8/04/08
The Architecture of VMware ESXi - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmware_esxi_architecture_wp.pdf New - 8/04/08
Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3i_i/r35/vi3_35_25_3i_i_get_start.pdf New - 8/04/08
How do you install VMware ESXi - http://www.petri.co.il/how-do-you-install-vmware-esx-server-3i-esxi.htm New - 8/04/08
Webcast: VMware ESXi: The Easiest Way to Get Started with Virtualization - http://www.vmware.com/a/webcasts/details/127 New - 8/04/08
ESX 3.5i for Free and the Impact on Hyper-V and the SMB - http://mikedatl.typepad.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/07/esx-35i-for-fre.html New - 8/04/08
Building an ESX3i White Box: Enterprise Virtualization for Less - http://itsupportjournal.com/2008/06/25/building-an-esx3i-white-box-enterprise-virtualization-for-less/ New - 8/04/08
Vmtn Community Roundtable podcast – ESXi - http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/2008/07/esxi-is-where-i.html New - 8/04/08
VMware ESX and ESXi comparison - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006543 New - 8/04/08
General:
Choosing between VMware Server and ESX Server - http://www.virtualization.info/2006/12/choosing-between-vmware-server-and-esx.html
VI3 Key Feature and Benefits Summary by Version - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_key_features_benefits.pdf
VMware Versions compared - http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_vmware_versions_compared.htm
ESX Server, VirtualCenter, and GSX Server Compatibility - http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx301_vc201.html#beforebegin
Configuration Maximums for VMware Infrastructure 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_config_max.pdf
Configuration Maximums for VMware ESX 2.5.x - http://www.ibm.qassociates.co.uk/vmware-esx-server-specs.htm
A Comparison of Software and Hardware Techniques for x86 Virtualization - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/asplos235_adams.pdf
Understanding Full Virtualization, Paravirtualization and Hardware Assist - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware_paravirtualization.pdf
Virtualization-optimized architectures - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=33
VI3 Monitoring - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=662390
Best Practices for Monitoring VMware - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=100551
VMware ESX Server: Scale Up or Scale Out? - http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3953.pdf
Using VMware ESX Server with IBM WebSphere Application Server - http://www.vmware.com/partners/vmware/ESX_WAS_WP.pdf
VI Support Lifecycle FAQ - http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/vi_faq.html
Should VMware lower pricing of ESX Server? - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1271493,00.html
Virtualization Management – New Technologies and Standards (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11693
Operational Readiness – Five Steps to Success (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11153
100% Virtual – Debunking the Myths and Realities (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11121
The New Sprawl: Managing Virtual Server Environments - http://informationweekreports.com/analytics_novell.jhtml New - 6/16/08
VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Review Guide - http://www.virtualization.info/reviews/pdf/vi35_review.pdf New - 6/24/08
Getting Started - Learning:
An Introduction to Virtualization - http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/isn/downloads/virtualization/pdfs/An_Introduction_to_Virtualization.pdf
Introduction to ESX 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_intro_vi.pdf
Vmware Infrastructure Architecture Overview - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_architecture_wp.pdf
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Customer FAQ - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_customer_faq.pdf
All-in-One Server Virtualization Beginners Guide - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/guide/allInOneRG/0,296293,sid94_gci1269663_idx0_off1000,00.html
Getting Started - Justifying:
Breaking Down Barriers to VMware Technology Adoption (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11025
Critical Success Factors of Virtual Infrastructure Adoption (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11313
Innovative Uses and Benefits of using VMware Virtualization (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11315
Dispelling Virtualization Myths (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11632
Reducing Server Total Cost of Ownership with VMware Virtualization Software - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/TCO.pdf
VMware: Tool for Server Consolidation - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware-dhbrown.pdf
Accelerate your ESX Deployment - http://www.glasshouse.com/whitepapers/wp_esxdeployment.pdf
Twenty-to-One Consolidation on Intel Architecture - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Intel_Consolidation.pdf
VMware customer success stories - http://www.vmware.com/customers/stories/
TCO Calculator - http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/calculator.html
Virtual Machine Cost Calculator spreadsheet - http://www.vmware.com/community/servlet/JiveServlet/download/212-89613-678224-1071/vmoglator1.1.xls
Five considerations for a successful VMware deployment - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1298987,00.html New - 5/1/08
Getting the Green Light for Your Virtual Infrastructure - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11415 New - 7/13/08
Building a Real-Time Infrastructure with VMware Infrastructure 3 - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11411 New - 7/13/08
Making Business Sense of Virtualization - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11417 New - 7/13/08
Getting Started - Planning:
Building the Virtualized Enterprise with VMware Infrastructure - http://download.101com.com/techlibrary/vmware/vmware_building_virtualized_enterprise.pdf
Scaling your Virtual Infrastructure – Getting Started (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11119
Proven Virtualization Scalability with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11684
