I am planning to get VMWare ESXi 3.5 on an New Server hardware ( that possibly does not figure in the HCL list of VMWare / Communicty HCL list / WhiteBox HCL). So if I do run into issues ( which i think I will) , how do I get resolved. Should I approach the Vendor / VMWare for Resolution ?
I keep getting this error message, Operation on file "/Users/lynneguist/Documents/Virtual Machines/Windows XP Home Edition.vmwarevm/Windows XP Home Edition.vmdk" failed. If the file resides on a remote file system, please make sure your network connection and the server whtere the disk resides...
Running VMware ESX and have a StorageWorks MSA2000 snapshot. What steps do we need to take to mount the snapshot to a VM and assign a LUN? Thank you very much. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question
Jason Tramer pointed out on his blog today that though you can downgrade vSphere licenses to ESX 3-equivalent licenses, but vSphere essentials licenses cannot be downgraded, and you must use them with vSphere. Have you run into this issue? Will this knowledge affect any purchasing decisions in the...
What are your recommendations for cert prep study materials -- especially CBT -- for the VMware Certified Professional? Are there official CBT materials? If so, would someone mind pointing me to it. Thanks. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question
VMware Certified Professional, Virtualization certifications, Certification preparation
What features future or present would you say set Hyper-V apart from VMware or Citrix Virtualization platforms? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Do you have any recommendations to help us justify migrating to a Hyper-V environment when we've already made a considerable investment in VMware? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Can someone point me to known issues/caveats with vSphere hot add and Windows Server 2008? Thank you. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question
At my place of work we recently started using vmare esx server 3.5, all was ok until recently when most of the thin clients started slowing down. these are full machines created virtually on the server. Now what is the cause of the machines running slow? How do i install an antivirus on the server...
I am looking at 'management costs' associated with Hyper-V...VMWare has Virtual Center for a fixed rate. With 12-15 servers what would I need to budget for this with MS? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
how can you access a virtual database server on an ESX server with a virtual machine on the same
Where are you going to see the biggest cost savings between VMWare and MS? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
I have a sense that MS might leave some of the VIRT story to Citrix/VMware - is that accurate?
Can i use Hyper-V and Vmware esxi on the same machine? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Can you describe live migration? How does it compare to ESX? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
What's the cost-savings breakdown of Microsoft's offering vs. VMWare? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
Can you compare windows clustering and VMWare's high availability? This question is from the 5/14 Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com
VMware High Availability (VMware HA), VMware, Microsoft virtualization
First, knowing that more than 60% of the high tech companies & schools in the States use Vmware APPs for virtualization, I would like to know if Microsoft is working on the compatibility between their own Virtual PC APPs & Vmware, or with others like Citrix to illustrate? This question is from...
I'm about to purchase a new server to run VMWare ESXi 3.5 The specs are: Intel SR2500 Server with RAID SR2500ALLXR 2x Intel Xeon Quad 5420 CPU 12GB DDR2 667 ECC REG RAM 2 extra Intel SR2500 Server with RAID SR2500ALLXR @$ 3,850 +GST 1x Intel Xeon Quad 5420 CPU 12GB DDR2 667 ECC REG RAM 2 extra...
Please note: The following question was recently submitted via e-mail by a user. I've heard that virtual machines created with VMware Server can run on VMware ESXi, but they have to be converted using the tool provided by VMware. Is there anything I need to do to prep my VM for this transition?...


