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Measuring SAN IOPS

How can I measure IOPS between the SAN and VMware ESX server, Windows server, AIX, SUN, HPUX and Linux?

View Answer   |  Feb 10 2009  3:39 PM GMT
SAN Performance, IOPS, SAN
asked by Franks1025

  5 pts.

SAP Virtualization

Anyone other then us virtualizing SAP with multiple Virtualization tools?

Answer Question   |  Feb 5 2009  9:02 PM GMT
VMware, Xenserver 5, SAP Virtualization
asked by SAPNANO

  10 pts.

VMware virtual infrastructure and Backup exec 12.5 error

I have just installed Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure on my BackupExec 12.5 server. I have added Virtual Center Server and now am trying to browse it to select what virtual machines to backup but cant connect to VC

Answer Question   |  Feb 5 2009  4:03 PM GMT
VMWare Virtual Infrastructure, VMware, Backup Exec
asked by ITKE

  10345 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...

View Answer   |  Feb 2 2009  4:32 PM GMT
De-duplication, CIFS, VMware
asked by Mimo

  700 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.

View Answer   |  Jan 29 2009  4:59 PM GMT
Duplicate VM, VMware, Virtual Machines
asked by IBM1620

  25 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?

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  3:32 PM GMT
VMware ESX 3.5, VMware, Virtual Machines
asked by ITKE

  10345 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?

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  3:28 PM GMT
VMware, VMware ESX 3.5, datastore
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Oracle's acquistion strategy

Will acquiring VMware would benefit Oracle helping them to get in to Virtualisation space?

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  9:08 AM GMT
Oracle acquisitions, VMware, Virtualization
asked by RLN123

  5 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...

View Answer   |  Jan 23 2009  5:24 PM GMT
Virtualization, VMware, Windows Server 2003
asked by SearchServerVirtualization ATE

  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...

Answer Question   |  Jan 22 2009  4:40 PM GMT
VMware ESX 3.5, VMware, Exchange 2007
asked by ITKE

  10345 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

View Answer   |  Jan 21 2009  5:07 PM GMT
VMware, VMware ESX, Hyper-V
asked by ITKE

  10345 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?

View Answer   |  Jan 14 2009  10:14 PM GMT
Networking, Network equipment, Network switches
asked by NetworkingATE

  1445 pts.

Connect to Internet via Vmware

HI, how can i connect to the internet via VMware with virtual operating system (windows)?

View Answer   |  Dec 29 2008  12:52 AM GMT
VMware, Virtual OS
asked by Sssss

  410 pts.

VMware ESX 3.5 and Windows XP error message

Trying to create a virtual Machine on Windows XP using VMware ESX 3.5 and getting the following error “Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.”

View Answer   |  Dec 19 2008  2:54 PM GMT
Windows XP, VMware, Desktop virtualization
asked by ITKE

  10345 pts.

Can not move mailbox by Exchange Task!

I have 1 forest(1 root DC,2 child DC) and each child DC have one exchange server. Exchange server is exchange 2003. I'm use old image file on vmware all of 5 server. I meet problem can't replicate but I solve by use registry. Now I try to move one mailbox from one exchange server to another but...

View Answer   |  Dec 16 2008  3:58 AM GMT
Exchange 2003, VMware, Mailbox management
asked by WarnCson

  10 pts.

Integration issues between VMware Server and older Microsoft OSes

I have installed VMware Server 1.0.8 and Win2000 Server in a Win2003 sp2 environment. But the Win2000 Server VM usually has a delay, but that delay is not indicated when I recieve a report on the VM. Naturally this led me to perform a performance test but when I attempted the test, I received an...

View Answer   |  Dec 15 2008  7:54 PM GMT
Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Virtualization
asked by SearchServerVirtualization ATE

  385 pts.

Wireless connection in VMware

I'm trying to use my current wireless connection to connect my VM machine to the internet. Can you please show me how to do that?

View Answer   |  Dec 10 2008  2:40 AM GMT
VMware, Wireless networking, Internet connectivity
asked by Bug

  5 pts.

Managing snapshots in a VMware environment

I am running a VMware environment and have recently taken four snapshots. Due to an available space issue, I was forced to delete three of these snapshots. I could not properly clean up those deleted snapshots and, as a result, the vmdk files from them still exist in the environment. Obviously I...

View Answer   |  Dec 9 2008  8:01 PM GMT
Virtualization, Managing virtual environments, VMware
asked by SearchServerVirtualization ATE

  385 pts.

Clustering servers in a VMware environment

I want to set up two servers in one VMware cluster, but one of the servers has a problem. I keep receiving an error that states, “cmd addnode failed for primary node: Internal AAM Error.” As a result, the agent will not start. Can you please advise a course of action?

View Answer   |  Dec 9 2008  7:38 PM GMT
Virtualization, VMware, VMware error messages
asked by SearchServerVirtualization ATE

  385 pts.

SBS 2008 on VMware Server 2

Has anyone had experience with running sbs 2008 in a vmware server 2 virtual machine?

View Answer   |  Dec 6 2008  3:47 AM GMT
Virtualization, VMware, Small Business Server
asked by Damc

  5 pts.

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