This pretty much says it all: In this blog post I am going to go over using XenDesktop 5 with VMware. You've gotta read Jarian Gibson's article, Using XenDesktop 5 with VMware, if you're going to attempt this! … [Read more...]
Your storage in the Cloud
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hans De Leenheer comments on the various cloud storage offerings from TwinStrata, CloudBerry, StorSimple, VMware Octopus/Horizon, Amazon, and others. Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, bleh bleh bleh, ... get over it, it is all called CLOUD and it will remain that way for a while. What … [Read more...]
When RamDisks Get Full | PlanetVM
June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is just the sort of cool technical tip that saves your bacon when it's lodged somewhere in your mind: What happens when the VMware ESXi RAMdisk gets full? Here's Tom Howarth's account... After upgrading to ESXi 5 we saw several instances of host instability as the Ramdisk ram out of space, … [Read more...]
ESXi 5 on an Apple Mac Mini
June 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awesome! VMware ESXi 5 on a Mac Mini Server! Here's Christopher Wells on how his install and upgrade process went. I can report that the Minis are working quite well and were successful at performing a "burn in" over the weekend. via vsamurai.com … [Read more...]
MSSQL must really love Oracle (pun intended)
June 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
I don't really agree with Hans' "positive" lightning comment, unless you call it positive when you discover that Microsoft licensing is just as bad as VMware... But here you go! A great discussion of SQL Server licensing changes and the new SQL tax! You remember everyone ranting on the Oracle … [Read more...]
Dependent hardware iSCSI adapter on ESXi5
May 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The virtualization space seems a little light on technical content lately. There are plenty of event announcements and white paper or webinar promotions, but few posts on, you know, how stuff works. Here's the incomparable Gabrie Van Zanten to change that, with a deep look at iSCSI configuration … [Read more...]
“Our Storage Array Is Compatible with VMware…” Says Who?
February 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I talk to dozens of companies every week, and every one says the same thing: “Our product is compatible with VMware!” But not everyone’s definition of “compatible” is the same, and some are not compatible (I couldn’t resist) with the requirements of production data centers. Therefore, I … [Read more...]
PCoIP Log Viewer 2.0
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is a tool I've been using almost daily in my current project and for the past few months. Now It's finally been released to the public! The tool has been created by Chuck Hirtsius – one of the EUC Specialist's within VMware. The release you see here today is the first release of the tool … [Read more...]
Virtual Machine Mobility: Of What, and to Where and in What State?
February 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Stepping out of a subway car is an entirely different matter when it's moving! Mobility of virtual machines is a sticky wicket. As open systems infrastructure becomes increasingly virtualized, administrators and managers wish to use the technology to balance workload, ease migration, and … [Read more...]
VDI Paging Files – Big? Small? Or Non At All?
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For the past few months I have been spending a lot of time looking at the performance of Large VDI environments, where the problems lay and where performance can be improved. When designing VDI environments, a couple of things that you should consider are the .vswp file and the GuestOS paging … [Read more...]