The Anatomy of a Great Server Virtualization Solution (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11590
ESX Workload Analysis: Lessons Learned - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9398.pdf
Getting the Right Fit: VMware ESX Workload Analysis - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2005/sln056.pdf
Which servers and applications are good virtualization candidates? - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1202105,00.html
Do not virtualize list - http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=631816
Developing your Virtualization Strategy and Deployment Plan - http://www.glasshouse.com/whitepapers/wp_vmware.pdf
Server Consolidation with VMware ESX Server - http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3939.pdf
Virtualization: Architectural Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/virtualization_considerations.pdf
Virtualization hardware sizing (quick and dirty approach) - http://it20.info/blogs/main/archive/2007/11/26/83.aspx
VMware Capacity Planner Overview - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=35
Using VMware Capacity Planner for ESX or VI3 - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1280568,00.html
Server selection and VMware: Physical boxes or virtual machines - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1280555,00.html
Capacity Planner 2.6 User Guide - https://optimize.vmware.com/support/CP-UserGuide.pdf New - 6/24/08
Getting Started - Implementing:
Tips and tricks for implementing infrastructure services on ESX server - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/tips_tricks_infrastructure_services.pdf
Virtual Infrastructure Implementation Best Practices From A to Z - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0051.pdf
The Roadmap to Virtual Infrastructure: Practical Implementation Strategies - http://download3.vmware.com/elq/pdf/wp_roadmaptovirtualinfrastructure.pdf
File / Print / DNS Servers: Getting Started with Virtual Infrastructure - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/file_print_dns_wp.pdf
VMware VI3 on BladeCenter and System x Integrated with System i - http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/sg247408.pdf New - 6/16/08
HA/DRS/Resource Management:
Automating High Availability (HA) Services with Vmware HA - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_ha_wp.pdf
Effective DRS and HA in Production - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9413.pdf
Resource Management with Vmware DRS - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_drs_wp.pdf
Resource Management in Vmware ESX Server 3 - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9726.pdf
Resource Management Guide - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_resource_mgmt.pdf
Intel & AMD with HA & DRS - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=526615
Choosing the HA host destiantion - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=563006
Vmware HA with 2 ESX hosts - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=605107
Autostart and HA - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76060
Knocking Out Downtime with Two Punches: VMotion & VMware HA - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=45
A Practical Guide to HA - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=29
HA restart order of VM’s with the same priority - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=664502
Make one VM out of many ESX hosts - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=734790 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=710425
Setting Failure and Isolation Detection Timeout and Multiple Isolation Response Addresses - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002080
HA Technical Best Practices - http://kb.vmware.com/Platform/Publishing/attachments/1002080_fHA_Tech_Best_Practices.pdf
VMware HA Guidelines and Best Practices (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11016
What should trigger a HA event? - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/114735?tstart=0
HA Failover Capacity - http://www.vmwarewolf.com/ha-failover-capacity/
Virtual Machine Failure Monitoring - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35_25_vmha.pdf
Configuring VMware High Availability for your virtual servers needs - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid179_gci1307920,00.html New - 5/1/08
VMware HA and DRS Capacity Planning - http://www.kingston.com/branded/pdf_files/HAnDRSCapacity_WP.pdf New - 5/8/08
So how exactly does HA’s admittance algorithm work? - http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/06/so-how-exactly.html New - 6/17/08
VMware HA Configuration Notes - http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/07/11/vmware-ha-configuration-notes/ New - 7/15/08
DRS Performance and Best Practices - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/drs_performance_best_practices_wp.pdf New - 8/04/08
VM HA - service console networking, isolation behavior - http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2008/07/vm-ha---service.html New - 8/04/08
Service Console redundancy - http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/01/14/service-console-redundancy/ New - 8/04/08
Hardware:
HP Management Agents for VMware ESX Server 3.x version 7.7.0 - http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/26407.html
HP Management Agents for VMware ESX Server 3.x version 7.8.0 - http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/27342.html
HP Management Agents for VMware ESX Server 3.x version 7.9.0 - http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/27853.html
Dell OpenManage 5.1 Agents for VMware - http://ftp.us.dell.com/sysman/OM_5.1_ISM_A00.ISO
Dell OpenManage 5.2 Agents for VMware - http://ftp.us.dell.com/sysman/OM_5.2.0_ISM_A00.ISO
Integrating HP SIM and HP OpenView to manage VMware ESX Server - http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/Integrate_VMwareESX_HPSIM_OpenView.pdf
Production Consolidation using VMware and the AMD Opteron Processor - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9743.pdf
IBM Insights in Sizing Hardware for Virtualization - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac4057.pdf
HP Virtualization Management Software - http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/valuepack/vms/index.html
