Backups:
Virtual Machine Backup Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_vm_backup.pdf[/url]
Consolidated Backup in Vmware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_consolidated_backup.pdf[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup Best Practices, Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4540.pdf[/url]
Backup and Recovery of Virtual Servers - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9870.pdf[/url]
Hot Backups and Restores - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9816.pdf[/url]
Non-disruptive Backups of Vmware Environments Using Veritas Netbackup - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9912.pdf[/url]
Perl Backup Script for Vmware ESX - vmbk.pl ( free ) - [url]http://www.vmts.net/vmbk.htm[/url]
ESX Ranger ( not free ) - [url]http://vizioncore.com[/url]
esXpress ( not free ) - [url]http://esxpress.com[/url]
Backup scripts - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=23+and+[/url] [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=156[/url]
Shell script - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=475244[/url]
Perl script - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=70253&start=0&tstart=0[/url]
Oracle backups - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76746&messageID=601703#601703[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup Technology: Today and Future - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4539.pdf[/url]
Blogs:
The Console (Vmware management) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/console/[/url]
VMTN (Technical Community) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/[/url]
Vroom! (Performance team) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/[/url]
Virtually There (Steve Herrod) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/sherrod/[/url]
Run-virtual (Richard Garsthagen) - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/[/url]
Blog.scottlowe.org (Scott Lowe) - [url]http://blog.scottlowe.org/category/virtualization/[/url]
Infoworld Virtualization Report (David Marshall) - [url]http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/[/url]
Books/Documentation/Learning Resources:
[url]http://www.lulu.com/content/712361[/url]
[url]http://www.vi3book.com[/url]
Vmware VI3 documentation - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html[/url]
Vmware TSX 2007 presentations - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/index.php?page_id=10[/url]
Vmworld 2006 presentations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/vmworld/[/url]
Citrix:
Optimizing Citrix Presentation Server on Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/med0115.pdf[/url]
Citrix and Vmware - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9728.pdf[/url]
Best practices for deploying Citrix on ESX - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-best-practices-for-deploying.html[/url]
Improving Scalability for Citrix Presentation Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_citrix_scalability.pdf[/url]
Cloning:
Newsid - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/NewSid.mspx[/url]
Sysprep - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/duplication.mspx[/url]
Sysprep - [url]http://www.vernalex.com/guides/sysprep/[/url]
Clone VM script for ESX - [url]http://www.pgregg.com/projects/vmclone/[/url]
Clustering:
Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vm_and_mscs.pdf[/url]
Guide to creating a vmotion-able Microsoft cluster with VI3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625404[/url]
MSCS Limitations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83511&tstart=0[/url]
Converter/P2V:
Boot.ini file - [url]http://mirror.href.com/thestarman/asm/mbr/bootini.htm[/url]
Guide to P2V 2.x - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-p2v-2.0.pdf[/url]
Server Migrations with Vmware Converter - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=48[/url]
Vmware P2V Assistant Best Practices - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9886.pdf[/url]
Converter tutorial - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_convert_physical_machines_to_virtual_machines_with_vmware_converter.htm[/url]
Introducing the Next Generation of P2V: Vmware Converter 3.0 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9453.pdf[/url]
Converter FAQ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html[/url]
Converter Manual - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VMware_Converter_manual.pdf[/url]
Converter Release Notes - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv3.html[/url]
Converter Data Sheet - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/converter_datasheet.pdf[/url]
Converter download - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/[/url]
Import of physical machine fails - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=567860??[/url]
Ultimate P2V - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?page_id=174[/url]
EZ P2V - [url]http://www.ezp2v.net/[/url]
VMware P2V and Virtual Machine Importer - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab09-P2V.VMImporter-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
What machines should not be converted - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73357[/url]
Remove non-present devices from converted system - [url]http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/chapter/hack116.pdf[/url] and [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539[/url]
Updating devices in the new virtual machine - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/p2v21/doc/updatedevices7.html[/url]
Linux conversion - [url]http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/04/cloning-linux-machine-with-converter.html[/url]
Linux conversion - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562582[/url]
Virtualize a Linux Server with VmWare Converter 3.0.1 - [url]http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/05/virtualize-linux-server-with-vmware.html[/url]
Migrate 2.5.x VM with Converter and no VC - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=566532??[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562161[/url]
