EMC CX4 VS Netapp 3140 VS Lefthand SAN/iQ
I would like to know what SAN is best to implement ESX 3.5. In regards to features, management, and useable space. If anyone here went through the process of implementing any of these products why did you choose the one you have. If you’re using 2 of the 3 or maybe all, why do you [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2010  4:55 PM
EMC CX4, Lefthand SAN/iQ, Netapp 3140, SAN, VMware ESX 3.5, VMware ESX 3.5 Implementation
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5 pts.

De-Duplication Live in production
We use de-duplication technology for are backups. And I would like to know if someone have tried to implement de-duplication on a bit by bit level in a live production environement? I want to de-duplicate are CIFS volume, are VMWare volume and possibly are SAP volume. so is their somone that dit it and can [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  4:32 PM
CIFS, Data Deduplication, De-duplication, VMware
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700 pts.

ESX luns allocated on Symmetrix will not format.
Recently we allocated Symmetrix space for an ESX cluster. Some of the LUNs format fine but one or two come up with an error message that says “unable to read partition information from this disk.” All of the luns were exactly the same capacity. The ESX is currently attached to a Symmetrix array as well [...]

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2009  3:07 PM
Array, Clustering, EMC Symmetrix, LUN, Symmetrix, VMware ESX, VMware ESX Cluster
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20 pts.

Remote administration
Sir, Am having VNC server & Client edition installed in all our clients, i have given password for connecting with each and every clients, i need to know how i can restrict the clients by enabling or disabling the VNC server in their own client machine…….

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2009  8:58 AM
Remote access security, Remote administration, Virtual Network Computing, VNC
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10 pts.

Duplicating VM’s
I am testing various software packages against a standard OS configuration. I am running VMWARE server. Is there a way to duplicate a VM? I then can run my tests against the standard VM. Delete it and start a new batch against a virgin copy of the configured OS.

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2009  4:59 PM
Duplicate VM, Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware Server
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25 pts.

Windows 7. What are peoples initial thoughts
With the release of windows 7 there has been alot of press coverage. I am curious to hear what the community thinks of Windows 7 and any experiences you have had with it. I know MrDenny has posted a few blog entries about it. Share your thoughts and experiences. Thanks Sean

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2009  3:57 PM
Data Center, Exchange, Networking, Virtualization, Windows 7
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16,755 pts.

Hyper-V and Itanium sevrer
i know Hyper-v runs on 64-bit servers but does it work with Itanium servers?

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  7:13 PM
64-bit Servers, Hyper-V, Itanium Servers
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16,755 pts.

Connecting to a Real VNC server accross the internet
Hi, I have VNC server installed on a machine in my network, and I would like to access it across the internet from a seperate LAN. I have look all over the internet for a simple guide of how to do this. Each explanation states put the IP address of the server in, ensuring the [...]

Answer Question   |  January 26, 2009  4:07 PM
IP address, Remote access, Remote access protocols, Virtual networking, VNC, VPN, VPN software
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5 pts.

Moving Virtual Machines off and on server – VMware ESX 3.5
I have 3 virtual machines on 1 Dell Poweredge server that is running VMware ESX 3.5. I want to increase the storage space on this server so is it possible to move the VM’s off this server while i make the changes and reinstall ESX and add the VM’s back?

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2009  3:32 PM
Dell PowerEdge, Moving Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and hardware, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5
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16,755 pts.

VMware ESX 3.5 not able to create a new datastore
I am trying to create a new virtual machine on the VMware ESX 3.5 server. The server is a Dell Poweredge with a 1TB SATA disk. I am not able to open the datastore screen and create a new datastore. Any advice?

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2009  3:28 PM
datastore, Dell PowerEdge, SATA, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5, VMware ESX DataStore
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16,755 pts.

Oracle’s acquistion strategy
Will acquiring VMware would benefit Oracle helping them to get in to Virtualisation space?

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2009  9:08 AM
Oracle acquisitions, Virtualization, VMware
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5 pts.

Microsoft Office License on Citrix
Do I need to purchase a separate set of licenses for Citrix if I already own MS Office on the desktop?

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2010  1:52 PM
Citrix, Microsoft licensing, Microsoft Office License
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5 pts.

Virtualization’s impact on drivers and switches
What is virtualization’s impact on HBA drivers and zoning switches?

Answer Question   |  January 23, 2009  8:44 PM
Drivers, HBA, Switches, Virtualization and hardware
385 pts.

Using VMware to migrate files in Windows Server 2003 environments
I am new to VMware software and need to know which version is the best option to install in my environment. I have a Windows 2003 server that is currently up and running with applications and software. I also have just built another Windows 2003 server and would like to copy the applications and software [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2009  5:24 PM
Migrations and upgrades, Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Migrations and Upgrades
385 pts.

Exchange 2007 SP1 is running on ESX3.5 VMware memory leak
Exchange 2007 SP1 is running on ESX3.5 VMware. (mailbox VM and HT/CAS running on another VM) 16 Gig Ram allocated to mailbox server 5 Storage groups Runs GREAT for about one week then needs to be rebooted because of a memory leak? This is most noticeable when the Backup Exec job that backs up the [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2009  4:40 PM
Backup Exec, Exchange 2007, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5
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16,755 pts.

VMware ESX vs. Hyper-V
I would like to get a discussion going on the communities experiences with VMWare ESX vs. Hyper-v Any insights you can share as to why you have chosen one over the other will be helpful for other community members looking to make a decision. Thanks Sean Community Manager

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2009  5:07 PM
Hyper-V, VMware, VMware ESX
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16,755 pts.

Conversion technology of Desktop application to Virtual Application
i want to Know how any Desktop application can be converted to virtual Application , what is the Technology and method used by the Companies to do that .

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2009  9:08 AM
Application virtualization, Desktop virtualization
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5 pts.

Changing RNPG on a Nortel CS 1000
We Recently installed a Nortel CS1000. Can anyone tell me what load (i.e ld 20) in the virtual system terminal and the command sequence to change the call pickup group (RNPG)?? everything seems to be ok in the GUI interface for these extensions, but I’m finding a lot of times the gui changes don’t take.

Answer Question   |  January 16, 2009  3:07 PM
Nortel CS 1000, PBX, RNPG, Virtual System Terminal
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20 pts.

Reconfiguring network switches as 802.1q VLAN trunks for VMware ESX implementation
My data center network switches are configured as access ports, but we are soon implementing VMware ESX. Is there an easy way to reconfigure the switches to operate as 802.1q VLAN trunks to take advantage of VMware’s VLAN management support?

Answer Question   |  January 19, 2009  10:14 PM
datacenter network cable management, Network equipment, Network switches, Networking, VLAN, VLAN management, VLAN trunking, VMware, VMware ESX
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1,545 pts.

Windows Server 2008 virtual machine in VMware ESXi server?
Can I install a virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Ent x64 Edition which is a VM in VM Ware ESXi server?

Answer Question   |  April 29, 2011  7:32 PM
Virtual Machines, VMware ESXi, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition
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16,755 pts.