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Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  1:31 PM
Hyper-V, Virtualization
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16,755 pts.

V2V Conversion – VMWare Server Console to Hyper-V
I will be thankful to you if you can help me to resolve my query related to V2V conversion for converting Virtual Machines created in VMWare Server Console (version: 1.0.3 build 44356) to Window Server 2008 (Hyper-V) using SCVMM 2008. 1. I have installed VMWare Server console(Free version) on HP DL380 G5 series Server having [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  6:19 AM
Hyper-V, Server virtualization, V2V, Virtual Machines, VMware Server, VMware Server Console, Windows Server 2008
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5 pts.

How do you monitor your virtual machines for security breaches?
How do you monitor your VM’s for security breaches? What are your go-to tools?

Answer Question   |  August 28, 2009  9:24 PM
Virtual Machine Security, Virtual Machine Security Management, Virtual Machines, VM
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4,265 pts.

Physical-to-virtual server migration: Tips, tools and best practices?
In migrating from physical servers to virtual servers, what have been your most tried and true techniques and tools? Do you have any good advice to impart on someone about to attempt this type of migration?

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2009  9:22 PM
Open IT Forum, P2V, P2V migrations, Physical to Virtual Migration
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4,265 pts.

Loading .ISO on VMWARE
I have recently been experimenting with VMWARE. I am having problems installing LINUX MINT for a new Virtual Machine. I downloaded the .ISO from the Linux site. I can not seem to find the ISO after downloading it.    

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  6:34 PM
Linux Mint, VMware, VMware Workstation 6.5.2
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120 pts.

How can I turn on VM guest OS’s from the command Line VMware esx 3.5
using VMware esx 3.5 How can I turn on VM guest OS’s from the command Line

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  6:20 PM
Guest OS, Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5
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1,695 pts.

VMware guests network traffic
If I have a iSCSI target server and a regular Windows 2003 server on the same host, will the iSCSI network traffic between the 2 VMWare guests stay internal or does it actually somehow goes out and back in.

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  3:26 PM
iSCSI, Network traffic, VMware Guests, Windows Server 2003
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16,755 pts.

Is virtual sensor a proprietary of Cisco?
[o:p]Is virtual sensor a proprietary of Cisco? If not, then could you tell me the name of other companies which are using virtual sensor in their IPS? [/o:p]

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  3:16 PM
Intrusion prevention systems, Network security, Networking, Virtual Sensor
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1,545 pts.

Virtualisation benefits and pitfalls
Hi, Are there any comprehensive reports/reviews/articles about the advantages and disadvantages of virtualisation? I need the reports/reviews/articles to be objective.

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  4:39 AM
Virtualization, Virtualization Benefits, VMware ESXi
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50 pts.

Citrix Printers
I have users logging into citrix session via ICA client and when they go on to print, they can see other logged in users Printers as well. Is there a way for me to hide other printers. Basically when they log for a citrix session, their default printer in their office is inherited to print [...]

Answer Question   |  August 26, 2009  6:42 PM
Citrix, Citrix PS4, Printing, Windows XP
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555 pts.

Citrix PS4
I have 4 Citrix PS4 servers. One of the application is hosted on 3 servers cause of the application load. What i like to know if there is a way for me tell a server to only allow like 15 connections and after that go to the next server if one server is already full [...]

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2009  6:35 PM
Citrix, Presentation Server 4
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555 pts.

Migrating Xen virtual machines to KVM
If you’re running virtual environments on Linux, have you recently migrated from Xen to KVM (kernel-based virtual machines)? If so, what issues/problems did you encounter — if any — and how did you solve them?

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2009  2:43 PM
KVM, Linux Virtual Server, Xen, XenServer
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4,265 pts.

Do you think VMware ESX will lower its price after Hyper-V R2 goes GA?
After Hyper-V R2 goes GA, do you think VMware ESX will lower its price? Why or why not? Hannah Drake and Bridget Botelho discussed this, among other topics (including what’s ahead at VMWorld) with John Gilmartin of VMware — you can listen to the podcast here.

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2009  6:50 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V R2, Open IT Forum, VMware ESX
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4,265 pts.

Is the ability to manage other companies’ virtualization products in your console an important feature to you?
Is the ability to manage other companies’ virtualization products in your console (eg, managing VMware in Hyper-V, etc) an important feature to you?

Answer Question   |  August 24, 2009  6:45 PM
Hyper-V, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Management Console, VMware
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4,265 pts.

How do you use Virtualization in your business/personal computing?
How do you use virtualization in your business/personal computing?

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2009  2:12 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Virtualization
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3,730 pts.

Would you run your Tier 1 apps (Exchange, SQL, SAP, etc) on Hyper-V?
Would you run your Tier 1 apps (Exchange, SQL, SAP, etc) on Hyper-V? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:49 PM
Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30
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16,755 pts.

Why doesn’t Microsoft try to encapsulate all of their virtualization products into one with multiple configuration options?
All this products and names make it a little bit to grasp all the functionality but as to command them. Why MS don’t try to encapsulate all that in one product with multiply configuration aoptions instead of having a product for a particular goal? That is to integrated in just one This question is from [...]

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:44 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30
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16,755 pts.

Does Microsoft offer or recommend any technology for mass P2V migration?
Does Microsoft offer or recommend any technology for mass P2V migration? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:42 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30, P2V, P2V migrations
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16,755 pts.

How are the networking stacks better in Hyper-V than in ESX?
How are the networking stacks better in Hyper-V than in ESX? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:41 PM
Hyper-V, Hyper-V vs. VMware, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30, Networking Stacks, VMware ESX
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16,755 pts.

Does Microsoft virtual machine manager support competitive hypervisors and OSs?
Sorry if you’ve already answered this, but does Microsoft virtual machine manager support competitive hypervisors and OSs? This question is from the 7/30 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2009  9:39 PM
Hypervisor, Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 7/30, OS, Virtual machine manager
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16,755 pts.