Change HAL from multi to uni - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84611&messageID=646375#646375[/url]
CPU:
ESX Server 2 Best Practices Using Vmware Virtual SMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 3 Ready Time Observations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_ready_time.pdf[/url]
A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf[/url]
Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity:
Vmware users explore disaster recover options - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/originalContent/0[/url],289142,sid94_gci1253386,00.html
Vmware ESX Server and Storage Architecture Best Practices for Performance, Backup, and Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9591.pdf[/url]
Using Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning to Drive Virtualization in the Production Data Center - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9732.pdf[/url]
An Aggressive Approach Using P2V to Address Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9938.pdf[/url]
How Management Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Virtualization: A Brush with Disaster Leads to a Virtualization-Based Disaster Recovery Plan at the Las Vegas Valley Water District - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0046.pdf[/url]
Leveraging VMware ESX Server in Disaster Recovery Solutions - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct5070.pdf[/url]
Implementing Effective Backup Strategies For Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9502.pdf[/url]
VMware Infrastructure 3 Capabilities for Improving Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9552.pdf[/url]
Using Virtual Infrastructure as a High Availability Platform for Physical Production Servers - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9560.pdf[/url]
RepliStor: Disaster Recovery and Data Migration Solution for VMware Environments - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9636.pdf[/url]
VMware ESX Server as a Foundation for High Availability and Disaster Recovery for the Microsoft Server Platform - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0107.pdf[/url]
Migrating Server Operations from Remote Sites to the Data Center for Disaster Recovery and Protection - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0893.pdf[/url]
Innovative Approaches for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Your VMware Infrastructure Environment - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9708.pdf[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup for Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab01-VCB-PRESENTATION.pdf[/url]
HA/DR of Physical and Virtual Environments Using VMware ESX Server and Double-Take for Virtual Systems - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9468.pdf[/url]
Platespin P2V DR - [url]http://www.platespin.com/p2vdr/[/url]
Double-Take for virtual systems - [url]http://www.doubletake.com/products/virtual-systems/default.aspx[/url]
Double-Take Replication in the VMware Environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_doubletake.pdf[/url]
Replistor - [url]http://software.emc.com/products/software_az/replistor.htm[/url]
ESX 3 Disaster Recovery site options - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=473674[/url]
Disaster Recovery Plans - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=517701[/url]
Disaster recovery site VM Startup - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=514046[/url]
Disaster Recovery for Vms - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=502276[/url]
Controllers/Active Directory:
Virutalization of Active Directory - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=352424[/url]
Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794[/url]
Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9710.pdf[/url]
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2003 Server: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885875/[/url]
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2000 Server: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875495/[/url]
P2Ving Domain Controllers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=390630[/url]
Virtualize Domain Controllers or not? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81928&messageID=630985#630985[/url]
Exchange:
Deploying Microsoft Exchange in VMware Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/exchange_best_practices.pdf[/url]
ESX:
Disabling Web access on the ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=59508&tstart=0[/url]
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1918[/url]
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=599300??[/url]
ESX Server 3.0 Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9567.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Best Practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_best_practices.pdf[/url]
Change VM swap file path - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=530426[/url]
Change VM swap file path - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url] (Page 141)
Vmimages obsolete - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=503192[/url]
Vmimages obsolete - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=530228[/url]
3.0.1 restart bug - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=597633[/url]
3.0.1 restart bug - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75462&tstart=0[/url]
Check whether ESX web service is started - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=564071[/url]
Mount USB device on ESX server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81707&messageID=629349#629349[/url]
Enabling Active Directory Authentication with ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxcfg_auth_tn.pdf[/url]
Configuring Management Agents for ESX Server 3.0.1 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx30_cfg_mgmt_tools.pdf[/url]
ESX Monitoring - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=335610[/url]
Running ESX as a Workstation guest - [url]http://vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67254&start=0&tstart=1[/url]
