Useful VMware External Links

Useful Downloads and Third Party Products

• EXT for Windows (Make drives formated with EXT2/3 readable in Windows)
• PHDF Script (Enhanced pl script better than df or vdf)
• Rawrite (ISO/FLP Image creator)
• WinImage.com (ISO/FLP Image Creator)
• IsoBuster (Grabber boot code for bootable CD’s)
• WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy Client)
• PuTTy (Secure Shell Client)
• Bochs IA-32 Emulator Project (PC Emulator)
• QEMU CPU Emulator (PC Emulator)
• Free Operating System ZOO (PC Emulator)
• VMKtree (Resource Monitor)
• Expert ServerGroup’s  – Kalaya (Automates ESX Tasks)
• VMTS – Sample Perl “Backup” Script and Manual
• VMTS – Minime Project (Open-Source vCenter-style tool)
• VMware ESX Server VMXfile Backup Utility
• Save_VM with Legato Networker
• VMware’s Disk Mount Utility (Mount a Virtual Disk in Windows)
• Centrify.com (AD Authenticaton/Synchronisation Tool)
• Vizioncore.com (Point & Click backup and Performance Monitor)
• Microsoft Windows System Resource Manager (Free!!!)
• CodeArts.com (DSK File Conversion)
• Unicenter Management Option for VMware Software
• Veritas Cluster Server
• Leostream.com (P2V)
• Expert Server Group (P2V)
• PowerSpin (P2V)
• Armtech.com  (Resource Management)
• MetiLinx for VMware (Resource Management)
• Exc Software MOM/SMS Virtual Agent(s) for VMWare
• Dunes VS-0 and Dune S-Ops (Management Solutions)
• VirtualIron.com (Competitor to VMware)
• SWsofts’ Virtuozzo (Competitor to VMware)
• Win4Lin.com (Competitor to VMware)
• Onix – High Availability package for VMware (BETA)
• http://www.virtugo.com
• http://www.cassatt.com/ (Manage Virtual Machines)

Virtual Desktop Delivery Solutions

• VM Technologies Inc
• Provison Networks (Project Titan)
• VMware’s Enterprise Hosted Desktop
• IBM Desktop Blade/VMware Bundle
• Propero workSpace 5.0

Mastering the Service Console/COS/vmNix/BASH/Linux

• Business to Virtual VMware ESX Command-Line Guide
• Vivek G. Gite – A Beginner’s handbook
• Machtelt Garrels – Bash Guide for Beginners
• Carla Schroder – Have a Bash With This Linux Shell
• Using VI Tutorial
• William Shotts, Jr – Linuxcommand.org
• Mendel Cooper – Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• Linuxinfor.com – Bash Guide for Beginners
• A quick guide to writing scripts using the bash shell
• How to find files in Linux using ‘find’
• Open Source Network Training Site
• 171611  – Removing the Linux LILO Boot Manager
• ISO CD-ROM Images and Mounting them with BASH
• Dmesg Explained

Useful Bootdisks and Recovery Tools

• Creating a LILO Boot Floppy
• What is Make CD-ROM Recovery (mkCDrec)?
• Recovery is Possible (Floppy & CD)
• BootDisk.com
• SmallUnix
• Bart’s Network Boot Disk
• DriveSnapShot.de

General Virtualization/VMware Sites

• VMguru.com
• http://www.ronoglesby.com/
• VMVBU – VMware Scripting Board
• vmwareprofessional.com
• Virtual-Strategy.com
• RunVirtual.com
• VMware’s Back
• http://sanbarrow.com/
• Trivore’s ESX 2.1 Hints and Tips
• An Introduction to Virtualization
• Xen and the Art of Virtualization
• Blue Alliance’s Virtualization blog
• Champion Solution Group – VMware White Paper Central
• Rob Bastiannsen’s Guide to using VMware Workstation
• Best practices for VMware ESX Server 2.x on HP ProLiant servers
• Insight Manager Agents for VMWare ESX Server 

Other

• Memory Resource Management by Carl A. Waldspurger
• The Microsoft Clustering Overview White Paper (W2K)
• Microsoft Applications That Support Clustering
• Microsoft Licensing for Virtual Machines
• 273508 – VMWare Support Policy and Support Boundaries
• 237556 – How to Troubleshoot W2K HALL Issues
• 259267 - Microsoft Cluster Service Installation Resources
• 325600 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering Basics (WebCast)
• SAN Tutorial
• Convert VMWare Images to Virtual PC 2004
• Slipstream Windows SPs to the OS and make a bootable CD
• List of Public NTP Primary (stratum 1) Time Servers