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May 11 2009
Hardware Links
General
VMware vSphere: Got 64-bit hardware? (SearchVMware)
Hardware Virtualization: the Nuts and Bolts (Anandtech)
ESX Monitor Modes (VMware)
Ensuring Virtualization Technology is enabled on your VMware host (KB Article)
Determining if Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD Virtualization is enabled in the BIOS without rebooting (KB Article)
CPU
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 11th edition (HP white paper)
The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 7th edition (HP white paper)
AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon x86 processors in industry-standard servers (HP white paper)
Inside the Intel Sandy Bridge Microarchitecture (Hardware Secrets)
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) Explained (Hardware Secrets)
Intel Virtualization Technology FlexMigration Enablement (Intel)
I/O
HP local I/O technology for ProLiant servers (HP white paper)
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel)
Memory
DDR3 memory technology (HP white paper)
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies (HP white paper)
Everything You Need To Know About DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 Memories (Hardware Secrets)
DIMMs And The Intel Nehalem Memory Architecture Connection (Deinos Cloud)
Network
Virtual Machine Device Queues (Intel)
Simplify VMware vSphere 4 Networking with Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters (Intel)
Virtual Switches Demand Rethinking Connectivity for Servers (Intel)
Power
Power Regulator for ProLiant servers (HP white paper)
HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers (HP white paper)
Everything You Need to Know About the CPU C-States Power Saving Modes (Hardware Secrets)
C-states and P-states are very different (Intel)
C-states, C-states and even more C-states (Intel)
SSD
SSDs In RAID: A Performance Scaling Analysis (Tom’s Hardware)
SSD Performance: TRIM And Firmware Updates Tested (Tom’s Hardware)
How Do SSDs Redefine Storage Performance? (Tom’s Hardware)
SSD 102: The Ins And Outs Of Solid State Storage (Tom’s Hardware)
Q&A: Tom’s Hardware And Kingston On SSD Technology (Tom’s Hardware)
What is the TRIM function for solid state disks (SSDs) and why is it important? (Windows IT Pro)
I heard solid state disks (SSDs) suffer from a decline in write performance as they’re used. Why? (Windows IT Pro)
SSD security: the worst of all worlds (ZDNet)
How do you make an SSD even faster? (ZDNet)
May 11 2009
Fault Tolerance Links
VMware Fault Tolerance Recommendations and Considerations on VMware vSphere 4 (VMware)
Protecting Mission-Critical Workloads with VMware Fault Tolerance (VMware)
VMware vSphere 4 Fault Tolerance: Architecture and Performance (VMware)
Fault Tolerance Datasheet (VMware)
Master’s guide to VMware Fault Tolerance (Virtualization Pro)
VMware Fault Tolerance: What it is and how it works (Virtualization Pro)
More details on VMwares Fault Tolerance Feature (Virtualization Pro)
New SiteSurvey utility from VMware checks for Fault Tolerance compatibility (Virtualization Pro)
VMware engineers caution IT pros: Use Fault Tolerance sparingly (SearchServerVirtualization)
FT Problem Decoder Chart (Virtualization Evangelist)
Not All FT Compatible CPUs Are Created Equal (Virtualization Evangelist)
After enabling FT on a VM – subtleties to expect (Virtualization Evangelist)
vSphere FT disk format (Musings of Rodos)
How does Fault Tolerance prevent a split brain scenario? (The VM Guy)
vSphere 4.0 Fault Tolerance (Architecture Diagram, Video and Use Cases) (HyperVizor)
Video: vSphere4 Unleashed: 04 – Fault Tolerance (HyperVizor)
List of VMware FT (Fault Tolerant) compatible CPUs (Gabes Virtual World)
Fault Tolerance Checklist (NTPro)
CPU compatibility with VMware Fault Tolerance (NTPro)
VMware Fault Tolerance at your home-lab (NTPro)
VMware Fault Tolerance, Determinism, and SMP (The Lone Sysadmin)
Disaster Recovery and vSphere 4.0 Fault Tolerance (Xtravirt)
Comparing Performance of 1vCPU Nehalem VM with 2vCPU Harpertown VM (VMware VROOM!)