Guide to VMware Vimsh - [url]http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=4[/url]
General:
Server product comparison - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/server_comp.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure Architecture Overview - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_architecture_wp.pdf[/url]
Introduction to ESX 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_intro_vi.pdf[/url]
Tips and tricks for implementing infrastructure services on ESX server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/tips_tricks_infrastructure_services.pdf[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure Implementation Best Practices From A to Z - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0051.pdf[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Customer FAQ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_customer_faq.pdf[/url]
Server Consolidation with VMware ESX Server - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3939.pdf[/url]
Virtual Machine Cost Calculator spreadsheet - [url]http://www.ronoglesby.com/downloads/vmoglator1.1.xls[/url]
TCO Calculator - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/calculator.html?[/url]
ESX Server, VirtualCenter, and GSX Server Compatibility - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx301_vc201.html#beforebegin[/url]
File / Print / DNS Servers: Getting Started with Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/file_print_dns_wp.pdf[/url]
Configuration Maximums for VMware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_config_max.pdf[/url]
Configuration Maximums for VMware ESX 2.5.x - [url]http://www.ibm.qassociates.co.uk/vmware-esx-server-specs.htm[/url]
A Comparison of Software and Hardware Techniques for x86 Virtualization - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/asplos235_adams.pdf[/url]
HA/DRS:
Automating High Availability (HA) Services with Vmware HA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_ha_wp.pdf[/url]
Effective DRS and HA in Production - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9413.pdf[/url]
Resource Management with Vmware DRS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_drs_wp.pdf[/url]
Resource Management in Vmware ESX Server 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9726.pdf[/url]
Resource Management Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url]
Intel & AMD with HA & DRS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=526615[/url]
Choosing the HA host destiantion - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=563006[/url]
Vmware HA with 2 ESX hosts - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=605107[/url]
Autostart and HA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76060[/url]
Hardware:
Vmotion CPU Compatibility for Intel processors - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1991[/url]
Vmotion CPU Compatibility for AMD processors - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1992[/url]
Vmotion - How to override CPU masks due to cpu mismatch - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1993[/url]
Vmotion requirements - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_admin_guide.pdf[/url] (Chapter 14)
Vmotion between Apples and Oranges: Understanding CPU Compatibility Restraints for Vmotion - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac1356.pdf[/url]
Vmotion and CPU Compatibility - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=452231[/url]
Vmotion Info tool - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/?page_id=155[/url]
HP Management Agents for VMware ESX Server 3.x version 7.7.0 - [url]http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/26407.html[/url]
Vmotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Servers - [url]http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/vmotion_compatiblity_matix.pdf[/url]
Vmotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for HP Proliant Servers - [url]ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/vmware/vmmotion-compatibility-matrix.pdf[/url]
HP Vmotion Compatibility Matrix - [url]http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/hpvmotion-compatibility-matrix.html[/url]
Production Consolidation using VMware and the AMD Opteron Processor - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9743.pdf[/url]
IBM Insights in Sizing Hardware for Virtualization - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac4057.pdf[/url]
HP Virtualization Management Software - [url]http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/valuepack/vms/index.html[/url]
10K vs. 15K & iSCSI - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75202[/url]
To vSMP or not to vSMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=298150[/url]
Best Practices using Vmware Virtual vSMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf[/url]
Hardware recommendations to build a cheap ESX server - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/articles/hardware_recommendations_to_build_cheap_esx_server/1/[/url]
White box/Home ESX system - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620124[/url]
ESX on non-supported hardware to learn with - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77560[/url]
Community supported hardware/software for Vmware Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/resources/communitysupport/[/url]
Change Windows 2003 from multi-processor to uni-processor - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=29415&tstart=0&start=0[/url]
VMware ESX Server: A comprehensive guide to how ESX virtualizes HP ProLiant servers - [url]http://h20331.www2.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/vmwareESXserver_virtualize_ProLiant_1005.pdf[/url]
HP ProLiant server sizer for VMware ESX Server - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/cache/120132-0-0-0-121.html[/url]
IT Consolidation using VMware CapacityPlanner on HP ProLiant servers - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/70314-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN[/url]
Licensing:
Vmware licensing page - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html[/url]