10K vs. 15K & iSCSI - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75202
Best Practices using Vmware Virtual vSMP - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf
Hardware recommendations to build a cheap ESX server - http://www.vmweekly.com/articles/hardware_recommendations_to_build_cheap_esx_server/1/
White box/Home ESX system - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620124
ESX on non-supported hardware to learn with - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77560
Community supported hardware/software for Vmware Infrastructure - http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/resources/communitysupport/
Change Windows 2003 from multi-processor to uni-processor - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=29415&tstart=0&start=0
VMware ESX Server: A comprehensive guide to how ESX virtualizes HP ProLiant servers - http://h20331.www2.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/vmwareESXserver_virtualize_ProLiant_1005.pdf
HP ProLiant server sizer for VMware ESX Server - http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/cache/120132-0-0-0-121.html
IT Consolidation using VMware CapacityPlanner on HP ProLiant servers - http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/70314-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Managing a Virtualized Proliant Environment - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=18
HP VMware Platform Choice and Business Continuity - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=17
Improving Economics of Blades with VMware - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_blades.pdf
Blade Server recommendations - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=653426
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=541048
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=554823
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632827
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/124674?tstart=0&start=0
http://communities.vmware.com/message/940884?tstart=0#940884
VT Support - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=698516 and http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=623351
VM accessing multiple hardware nodes - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=710425
Ramcheck application on ESX - http://xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=67
ESX Load Generator scripts - http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=67
Memtest86+ Download - http://www.memtest.org/#downiso
Hardware for Virtualization: How to get more from servers, HBA’s and more - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid94_gci1283032,00.html
New Technology Directions in the Virtual Hardware Platform (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11051
Hyper-V vs. ESX:
Significant Networking Problem with Hyper-V - http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/06/12/significant-networking-problem-with-hyper-v/
How VMware ESX performance trumps Hyper-V's price - http://searchvmware.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid179_gci1314298,00.html#
Hyper-V Quick Migration breaks network connections - http://vmwaretv.blip.tv/#800149
Weighing Hyper-V against VMware - http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisewindows/archives/2008/06/hyperv_gets_att.html
Why (or why not) switch from VMware to Hyper-V - http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/06/30/why-or-why-not-switch-from-vmware-to-hyper-v/
NIC bonding not in Hyper-V - http://virtualizationreview.com/blogs/weblog.aspx?blog=2296
A Look at Some VMware Infrastructure Architectural Advantages - http://blogs.vmware.com/virtualreality/2008/06/a-look-at-some.html
Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization: Resistance is Futile (Almost) - http://www.dabcc.com/article.aspx?id=8029
Hyper-V goes RTM – Deep Impact - http://www.chriswolf.com/?p=168
Hyper-V talk around the virtual water cooler - http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2008/06/hyperv_talk_aro.html
VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one - http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9227
Be Careful of What You Think you Need: Hyper-V vs. ESX Edition - http://www.realtime-windowsserver.com/virtualization/2008/04/be_careful_of_what_you_think_y.htm
Five Reasons Why VMware Virtualization is Better than Microsoft Hyper-V - http://www.dabcc.com/article.aspx?id=8105
COMPARISON: Microsoft vs. VMware - http://searchcio.techtarget.com.au/articles/24866-COMPARISON-Microsoft-vs-VMware
Microsoft vs. VMware: Rumble in the Virtual World - http://www.cio.com/article/433463/Microsoft_vs._VMware_Rumble_in_the_Virtual_World_/1
Licensing:
Vmware licensing page - http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html
Server-based License File Checker - http://www.vmware.com/checklicense/
Pricing, Packaging & Licensing Overview - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_pricing.pdf
Understanding VI3 Licensing: Server and Host-based licensing models - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=1013698
Install License File - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76518
Guest Licensing - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81345&messageID=627156#627156
Microsoft Virtual Machine Technology FAQ - http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/highlights/virtualization/faq.mspx
Windows Server Virtualization Calculator - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/calculator.mspx
Licensing Microsoft Server Products with Virtual Machine Technologies - http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/virtualization_whitepaper.doc
Microsoft Server Version Feature Comparison - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx
ESX single-CPU multi-core licensing - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=648327
Splitting 2 processor license between 2 single CPU servers - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=87871&messageID=669665#669665
IBM/Lotus Domino licensing with virtual servers - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=94868&tstart=0
VMware Multi-core Pricing & Licensing Policy - http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/multicore.html