Performance of Exchange Server 2007 in a Fault Tolerant Virtual Machine (VMware VROOM!)
Scheduling VMware’s FT (Professional VMware)
VMware FT (Virtualised Reality)
Demo of Fault Tolerance (video)
Meet the Engineer – VMware Fault Tolerance (video)
Fault Tolerance discussion on VMware Communities Roundtable (podcast)
Fault Tolerant VMs in VMware Infrastructure: Operation and Best Practices (VMworld 2008)
VMware Fault Tolerance Architecture and Performance (BC2961) (VMworld 2009)
VMware Fault Tolerance Real-World Use Cases (BC3369) (VMworld 2009)
VMware Fault Tolerance – Overview and Best Practices (BC3370) (VMworld 2009)
VMware Fault Tolerance – vSphere Workflows and API Considerations (BC3602) (VMworld 2009)
VMware Fault Tolerance FAQ (KB Article)
Reducing FT logging traffic for disk read intensive workloads (KB Article)
Processors and guest operating systems that support VMware Fault Tolerance (KB Article)
VMware Fault Tolerance migration transition states (KB Article)
Understanding VMware Fault Tolerance (KB Article)
The turn on Fault Tolerance option is disabled (KB Article)
May 11 2009
ESXi Links
PXE Booting VMware ESXi (VMware)
ESXi 4 Quick Install Guide (Xtravirt)
ESX3i to ESX4i Update (Technodrone)
Upgrade ESXi 3.x to 4.0 Video (VMware Tips)
Installing VMware ESXi 4.0 on a USB Memory Stick – The Official Way (TechHead)
vSphere ESXi on a USB memory stick (Yellow Bricks)
Three ways to kill a frozen vSphere ESXi host virtual machine (Virtualization Pro)
How-to install ESXi 4.0 on USB memory Key (ESX Virtualization)
Create ESXi 4 USB flash drives with Workstation (vCritical)
The Mechanics of VMware GO (SearchVMware.com)
Using VMware Go to get going on your ESXi virtualization project (SearchVMware.com)
Using ESXi & VMware Go – Part 1 Download & Install (Professional VMware)
VIDEO: Jumpstart ESXi and P2V with VMware GO (VMware Videos)
ESXi Lessons Learned – Part 1 (Yellow Bricks)
ESXi Lessons Learned – Part 2 (Yellow Bricks)
VMware Easter Egg? Easy Install of ESXi 4 On VMware Player 3.0 (VM/ETC)
VMWare ESXi 4.0 Installation on UCS Blade Server with UCS Manager KVM (Cisco)
10 Reasons why VMware ESXi 4 is perfect for the SMB (Virtualization Admin)
10 Steps to Install and Use the Free VMware ESXi 4 (Virtualization Admin)
Restarting the Management agents on an ESX or ESXi Server (VMware KB)
May 11 2009
ESX Links
VMware ESX 4.0 installation video (Boche.net)
Video: vSphere4 Unleashed: 01 – Installing ESX4 (HyperVizor)
Installing VMware ESX 4 in Text Mode (Daily Hypervisor)
ESX 4 Quick Install Guide (Xtravirt)
How to Reset the Root Password in VMware ESX 4 (Xtravirt)
Partitioning your ESX host – part II (Yellow Bricks)
Configuring the Net-SNMP Agent on ESX Hosts (VMware)
Changes to the ESX Service Console for ESX 4.0 (VMware)
ESX4 man pages (Jume)
Three ways to kill a frozen vSphere ESX host virtual machine (Virtualization Pro)
Howto: 101 Scripting ESX server installation on vSphere 4 (VI Tips)
Creating USB based boot media for ESX 4 installs (Ubiquitous Talk)
Automating vSphere ESX4 host installations (Ubiquitous Talk)
Best Practices for vSphere (ESX 4) Service Console Partitions (VM/ETC)
Determining detailed build number information for VMware ESX 4.0.x hosts (KB Article)
Cannot log in to an ESX 4 host with vSphere Web Access (KB Article)
Restarting the Management agents on an ESX or ESXi Server (KB Article)
May 11 2009
.General/VI3 Link Index
Jump To:
Application Virtualization – Backups – Books – Clouds – Converter – CPU – Database Virtualization – Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity – Distributed Power Management – Distributed Resource Scheduler – Energy Savings – ESX – ESXi – General – Getting Started – Hardware – High Availability – HyperV Vs. ESX – Licensing – Linux – Memory – Monitoring – Networking – Patching – Performance – Running ESX/ESXi in a VM – Scripting – Security – Service Console – Snapshots – Stencils & Graphics – Storage – Storage VMotion – Time Sync – Troubleshooting – Update Manager – vCenter Server – Virtual Disks – Virtual Machines – VMotion
May 10 2009
VMotion Links
VMotion CPU Compatibility for Intel processors
VMotion CPU Compatibility for AMD processors
VMotion – How to override CPU masks due to CPU mismatch
VMotion between Apples and Oranges: Understanding CPU Compatibility Restraints for VMotion
VMotion Compatibilty
VMotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Servers
VMotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for HP Proliant Servers
How to setup and use VMotion: A Screencast
How to obtain, configure and use VMotion and how VMotion works
VMware VMotion and CPU Compatibility
Overview of VMotion migration compatibility error messages
VMware Enhanced VMotion Compatibility
Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support
Understanding CPU Compatibility Constraints for VMotion (VMworld 2007)
Live Migration with AMD-V Extended Migration Technology
What is Enhanced VMotion Compatibility anyway?
Enhanced Vmotion Compatibility (EVC) – Intel Example
AMD and Red Hat Demonstrate Cross-Platform Live Migration
VMotion Performance
VMotion and Change Management
VMotion fails at 10 percent
May 10 2009
Virtual Machine Links
Anatomy of a virtual machine (Pt. 1) (SearchVMware.com)
Anatomy of a virtual machine (Pt. 2) (SearchVMware.com)
How to install Windows XP as a guest operating system in VMware products (VMware KBTV)
Installing Windows XP on ESX
Improving Guest Operating System Accounting for Descheduled Virtual Machines in ESX Server 3.x Systems
Log Rotation and Logging Options for vmware.log
Problems with VMware Tools Shared Folders and Windows Server 2003
Modifying the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for a Windows virtual machine
HAL options after Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Setup
How to install VMware Tools with Group Policy
Large I/Os Are Split into 64KB Units When Using LSILogic Driver
VM Communication Interface – An Inter-VM Communication (VMworld 2007)
USB Devices Not Supported in ESX Server Virtual Machines
Why do I need to install VMware Tools?
Automating VMware Tools Installs and Upgrades in Linux Guests
May 10 2009
Virtual Disk Links
Determining the right size for your VMware VMFS data stores
Choosing a virtual disk type for VMware ESX: Raw, thick and thin disks
Using VMware Converter to resize virtual disk files (Pt. 1)
Increasing virtual disk partition size using DISKPART or GpartEd (Pt. 2)
Extend boot volume of Windows 2003 VM
Moving Virtual Disks to or from ESX Server
ESX Server Raw Device Mapping
Performance Characteristics of VMFS and RDM (ESX 3.0.1)
Performance Characteristics of VMFS and RDM using a SAN (ESX 3.5)
What VMware features work on RDMs and which don’t?
Keeping your Disks Aligned
Web based VMDK descriptor file creator
Mbrscan/mbralign
Aligning disk partitions to boost virtual machine performance
Recommendations for Aligning VMFS Partitions
Best Practices for File System Alignment in Virtual Environments
Storage Block Alignment with VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Storage Alignment and VMFS Block Sizes
VMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices
What causes VMFS volumes to get resignatured?
VMFS Best Practices
Understanding VMFS volumes
VMFS Volume Management
VMFS – Best Practices, and counter-FUD
VMFS Storage Sizing for Maximum Performance