Server-based License File Checker - [url]http://www.vmware.com/checklicense/[/url]
Pricing, Packaging & Licensing Overview - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_pricing.pdf[/url]
Install License File - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76518[/url]
Guest Licensing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81345&messageID=627156#627156[/url]
Microsoft Virtual Machine Technology FAQ - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/highlights/virtualization/faq.mspx[/url]
Windows Server Virtualization Calculator - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/calculator.mspx[/url]
Licensing Microsoft Server Products with Virtual Machine Technologies - [url]http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/virtualization_whitepaper.doc[/url]
Microsoft Server Version Feature Comparison - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx[/url]
Linux:
Getting a DHCP Address in a Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977[/url]
Windows to Linux roadmap - [url]http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html[/url]
Windows to Linux roadmap post on Vmtn - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77279[/url]
Install Vmware Tools in a Linux VM under ESX Server 3.x - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5242329[/url]
From DOS/Windows to Linux HowTo - [url]http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html[/url]
Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems - [url]http://www.allcommands.com/[/url]
Linux knowledge required? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625255[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=628551[/url]
Memory:
Host Mem and Guest Mem % - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620581??[/url]
Memory Resource Management in VMWare ESX Server - [url]http://www.stanford.edu/~stinson/cs240/cs240_1/revs/esx.txt[/url]
The Role of Memory in ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_memory.pdf[/url]
Memory resource management in Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/usenix_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url]
Understanding memory usage in Windows 2000 - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/tips/w2mem.mspx[/url]
Operating System Extensions to Support Host Based Virtual Machines - [url]http://www.eecs.umich.edu/techreports/cse/2002/CSE-TR-465-02.pdf[/url]
Memory performance - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=65293[/url]
Memory Shares/Limits/Reservations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73411[/url]
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555223[/url]
Understanding the Impact of RAM on Overall System Performance - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Understanding-Impact-RAM-Overall-System-Performance.html[/url]
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - [url]http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/WindowsGeneralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm[/url]
Pagefile thread - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=79080&messageID=617876#617876[/url]
Resizing Memory With Balloons and Hotplug - [url]https://ols2006.108.redhat.com/reprints/schopp-reprint.pdf[/url]
Networking:
VMware ESX Server 3 802.1Q VLAN Solutions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_vlan_wp.pdf[/url]
Networking Virtual Machines - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/TAC9689-A.pdf[/url]
Networking Scenarios & Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9689-b.pdf[/url]
ESX3 Networking Internals - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=41[/url]
High Performance ESX Networking - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=43[/url]
Network Throughput in a Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_network_planning.pdf[/url]
Multi-NIC Performance in ESX 3.0.1 and XenEnterprise 3.2.0 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Multi-NIC_Performance.pdf[/url]
Duplex Mismatch Primer - [url]http://www.happyrouter.com/content/view/32/1/[/url]
3rd party software and the new Service Console Firewall - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/302/2143_f.SAL_Public.html[/url]
Firewall and Netbackup - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=477399[/url]
DMZ & VLANs - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=347532[/url]
ESX & DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=233918[/url]
ESX & DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=344471[/url]
ESX VM’s in the DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?forumID=21&threadID=19402&messageID=222399#222399[/url]
Second Service Console NIC - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=536518[/url]
NIC teaming and VLAN trunking - [url]http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/12/04/esx-server-nic-teaming-and-vlan-trunking/[/url]
Which NIC is used in cold migration - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=555404[/url]
Esxcfg-firewall - [url]http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:do0cm-wxcWsJ:download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab05-SECURITY-MANUAL-APPENDIX.pdf+esxcfg-firewall&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us[/url]
Service Console and Vmotion NIC sharing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=146348[/url]
Configure multiple IP addresses to a NIC in Linux - [url]http://handsonhowto.com/virt.html[/url]
Configure a static MAC address for a VM - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/04/vmware-configuring-static-mac-address.html[/url]
Rename a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80075&tstart=0[/url]
Rename a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/ask_an_expert/how_can_I_rename_a_virtual_switch/1/[/url]
Changing the MAC address of a virtual machine - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=507[/url]
Changing Service Console NIC IP Address - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81427&tstart=100[/url]
Changing Service Console NIC IP Address - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4309499[/url]
