Links for 2008-07-13 [del.icio.us]
- VMware - ESXi Hosts Without Swap Enabled Cannot be Added to an HA Cluster
This KB article describes a situation in which an ESXi host without swap enabled cannot be added to an HA cluster; swap must be enabled in order to proceed with clustering - Networking problems the next virtualization hurdle?
This article discusses the impact of virtualization on network design and architecture - Benefiting from I/O Virtualization
This article discusses I/O virtualization and some of the benefits it can provide in a server virtualization environment - How Virtualization Impacts IT Staff, Security, and Change Management
This article describes some of the non-technological challenges created by the adoption of server virtualization - VDI on VMware Infrastructure: The Role of the Connection Broker
This article, part of a series of articles about VDI, discusses the role of the connection broker in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment - VDI on VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3): Using the Three Main Components
This article provides an overview of the three main components present in every Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment - Storage Options for Virtual Machines - Raw Device Mappings, VMFS
This article describes two ways to provision storage for virtual machines; namely, to use VMFS or to use Raw Device Mappings - Avoiding Storage Array Snapshot Pitfalls in a VMware Environment
This article describes the interaction between storage array-based snapshots and VMware Infrastructure, and how to ensure that snapshots are consistent and usable - Authentication in a VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) Implementation
This article describes the different types of authentication in a VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) implementation - Configuring VLANs in VMware Infrastructure 3
This article describes how to use virtual LANs (VLANs) with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) - VMware ESX Server Networking with HP VirtualConnect
This article describes the interaction between ESX Server networking and the HP VirtualConnect modules, and how to configure them to work in conjunction with each other - Networks, Host OSes Strained by VMware VDI Deployments
This article describes the impact of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment on networks and the guest operating systems (title is a bit misleading) - In-Depth ESX Server Service Console Partitioning and Provisioning
This article describes a scheme for partitioning the Service Console in VMware ESX 3.x - VLAN Configuration on VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) - VST, EST, and VGT Tagging Tips
This article describes three different ways to use virtual LANs (VLANs) in a VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) implementation - VDI on VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3): VirtualCenter and the Connection Broker
This article describes the interaction between VirtualCenter and the connection broker in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment - VDI on VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3): Microsoft Active Directory and the Connection Broker
This article describes the interactions between the connection broker and Active Directory, including certain dependencies upon Active Directory, in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment
Tracking My Own Published Articles
OK, this is a bit self-serving, but it may be useful to others as well: I've started bookmarking all my own published articles using del.icio.us so that they are easier to track.
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