VMWare or Xen?
I want to construct a small private cloud with the following configuration: Servers: commodity 1Us as far as possible. Running almost exclusively Linux/Apache to serve web pages. A few Windows machines in a cluster running SQL server. Three Linux machines in a cluster running Vertica. Multiple developers in multiple locations globally running assorted dev products. [...]
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| May 19, 2010 2:15 PM
Infrastructure management, Infrastructure services, Private Cloud, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, Xen
I want to construct a small private cloud with the following configuration: Servers: commodity 1Us as far as possible. Running almost exclusively Linux/Apache to serve web pages. A few Windows machines in a cluster running SQL server. Three Linux machines in a cluster running Vertica. Multiple developers in multiple locations globally running assorted dev products. [...]
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| May 19, 2010 2:15 PM
Infrastructure management, Infrastructure services, Private Cloud, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, Xen
Looking for Backup solution for VMWare environment
We’ve started adding VMWare servers to our data center, and we need a backup solution that works. We’ll have a mix of ESX4.0 and ESX3.5 hosts along with vCenter 4.0. Host will have Windows 2003, Windows 2008, RedHat 4.x and 5.x. Some hosts will have MS SQL 2005 and Oracle DB. We have TSM deployed [...]
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| August 11, 2010 2:09 PM
ESX4, SQL 2005, TSM Backup, Veeam, Virtualization in 2010, VMware Server
We’ve started adding VMWare servers to our data center, and we need a backup solution that works. We’ll have a mix of ESX4.0 and ESX3.5 hosts along with vCenter 4.0. Host will have Windows 2003, Windows 2008, RedHat 4.x and 5.x. Some hosts will have MS SQL 2005 and Oracle DB. We have TSM deployed [...]
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| August 11, 2010 2:09 PM
ESX4, SQL 2005, TSM Backup, Veeam, Virtualization in 2010, VMware Server
Licensing problems when virtualizing servers?
I’ve talked to several people who’ve run into licensing restrictions when virtualizing their environments, and was wondering if this is a common headache? I know Cisco’s changed some recent policies which have affected testing platforms, but was wondering if anyone else has run into problems, either with keys or just keeping in line with their [...]
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| May 19, 2010 4:18 PM
Cisco IOS, Cisco Licensing, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMWare License
I’ve talked to several people who’ve run into licensing restrictions when virtualizing their environments, and was wondering if this is a common headache? I know Cisco’s changed some recent policies which have affected testing platforms, but was wondering if anyone else has run into problems, either with keys or just keeping in line with their [...]
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| May 19, 2010 4:18 PM
Cisco IOS, Cisco Licensing, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMWare License
Consistency errors on virtualized SQL 2000 SP4 servers
Did anyone experience problems with SQL Server 2000 SP4 and consistency errors on o 2003 R2 x64 guest OS. CHECKDB shows databases corrupt, the next run they are clean, then they might become corrupt again. We are banging our heads against the wall to find a solution for this problem. We have this problem with [...]
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| May 19, 2010 5:46 PM
ESX 3.5, ESX Server 3.5 Update 4, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL 2000, SQL Server 2000 SP4, Virtualization in 2010
Did anyone experience problems with SQL Server 2000 SP4 and consistency errors on o 2003 R2 x64 guest OS. CHECKDB shows databases corrupt, the next run they are clean, then they might become corrupt again. We are banging our heads against the wall to find a solution for this problem. We have this problem with [...]
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| May 19, 2010 5:46 PM
ESX 3.5, ESX Server 3.5 Update 4, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, SQL 2000, SQL Server 2000 SP4, Virtualization in 2010
Does VMWare open any new security holes?
I wonder if someone might point me at something that illustrates the additional problems of securing something like VMWare? Assuming that all servers are maintained with firewalls, AV etc, that they are properly administered by a minimum number of staff and that that same minimum number have control over the virtual infrastructure itself then where [...]
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| May 13, 2010 5:43 PM
Hyper-V, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMWare security, XenServer
I wonder if someone might point me at something that illustrates the additional problems of securing something like VMWare? Assuming that all servers are maintained with firewalls, AV etc, that they are properly administered by a minimum number of staff and that that same minimum number have control over the virtual infrastructure itself then where [...]
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| May 13, 2010 5:43 PM
Hyper-V, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMWare security, XenServer
Connecting to VMWare console from ESX
I was trying to connect the vmware serial console from my esx host. Steps I followed: Made the changes into the virtual machine properties. serialport 1: use named pipe pipe name : /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/vm1/pipe1 near end : server far end : the virtual machine issue: the pip1 socket [...]
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| May 12, 2010 5:42 PM
ESX Host, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMware configuration
I was trying to connect the vmware serial console from my esx host. Steps I followed: Made the changes into the virtual machine properties. serialport 1: use named pipe pipe name : /vmfs/volumes/Storage1/vm1/pipe1 near end : server far end : the virtual machine issue: the pip1 socket [...]
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| May 12, 2010 5:42 PM
ESX Host, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, VMware configuration
Obtaining IP address in Xen
After finally got XEN working, the part I’ve been struggling the most with is finding a way to get XM to report the IP address of the virtual machine it started up. The VM was in DHCP mode. I’m guessing I could find this out using dhcpd logs (by looking up the mac address), but [...]
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| May 7, 2010 4:38 PM
Citrix XenServer, DHCP Relay Agent, IP address management, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Servers, Virtualization in 2010, Xen
After finally got XEN working, the part I’ve been struggling the most with is finding a way to get XM to report the IP address of the virtual machine it started up. The VM was in DHCP mode. I’m guessing I could find this out using dhcpd logs (by looking up the mac address), but [...]
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| May 7, 2010 4:38 PM
Citrix XenServer, DHCP Relay Agent, IP address management, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Servers, Virtualization in 2010, Xen
Checking for the server a ESX 3.5 Guest is running on?
When I’m on an ESX 3.5 guest, is there a way to find out which ESX server it is running on? I don’t have access to the ESX host to do it the other way around via command line.
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| May 4, 2010 3:28 PM
ESX 3.5, ESX Server, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010, VMware ESX 3.5
When I’m on an ESX 3.5 guest, is there a way to find out which ESX server it is running on? I don’t have access to the ESX host to do it the other way around via command line.
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| May 4, 2010 3:28 PM
ESX 3.5, ESX Server, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010, VMware ESX 3.5
Best virtualization blogs?
I’m looking for recommendations for virtualization blogs, including server, desktop, and network related ones. Any favorite reads out there? Thanks!
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| May 20, 2010 2:01 PM
IT Blogs, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010
I’m looking for recommendations for virtualization blogs, including server, desktop, and network related ones. Any favorite reads out there? Thanks!
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| May 20, 2010 2:01 PM
IT Blogs, Virtualization, Virtualization in 2010