NIC Teaming Load Balancing Policy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=463074[/url]
Can a VM use more then one physical NIC on a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632932[/url]
Bonding NIC’s on a VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=561718[/url]
Aggregate multiple NIC’s into a single pipe - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83099&messageID=639830#639830[/url]
HA excessive ports required - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=539588[/url]
Scripting Advanced Network Configuration with vimsh - [url]http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=6[/url] Change service console NIC’s - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=565489[/url]
VM Summary Page General showing other NIC ip address - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?hreadID=84784&messageID=649448#649448[/url]
Patches:
Patch Management for ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf[/url]
VI3 Upgrade and Patching - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=54[/url]
Download - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/index.html[/url]
ESX patches - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html#c4310[/url]
Virtual Center 2.0.1 Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vc-201-200702-patch.html[/url]
Autopatching ESX host - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-autopatching-your-esx-host.html[/url]
Patching and updating Vmware ESX Server 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9858.pdf[/url]
Automated download of ESX patches - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=600341[/url]
Patch Script: - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/esx-autopatch.pl[/url]
Pre-compiled patchlist.txt - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.1/patchlist.txt[/url] and [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.0/patchlist.txt[/url]
Patch order - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80531[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80296[/url]
Performance:
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt .1 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1231666,00.html
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt. 2 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1231917,00.html
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt. 3 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1235138,00.html
Top 12 ways to Improve Guest Server Performance under VMware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9700.pdf[/url]
Tuning Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3943.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/0/2800a518-7ac6-4aac-bd85-74d2c52e1ec6/tuning.doc[/url]
Linux Performance and Tuning Guidelines - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4285.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning for VI3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9872.pdf[/url]
Performance Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab04-PERFORMANCE-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning Best Practices for ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_performance_tuning.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 3.0 Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9567.pdf[/url]
Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0199.pdf[/url]
A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf[/url]
Using esxtop to troubleshoot performance problems - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_using_esxtop.pdf[/url]
ESX Workload Analysis: Lessons Learned - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9398.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Architecture and Performance Implications - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_performance_implications.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Performance and Resource Management for CPU-Intesive Workloads - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ESX2_CPU_Performance.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Performance Tips and Tricks - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_performance_tips_tricks.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Storage Subsystem Performance in ESX Server: Buslogic vs. LSI Logic - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ESX2_Storage_Performance.pdf[/url]
RTFM Guides:
Upgrade Guide to ESX 3 and VirtualCenter 2 - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx3.x-vc2-upgradeguide.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 3 Service Console - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx3.x-vc2.x-serviceconsole-guide.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 2.x Administration I - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-01-esx2.x.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 2.x Administration II - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-02-esx2.x.pdf[/url]
Beyond the Manual - VMware ESX 2.x - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx2.x-beyondthemanual.pdf[/url]
ESX 2.x Service Console Quick Command-Line Guide - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx2.x-serviceconsolecommands.pdf[/url]
Guide to vCenter 1.x Administration - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-vcenter1.2.pdf[/url]
Scripting:
Simplifying Administration with Scripting APIs - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab12-Scripting.VI3-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
Security:
Vmware as a secure and leak resistant sandbox environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=66085&tstart=0[/url]
Security Design of the Vmware Infrastructure 3 Architecture - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_security_architecture_wp.pdf[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Security Hardening - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_security_hardening_wp.pdf[/url]
VI3 Securing and Monitoring - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab05-SECURITY-MANUAL-APPENDIX.pdf[/url]
Vmware ESX Server – Providing LUN Security - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_lun_security.pdf[/url]
