January 2008 Entries
Found a nifty trick today to help solve a outstanding issue for a customer. "How to Use the Remote Command-line Interface to Invoke Storage Vmotion in Windows Server or Desktop." B2V Guide to VMware ESX Server 3 Last Updated 5th January 2008 by Alistair Sutherland http://b2v.co.uk/b2vguide2v... To perform remote command line operations on an ESX host on versions of ESX up to 3.0.2, required either direct console access or using secure shell, e.g. Putty. As of ESX 3.5.0, there is a new alternative...
So this certainly adds some ammunition for VMware’s coming stoush with Microsoft in the Battle of the Hypervisors? It makes you wonder who’s next on VMware’s radar? VMware acquires Thinstall Just yesterday virtualization.info published the news about a possible acqusition of VMware in the application virtualization market, speculating that the acquired firm could be FastScale. The official announcement comes today, clarifing the actual acquired company and the company strategy behind the move: VMware,...
The folks here at SERVER CENTRIC, based out of St. Louis, MO, USA have put forward the following New 'Frienemy' Program. I think this is a good picture for what I was trying to descibe back in November 2007 where Aceess, Virtualisation, and Optimization technologies are not so much competing in todays maketplace but rather enriching and enabling business to push the Bar eve higher...
Last week, I was joined by consultants from xtraVirt at the World Trade Center in Barcelona to implement an Virtual Farm upgrade for ESX 2.5.2 to the new Vi3 ESX (3.0.2). Be aware of xtraVirt in the marketplace. These guys are not only technically astute virtualistaion experts but also business savy strategist with extreme creative flare and a natual nack for solving issues and overcoming tough challenges. First, know xtraVirt. These guys deserve some marketing as I was sincerely impressed with their...