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Converting Linux and Windows Physical and Virtual Machines to Oracle VM Virtual Machines by Oracle Corporation
and Windows servers to run as guest virtual machines (VM) in Oracle VM Server Pools. This document describes the virtual machine conversion functions built into Oracle VM in...
Finding the ‘Right Fit' for Protecting Virtual Machine Workloads by Symantec Corporation
environment, protecting virtual machines and all of their contents needs special consideration as the mobility of virtual machines across physical resource...
Virtual Machines Are Not Free by VKernel
the IT department. The added cost of virtual machines means that virtualization is not free, but the resulting process savings, space reduction, hardware consolidation, and...
MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software: The Virtual Machine Aware SAN by Cisco Systems, Inc.
total cost of ownership (TCO). Virtual machines make it possible to run multiple applications and operating systems in a single machine. However, the proliferation...
The Virtual Machine Aware SAN by Cisco Systems, Inc.
data center, the proliferation of virtual machines also introduces new challenges for the SAN, including problems related to loss of visibility, security, traffic...
STORServer Best Practices for Protecting VMware Virtual Machines by STORServer
alternative methods for backing up virtual machines. This paper explains alternative methods for backing up virtual machines, including installing the backup client on...
Veritas NetBackup™ 6.5 for VMware 3.x: Best Practices by Symantec Corporation
for--and protecting--VMware virtual machines. VMware virtual infrastructure software is used by enterprises large and small to increase the efficiency and cost-...
Protecting Virtual Machines: The "Best Of VMworld" Approach by Citrix
new approach to availability for virtual machines-an approach recognized with the Best of VMworld 2007 - New Technology award. IT managers and executives have...
Hot Spots: Step One for DR: Server Virtualization by Storage Magazine
Remote replication on virtual machines adds up to a disaster recovery plan that can really work. Consolidating physical servers at the DR site eliminates the...
Better Business Continuity with VMware Virtual Infrastructure by Hewlett-Packard Company
IT administrators to move running virtual machines (software containers that hold a complete operating system and applications) from one physical server to another...
Sun Unified Storage Simulator 2008.11 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Storage Simulator is a VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of the Sun Storage 7000 products on a virtual machine with sixteen...
Try XenServer Enterprise Edition Now with a Free 30-day Trial by Citrix

- Evaluate software in ready-to-run virtual machines without installation and configuration

- Move legacy operating systems and applications to newer hardware as...
Server hardware choices: Virtualization increases challenges by Dell and Microsoft
Watch this webcast to hear Burton Group analyst Richard Jones provide insight on overcoming server selection issues...
Highly Available Virtualization With Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 by Dell, Inc.
with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 on Dell platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems...
Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments: Exploring Options and Technologies for Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines by Datalink/NetApp
surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. A dizzying range of technology choices awaits IT organizations trying to master the art of...
SAP Solutions on VMware Infrastructure: Customer Use Cases by VMware and Intel
you to run multiple workloads in "virtual machines" - each consisting of an operating system and one or more applications - on a single physical server. With...
Storage Bin 2.0: Virtualization Challenges by Storage Magazine
Backing up and recovering data from virtual machines is easier said than done. Backing up and recovering data from virtual machines is easier said than done.

Last month, I used...
VKernel Case Study: Hasbro Inc. by VKernel
resources among all of its deployed virtual machines. As the virtual data center continues to grow, Hasbro needed visibility into the capacity utilization of its VMware...
Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell, Inc.
44; such as high availability and virtual machine migration. The Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V provides an overview of:

  • Storage options
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Server Virtualization - Putting an End to Server Sprawl by CDW Corporation
Running several virtual machines on one physical server improves utilization, reduces the amount of floor space needed for the data center,...
Leveraging, protecting virtual machines in disaster recovery sites by Citrix
This expert webcast explains why traditional DR approaches are error-prone and expensive and how virtualizing DR can...
NetApp and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Storage Best Practices by NetApp
implementing VMware® Virtual Infrastructure on NetApp fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems. NetApp® technology enables companies to extend...
Confront Escalating Data Storage and Power Requirement with HP's Enterprise Virtual Array by Mobius Partners
has been able to create 28 new virtual machines without buying any new equipment. Not only has UH centralized computing been able to stay within its budget, it has...
VKernel Case Study: HOVENSA by VKernel
resources among all of its deployed virtual machines. With VMware, it became very easy for HOVENSA to deploy new servers that the company needed to be cognizant of VM sprawl...
Livewire™: Full-Server Protecting and Recovery in Real-Time by Double-Take Software
ready to recover to any physical or virtual machine in just hours or less. Are your second tier servers assigned a lower recovery priority in your overall disaster...
LEARNING GUIDES
at all times.
Thin provisioning: EMC virtual (thin) provisioning enables users to allocate storage and automatically extend file systems.
Interoperability...
to just three, each running multiple virtual servers. And although he doesn't have before-and-after storage utilization numbers, he is certain that the numbers have...
through a separate dedicated virtual IP address and is password protected. There is no encryption.
Metadata features: Metadata is stored in the system's...
that the software can operate on a virtual server and allocate enough virtual server resources to meet peak processing requirements.

The index/search software...