Vmware and NSA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/nsa_pr.html[/url]
ESX Console Security - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=37[/url]
Local console and putty session timeout - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=383046[/url]
Vmware’s ticking storage time bomb - [url]http://www.techworld.com/opsys/features/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayfeatures&featureid=2257&page=1&pagepos=1[/url]
Security Hole with Vmware in SAN Installations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=352088[/url]
VMware’s Security Response Policy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html[/url]
Surviving Regulatory Compliance in the Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9521.pdf[/url]
Replacing VirtualCenter Server Certificates - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_vcserver_certificates.pdf[/url]
ESX Security White Paper - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_security.pdf[/url]
Windows Server 2003 Security Guide - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/w2003hg/sgch00.mspx[/url]
Service Console:
Common Linux commands on the service console - [url]http://www.vmts.net/article/linuxcommand.htm[/url]
Command Line Interface Tips and Tricks for Vmware ESX Server 2 and 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9685.pdf[/url]
Third-Party Software in the Service Console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_3p_scvcons.pdf[/url]
Locking server console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=383046[/url]
Send mail from Service Console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=575650[/url]
Snapshots:
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=74669[/url]
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=584324[/url]
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73553[/url]
Beware the long snapshot - [url]http://www.vmwarez.com/2006/11/beware-long-snapshot.html[/url]
Snapshot directory - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=554703[/url]
Vmotion with snapshots - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632322[/url]
Snapshot location - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=414743[/url]
Snapshot disk space and growth - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=85409&messageID=649362#649362[/url]
Storage:
SAN Configuration Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_san_cfg.pdf[/url]
SAN Conceptual and Design Basics - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_san_cfg_technote.pdf[/url]
SAN System Design and Deployment Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_design_deploy.pdf[/url]
Extending a VMFS3 data store - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=65156&tstart=0[/url]
To use extents or not? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81494&tstart=100[/url]
LUNS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=333672[/url]
LUNS Size - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=36725&start=0&tstart=0[/url]
HBA load balancing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=342918[/url]
HBA Redundancy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=428932[/url]
Configuring iSCSI in a Vmware 3 environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_iscsi_cfg.pdf[/url]
Ethernet-based Storage Configuration - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/iscsi_storage_esx.pdf[/url]
iSCSI , NAS and IP Storage Configuration for Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9722.pdf[/url]
Using iSCSI with 100Mbps NICs - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81464&tstart=100[/url]
ESX Server Raw Device Mapping - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx25_rawdevicemapping.pdf[/url]
Unofficial list of SATA controllers that will work with ESX - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=sata_faq[/url]
Running Vmware ESX on SATA disks - [url]http://www.virtualization.info/2006/02/tech-running-vmware-esx-server-on-sata.html[/url]
Install ESX on SATA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=554936[/url]
Fibre channel paths - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76763&messageID=601390#601390[/url]
Using Multipathing in ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_multipath_disks.html[/url]
VMFS volume symblic links/uuid - [url]http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-devlabel.html[/url]
VMFS volume symblic links/uuid - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=606588[/url]
Choosing and Architecting Storage for your Environment - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0135.pdf[/url]
Using multi-pathing in ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_multipath_disks.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3, HP StorageWorks best practices - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/VMware3_StorageWorks_BestPractice.pdf[/url]
Recommendations for Aligning VMFS Partitions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_partition_align.pdf[/url]
Add second SCSI controller to VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=621097[/url]
Network Appliance and VMware ESX Server 3.0 Storage Best Practices - [url]http://www.netapp.com/library/tr/3428.pdf[/url]
NAS/NFS vs iSCSI for ESX - [url]http://www.vi411.org/2006/10/10/nasnfs-vs-iscsi-for-esx.html[/url]
Time sync:
Configuring windows time service (not in ESX) - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Configuring-Windows-Time-Service.html[/url]
Vmware time sync and windows time service (understand windows time first) - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1318[/url]
Time sync - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?forumID=21&threadID=16115&messageID=186017[/url]
Timekeeping in VMware virtual machines - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf[/url]
Clock in a Linux guest runs more slowly or quickly than real time - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1420[/url]
How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042[/url]
Troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting Vmware ESX Server 3 and Vmware VirtualCenter 2 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9694.pdf[/url]
Kernrate viewer - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d6e95259-8d9d-4c22-89c4-fad382eddcd1&displaylang=en[/url]
VI3 Network Scenarios and Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9689-b.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter 2 Diagnostics - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac4096.pdf[/url]
Tips for Troubleshooting Vmware ESX Server Faults - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac0028.pdf[/url]
Vm-support options - [url]http://www.vmug.nl/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2&page=15[/url]
When disaster strikes Vmware - [url]http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-vmware/[/url]
Troubleshoot high CPU on ESX with top command - [url]http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&q1=mustgather+cpu&uid=swg21132699&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8<[/url]
TCP/IP Troubleshooting: A Structured Approach - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/TCPIP-Troubleshooting-Structured-Approach-Part1.html[/url]
Sysinternals utilities - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx[/url]
Vmware Technical Support Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/techsupportguide.pdf[/url]
Upgrade from ESX 2.x to ESX 3.0:
Virtual Infrastructure 3: Beta to Production - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc5173.pdf[/url]
Understanding Virtual Infrastructure Upgrade Moving to the new ESX 3.0/VC2.0 Release - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9809.pdf[/url]
Details of What's New and Improved in VMware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/whatsnew_esx301_vc201.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Release Notes - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx301_vc201.html[/url]
Planning a Upgrade to Vmware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_upgrade_plan.pdf[/url]
Vmware ESX 3.x Server and VirtualCenter 2.x Upgrade Guide - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/ESX3.x-VC2-upgradeguide.pdf[/url]
Utilities:
Vmware utilities - [url]http://petruska.stardock.net/Software/VMware.html[/url]
WinScp - [url]http://winscp.net/eng/index.php[/url]
Vmount 1.1 for Vmware - [url]http://www.abinsight.com/vm/[/url]
FastSCP - [url]http://www.veeam.com/veeam_fast_scp.asp+[/url]
Virtual disk (VMDK):
Repair VMDK - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77535&messageID=606523#606523[/url]
Extend boot volume of Windows 2003 VM - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://djberen.googlepages.com/resizingvmwarepartitions[/url]
Defragging virtual disks - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77661&tstart=0[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://h0bbel.p0ggel.org/2007/04/10/howto-expand-vm-boot-partition/[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Recovery/System-Rescue-CD-188.shtml[/url]
Unable to log on if the boot partition drive letter has changed - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321/en-us[/url]
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188/en-us[/url]
Basic CID chain repair - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=437660[/url]
Growing disk files in ESX - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=534759[/url]
Recreate vmdk disk descriptor file - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=608537[/url]
Virtual Center:
VirtualCenter Technical Best practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_technical_best.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter Monitoring and Performance Statistics - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_monitoring_statistics_note.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter 2.X Using Database Views - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_dbviews_2x.pdf[/url]
SQL Server database as a VM Guest - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=577459[/url]
SQL 2005 support - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6565318[/url]
SQL 2005 Express edition support - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67175[/url]
SQL 2005 support - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75222[/url]
Operation timeout - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75010[/url]
Managing remote servers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=593730[/url]
Running VirtualCenter in a Virtual Machine - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_in_vm.pdf[/url]
Template Usage and Best Practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_2_templates_usage_best_practices_wp.pdf[/url]
Virtual Center and remote ESX servers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=593730[/url]
Managing Vmware VirtualCenter Roles & Permissions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_roles.pdf[/url]
Changing SMTP subject lines for email alerts - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=79916&tstart=0[/url]
VI Client slowness connecting to VC Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80590&tstart=60[/url]
Statistic Rollup Stored Procedures – Optional Parameters - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3034858[/url]
Running VC on a VM in production - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=635594#635594[/url]
Beware Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=594826[/url]
Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=588439[/url]
Inventory cleared after Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=589339[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure Web Access Administrator’s Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_web_access.pdf[/url]
SQL Questions relative to VirtualCenter - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84599&messageID=644844#644844[/url]
Converting VirtualCenter on Access to SQL Server 2000 - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/whitepaper-convertingfromaccesstosql.pdf[/url]
Virtual Machine:
VMware disk files explained - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_vmware_files_explained.htm[/url]
