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VMWare Workstation machines to HyperV migration path

Hi all I'm thinking to migrate our existing VMWare machines that we user for issue testing to an HyperV environment. What woule be the best practive to do this?

View Answer   |  Apr 24 2009  9:24 AM GMT
Virtualization, VMware, VMware to Hyper-V Migration
asked by Alessandro.panzetta

  9615 pts.

VirtualIron vs. VMware ESX vs Hyper-V

We are looking into a few virtualization choices and was curious what peoples experiences were with virtual iron, vmware esx and hyper-v and if there is a strong reason to go with one over the other. Thanks

View Answer   |  Apr 23 2009  7:32 PM GMT
Virtual Iron, Hyper-V, VMware
asked by JimmyIT

  1260 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization opening to 3rd party tools?

Are there any plans to open up Microsoft Virtualization to 3rd party virtual tools similar to VMWare's Appliances? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Microsoft's stance on Citrix

I liked your response about the 100% VMware exclusivity as I think that exactly how Microsoft should look at the situation. What`s your stance on Citrix? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Why should a customer switch from VMware to Microsoft virtualization products?

What would you say to a 100% VMware shop? Why should a customer switch from VMware to Microsoft virtualization products? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization vs. VMware

I use both Microsoft Virtualization and VMware a bit...but I'm far from being an expert on either. What are some of the advantages to Microsoft Virtualization versus VMware? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

High-end application virtualization predictions

VMware predicts virtualization of high-end apps will become mainstream this year. Do you agree? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Moving to VMware VDI

Are there any downsides to moving to VMware VDI for my corporate desktop estate? If I use vmware then I can also selectively provide Linux as an alternative desktop to my users. This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

View Answer   |  Apr 21 2009  1:29 PM GMT
VMware, VMware VDI, Virtual Desktop
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Watchguard vpn drops vmware connection

Watchguard vpn drops vmware connection

Answer Question   |  Apr 17 2009  3:09 PM GMT
WatchGuard, WatchGuard VPN, VPN
asked by Byron

  10 pts.

VM Fusion - Mac and Windows preferences

Hi, I switch back and forth between the Mac OS X interface and Windows in VM Fusion. When I switch, I have to go into preferences and change the right button on the mouse to the appropriate setting: Primary or Secondary. In the Mac platform I don't like the right button to be set to Secondary....

View Answer   |  Apr 16 2009  2:08 PM GMT
VMware Fusion, VMware, Mac OS X
asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

vCPU guidelines -- multiple vCPUs per virtual guest

What are the recommendations around assigning vCPU's to virtual guests. I've read a lot about vmware recommending to not use multiple vCPU's per virtual guest unless it`s really required. Are there any specific guidelines on how to allocate vCPU's? This question is from the Microsoft...

View Answer   |  Apr 16 2009  1:59 PM GMT
vCPU, VMware, Microsoft virtualization
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Microsoft Virtualization future

What is Microsoft's view on virtualization, now that Hyper-V can soon be managed via Citrix Essentials. I get the impression that Microsoft wants to leave the virtualization story to Citrix and VMWare. This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

View Answer   |  Apr 15 2009  8:28 PM GMT
Microsoft virtualization, Hyper-V, Citrix Essentials
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

MSFT Virtualization vs. VMware

From a business perspective how should I go to my CIO differentiating MSFT's solution from VMware's offerings? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

VMware View Composer initialization error

Getting a "vmware view composer agent initialization" error after recomposing an assigned VM. When we access the VM - it creates a new profile instead of mapping to the existing profile. What are some of the common reasons for losing profile settings on the data disk? Thank you very much. ...

asked by BrentSheets

  6535 pts.

VMware on vista cant see com 1

I'm running hp pavillion with vista 64 bit system. I have loaded VMware and am trying to operate windows 98. Which works great but when i try to connect to a device using a usb to serial adapter it wont work. Most of the service software i use is 98 or 95 based and is com1 specific. When I looked...

Answer Question   |  Apr 13 2009  4:44 PM GMT
VMware, Vista, COM1
asked by Kazoo

  5 pts.

VMware ESXi install error on Dell PowerEdge 1950

trying to install ESXi on a Poweredge 1950, with a 2 drive RAID 1, PERC 5i controller configuration, but when the ESXi image boots I get the following error: 'Unable to find a supported device to write the ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to' Can anyone help User submitted question

View Answer   |  Apr 9 2009  3:36 PM GMT
VMware ESXi Installation, VMware, Dell Poweredge 1950
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

VMware ESX 3.02 to 3.5 upgrade path

Can anyone supply me with an upgrade path or any advice on what to look for when upgrading from ESX 3.02 to ESX 3.5 Thanks

View Answer   |  Apr 8 2009  2:40 PM GMT
VMware Upgrade, VMware, VMware ESX 3.5
asked by JimmyIT

  1260 pts.

Single VM Error 51

The following question was recently submitted via e-mail by a user: I have a group of VMs, and one of them is giving me an Event 51 error. It gets a lot of activity (lots of small files being accessed, lots of I/O), and the event error happens usually during the paging operation. I already have...

View Answer   |  Apr 7 2009  9:33 PM GMT
VMware, VM, Event ID 51
asked by JennyMack

  3330 pts.

VM server

Hi Guys, I have moved a Dell server with with a windos OS on to my VM server when I start the server up it is asking for the activation key. When I put the activation key in it will not accept it I have contacted Microsoft and they cant fined any sign of the key in there system. The server was...

View Answer   |  Apr 7 2009  10:43 AM GMT
VMware, Windows Product Activation, Microsoft licensing
asked by Chazzb

  15 pts.

I need Run oracle applicationfrom host browser

I installed oracle application R12 on vmware linux red hat 4 from windows xp operating system , How Can I run oracle application from windows browser?

View Answer   |  Apr 3 2009  8:23 PM GMT
Oracle applications, VMware, Windows XP
asked by Lahham

  5 pts.

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