VMware Single Processor Licensing Policy - http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/single_processor.html New - 5/1/08
Microsoft Virtualization Licensing and Distribution Terms - http://www.vmware.com/solutions/whitepapers/msoft_licensing_wp.html
Addendum to Microsoft Virtualization Licensing and Distribution Terms - http://www.vmware.com/solutions/whitepapers/msoft_addendum.html
Fun with virtualization and OEM installs - http://travisepperson.blogspot.com/2007/03/fun-with-virtualization-and-oem.html
vMotion violates Microsoft Server 2003 EULA - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/81320
Licensing Microsoft Server Products with Virtual Machine Technologies - http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/virtualization_brief.doc
Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0 virtualization support document - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9893f83e-c8a5-4475-b025-66c6b38b46e3&DisplayLang=en
End of the Line For Licensing - http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204400240
Difference between a License Administrator and Support Administrator - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003304
How to combine FlexLM License Files - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/8996281
Changes in licensing for VI3 Standard Edition When upgrading to VI 3.5 - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003301
Updates to your VMware VI3 Starter Licenses - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003299
How to License Microsoft’s Products (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11588
Microsoft Licensing FAQ - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ms_licensing_faqs.pdf New - 5/1/08
Installing ESX Server Licenses - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001383 New - 6/16/08
Not enough licenses installed - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005265 New - 6/16/08
Linux:
Getting a DHCP Address in a Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977
Redhat Virtual Machines can hang due to Red Hat Network Monintor problems - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002741
Windows to Linux roadmap - http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html
Install Vmware Tools in a Linux VM under ESX Server 3.x - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5242329
From DOS/Windows to Linux HowTo - http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html
Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems - http://www.allcommands.com/
CTDP Linux User’s Guide - http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/usersguide/
Linux Resource Guide - http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/
Linux knowledge required? - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625255 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=628551
Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands - http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/
Unix/Linux Help - http://www.computerhope.com/unix.htm
Memory:
Host Mem and Guest Mem % - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620581??
Memory Resource Management in VMWare ESX Server - http://www.stanford.edu/~stinson/cs240/cs240_1/revs/esx.txt
The Role of Memory in ESX Server 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_memory.pdf
Memory resource management in Vmware ESX Server - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/usenix_resource_mgmt.pdf
Understanding memory usage in Windows 2000 - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/tips/w2mem.mspx
Operating System Extensions to Support Host Based Virtual Machines - http://www.eecs.umich.edu/techreports/cse/2002/CSE-TR-465-02.pdf
Memory performance - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=65293
Memory Shares/Limits/Reservations - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73411
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555223
Understanding the Impact of RAM on Overall System Performance - http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Understanding-Impact-RAM-Overall-System-Performance.html
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/WindowsGeneralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm
Pagefile thread - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=79080&messageID=617876#617876
Resizing Memory With Balloons and Hotplug - https://ols2006.108.redhat.com/reprints/schopp-reprint.pdf
Memory Limits - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632903 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=86075&messageID=653429#653429
The 3GB-not-4GB RAM problem - http://blogs.msdn.com/hiltonl/archive/2007/04/13/the-3gb-not-4gb-ram-problem.aspx
Service Console Memory Usage on VM’s – ESX 2.5 vs. ESX 3 - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=48409&start=20&tstart=0
Large memory support is available in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037
A description of the 4 GB RAM Tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/291988
Memory Provisioning Recommendations for VI3 - http://www.kingston.com/branded/pdf_files/Memory_Provisioning_Recommendations_VI3.pdf
Understanding Host and Guest memory usage - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11638
Memory Parity Errors – Causes and Suggestions - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101272 New - 5/1/08
Memory Optimization - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/143828 New - 6/16/08
Server Memory Power Consumption & Capacity Planning (VMworld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11601 New -7/15/08
Networking - General:
VMware Virtual Networking Concepts - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/virtual_networking_concepts.pdf
VI3 Networking – Concepts and Components (VMworld 2007) - http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11280
VI3 Networking - Advanced Configurations and Troubleshooting (VMWorld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11647 New - 5/1/08
High Performance Virtualized I/O in 10 Gigabit Ethernet Era (VMWorld 2007) - http://vmworld.com/vmworld/mylearn?classID=11650 New - 5/1/08
Networking Virtual Machines - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/TAC9689-A.pdf
