Finding servers which are the “Best Fit” canadates for virtualization can be tricky. I have put together the following criteria checklist to help determine whether a new server provision or a P2V should use virtualization. The Best Fit checklist uses my own criteria and weight recommendations but it can be modified with more liberal values. [...]
It’s been a while since I had to P2V a Windows server but recently I found myself on a project doing P2Vs of business critical servers, again. FYI: The new version of VMware VM Converter works great for converting a physical Windows and Lunux server into a virtual server. Once the conversion is completed, the [...]
I’ve mentioned this in a few of my blog posts over the years and here it is again – “Storage has been a major oversight by most companies deploying VMware Virtual Infrastructure”. News Flash! This was confirmed at the recent 2009 VMWorld … What I’ve heard and read about VMWorld 2009 is that it was [...]
Buzz Word Has virtualization become a buzz word in your strategic plan? Take the advice from someone who has spent years supporting VMware in three different enterprise environments – think before you V. If all you plan is a small experimental cluster of virtual servers, it’s no big deal. The software is even [...]
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