April 11, 2007 2:55 PM
Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Links we likeI was surfing the virtualization blogs recently and came across a gem of a Webpage. Virtualization Daily has put together a virtualization bookstore of sorts -- the books link to Amazon, but it's a great way to get a fast glance at...
April 6, 2007 12:22 PM
Posted by: Alex Barrett
VMwareRobin Harris of StorageMojo has procured a VMware price list, adding to his extensive collection of storage products. You can find it at:
http://storagemojo.com/?page_id=415
According to the...
April 6, 2007 10:09 AM
Posted by: Akutz
Andrew Kutz,
VMwareThe VirtualCenter2 management service (vpxd) is not very robust. If it cannot connect to the back-end database, the service will halt. It *should* continue to run, periodically trying to connect to the database, but this is not the case. There are also problems with the service coming up before the...
April 6, 2007 7:40 AM
Posted by: Alex Barrett
Uncategorized,
VirtuozzoLast week, I wrote a story entitled Virtuozzo user avoids needless Windows Server licenses. Many of you wrote in to inform me that in fact, the Windows Server licenses that the subject...
April 5, 2007 3:23 PM
Posted by: Jan Stafford
P2V,
Servers,
VMwareSince I wrote the post, P2V wins and losses, I've been hearing from IT managers who've done the P2V deed. One migration was halted by a too-proactive IT guy. Here's the story, but I'll let...
April 5, 2007 9:11 AM
Posted by: Akutz
Andrew Kutz,
Uncategorized,
VMwareIn my last post I showed you how to get all the available updates for an ESX 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 server. This post showcases a script that will generate the commands you need to run to update your server with the downloaded patches in the order that they were released. The script, newupdates,...
April 4, 2007 8:32 AM
Posted by: Akutz
Andrew Kutz,
VMwareIt can be a real hassle to download updates for ESX 3.0.0 and 3.0.1. Wouldn't it be nice if there was some program that could take care of this for you? Now there is! Introducing my patented (not really) chk4updates script. Using arcane majiks and other-wordly sorceries, I have divined through...
April 3, 2007 12:38 PM
Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Microsoft Virtual Server,
Virtual machine,
Virtualization managementRecently, I chatted with a sys admin about his experience with VM migrations and management challenges. His primary goal right now is creating backup copies of his VMs as part of his disaster recovery plan. The biggest hurdle? Licensing. Or rather, the cost of licensing, because he wants...
