March 5, 2009 3:27 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert,
vExpert,
VMwareHaving been selected as a vExpert by VMware for 2009, I wanted to comment on what I think being named a vExpert truly means.
First I want to comment on what this award is about. I believe the name vExpert is a bit misleading as it's not really about being an expert -- although the people that...
March 3, 2009 4:41 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
diagnostics,
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
ESXi,
vCenter Server,
VMware
February 27, 2009 8:25 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Domino,
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
Lotus,
Virtualization,
VMwareA lot has been written about virtualizing Microsoft Exchange, but comparatively little on virtualizing Lotus Domino which is also a very popular email platform used by thousands of companies. I was a Domino administrator for more than 10 years, so I thought I would share some tips for running...
February 24, 2009 6:29 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert,
vCenter Server,
VMwareMany people were hoping that VMware would use VMworld Europe to announce the release date of the next generation VI3 software called vSphere 4.0. While this didn’t happen, VMware did release the next maintenance version of vCenter Server 2.5, which is
February 23, 2009 9:19 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
free,
VMwareNow that Citrix is giving away the XenServer hypervisor for free (albeit sans advanced features), is it time for VMware to follow suit by giving away the base edition of...
February 19, 2009 9:42 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
CPU,
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
Virtualization,
VMwarex86 computer operating systems utilize protection rings that provide a range of protection levels called rings in which code can execute. These rings are arranged in a hierarchical manner from the most privileged (most trusted, Ring 0) to least privileged (least trusted, Ring 3) as shown...
February 16, 2009 8:23 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
history,
Virtualization,
VMware
February 13, 2009 7:47 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
Snapshots,
VMwareA recent KnowledgeBase article from VMware describes a method to monitor the snapshot deletion process which can take a long time if the snapshot has been active for a while.
When you delete snapshots using the VMware Infrastructure...
February 9, 2009 7:47 PM
Posted by: Eric Siebert
defrag,
Eric Siebert,
ESX,
virtual disk,
VMwareThere's an ongoing debate about whether or not VMware users should defragment virtual machine disks. We’ll answer this question in two parts: the first part will cover virtual machine (VM) disks inside a guest operating system. The second part will cover VM disks outside of a guest operating...