Networking Scenarios & Troubleshooting - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9689-b.pdf
ESX3 Networking Internals - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=41
High Performance ESX Networking - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=43
Network Throughput in a Virtual Infrastructure - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_network_planning.pdf
How To Configure Networking from the Service Console Command Line - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1000258
Integrating Virtual Machines into the Cisco Data Center Architecture - http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/vmware.pdf
Severe Network Performance Issues - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77227
ESX Server 3.0.2 Ping Latency - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=97117
How to Configure Windows Server 2003 as a Router - http://www.petri.co.il/configure-windows-2003-server-exchange-rip-cisco-router.htm
HA excessive number of open TCP/UDP ports required - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=539588
Troubleshooting Slow Virtual Web Servers - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid94_gci1281020,00.html New - 5/1/08
Performance Comparison of Virtual Network Devices - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/perf_comparison_virtual_network_devices_wp.pdf New - 5/1/08
Networking Performance in VMware ESX Server 3.5 - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/ESX_networking_performance.pdf New - 5/1/08
Server Virtualization – Network Implications and Best Practices - http://www.cisco.com/web/BE/learn_events/pdfs/Server_Virtualization.pdf New - 5/1/08
VMware Infrastructure 3 in a Cisco Network Environment - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmi_cisco_network_environment.pdf New - 6/17/08
Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003487 New - 6/17/08
Determining if a port is in use - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003971 New - 6/17/08
ESX Server host or virtual machines have intermittent or no network connectivity - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004109 New - 6/17/08
Networking - Firewall:
Firewall Configurations for Backup Clients on ESX Server 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35_25_vcb_firewalls.pdf New - 5/1/08
3rd party software and the new Service Console Firewall - http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/302/2143_f.SAL_Public.html
Firewall and Netbackup - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=477399
Esxcfg-firewall - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab05-SECURITY-MANUAL-APPENDIX.pdf
Networking - vSwitch:
Rename a vSwitch - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80075 and http://www.vmweekly.com/ask_an_expert/how_can_I_rename_a_virtual_switch/1/
Enabling Netflow on Virtual Switches - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35_25_netflow.pdf New - 5/1/08
Configuring and Troubleshooting N-Port ID Virtualization - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35_25_npiv_config.pdf New - 5/1/08
Physical Switch Load Balancing - http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2006/11/vmware-switch-load-balancing.html
Networking - NIC:
Network cards – Used Auto or Fixed Speed and Duplex - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=568366
How to identify a physical NIC - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=662139
Which physical NIC is being used by a VM - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=591252
Setting gigabit NIC’s to Auto/Auto - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=568366
Vmnic renumbering - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=477265 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=551433
Changing Service Console NIC IP Address - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81427 and http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4309499
Change service console NIC’s - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=565489
Second Service Console NIC - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=536518
Which NIC is used in cold migration - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=555404
Duplex Mismatch Primer - http://www.happyrouter.com/content/view/32/1/
Multi-NIC Performance in ESX 3.0.1 and XenEnterprise 3.2.0 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Multi-NIC_Performance.pdf
Service Console and Vmotion NIC sharing - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=146348
Why do network hint ranges for NIC’s using VLAN tagging keep changing - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=678394 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=503421
VM Summary Page General showing other NIC IP Address - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84784
Configure multiple IP addresses to a NIC in Linux - http://handsonhowto.com/virt.html
Configure a static MAC address for a VM - http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/04/vmware-configuring-static-mac-address.html
Virtual MAC Tool (configuration) - http://www.run-virtual.com/?page_id=173
NIC Teaming 802.3ad - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_NIC_Teaming.pdf
ESX 3.0.1/NIC Teaming/802.3ad/Aggregrating Bandwidth - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=506538
ESX Server Requirements for Link Aggregation - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservicekb/1001938
802.3ad with IP Hash in ESX will increase bandwidth - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=682252
NIC Teaming Load Balancing Policy - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=463074
Can a VM use more then one physical NIC on a vSwitch - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632932
Bonding NIC’s on a VM - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=561718
Aggregate multiple NIC’s into a single pipe - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83099
Changing the MAC address of a virtual machine - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/507
How To Configure Networking from the Service Console Command Line - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1000258 New - 6/17/08
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