What Files Make Up a Virtual Machine? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_learning_files_in_a_vm.html[/url]
Installing Windows XP on ESX - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=61099&tstart=100[/url]
SQL Server virtualization and multi-instancing - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/virtualization.mspx[/url]
How to virtualize SQL Server on Virtual server - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/events/vs/add-62.mspx[/url]
Configuring swap files on Windows 2003 VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=326236[/url]
Change vswp file location - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=530426[/url]
Improving Guest Operating System Accounting for Descheduled Virtual Machines in ESX Server 3.x Systems - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_vmdesched.pdf[/url]
Virtual machine extra files overhead - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=85409&messageID=649362#649362[/url]
Vmware Server:
10 ways to increase performance on a Vmware system - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_increase_vmware_performance.htm[/url]
Vmware Server Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/dvt4696.pdf[/url]
Websites:
Mike Laverick's RTMF Education - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk[/url]
Vmware Technology Center - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/technology/[/url]
Australia and New Zealand's Premier Virtualisation Community - [url]http://www.ozvms.com/[/url]
VM Professional - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/[/url]
Virtual Tricks - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/[/url]
VM Weekly - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/[/url]
x86 Virtualization - [url]http://x86virtualization.com/[/url]
San Barrow - [url]http://sanbarrow.com/[/url]
Virtualization Info - [url]http://www.virtualization.info/[/url]
Run Virtual - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/[/url]
Vmware Professional - [url]http://www.vmwareprofessional.com/[/url]
Vmwarez - [url]http://www.vmwarez.com/[/url]
Virtual Strategy Magazine - [url]http://www.virtual-strategy.com/en/home[/url]
ESX Server Hints and Tips - [url]http://trivore.com/vmware/esx25.html[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure 411 - [url]http://www.vi411.org/[/url]
VM Guru - [url]http://www.vmguru.com[/url]
Vm User - [url]http://www.vmuser.com[/url]
Virtualization Daily - [url]http://www.virtualizationdaily.com/[/url]
Xtravirt - [url]http://xtravirt.com/[/url]
Virtual Machine Backup Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_vm_backup.pdf[/url]
Consolidated Backup in Vmware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_consolidated_backup.pdf[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup Best Practices, Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4540.pdf[/url]
Backup and Recovery of Virtual Servers - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9870.pdf[/url]
Hot Backups and Restores - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9816.pdf[/url]
Non-disruptive Backups of Vmware Environments Using Veritas Netbackup - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9912.pdf[/url]
Perl Backup Script for Vmware ESX - vmbk.pl ( free ) - [url]http://www.vmts.net/vmbk.htm[/url]
ESX Ranger ( not free ) - [url]http://vizioncore.com[/url]
esXpress ( not free ) - [url]http://esxpress.com[/url]
Backup scripts - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=23+and+[/url] [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=156[/url]
Shell script - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=475244[/url]
Perl script - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=70253&start=0&tstart=0[/url]
Oracle backups - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76746&messageID=601703#601703[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup Technology: Today and Future - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct4539.pdf[/url]
Blogs:
The Console (Vmware management) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/console/[/url]
VMTN (Technical Community) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/vmtn/[/url]
Vroom! (Performance team) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/[/url]
Virtually There (Steve Herrod) - [url]http://blogs.vmware.com/sherrod/[/url]
Run-virtual (Richard Garsthagen) - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/[/url]
Blog.scottlowe.org (Scott Lowe) - [url]http://blog.scottlowe.org/category/virtualization/[/url]
Infoworld Virtualization Report (David Marshall) - [url]http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/[/url]
Books/Documentation/Learning Resources:
[url]http://www.lulu.com/content/712361[/url]
[url]http://www.vi3book.com[/url]
Vmware VI3 documentation - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pubs.html[/url]
Vmware TSX 2007 presentations - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/index.php?page_id=10[/url]
Vmworld 2006 presentations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/vmworld/[/url]
Citrix:
Optimizing Citrix Presentation Server on Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/med0115.pdf[/url]
Citrix and Vmware - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9728.pdf[/url]
Best practices for deploying Citrix on ESX - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-best-practices-for-deploying.html[/url]
Improving Scalability for Citrix Presentation Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_citrix_scalability.pdf[/url]
Cloning:
Newsid - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/NewSid.mspx[/url]
Sysprep - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/duplication.mspx[/url]
Sysprep - [url]http://www.vernalex.com/guides/sysprep/[/url]
Clone VM script for ESX - [url]http://www.pgregg.com/projects/vmclone/[/url]
Clustering:
Setup for Microsoft Cluster Service - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vm_and_mscs.pdf[/url]
Guide to creating a vmotion-able Microsoft cluster with VI3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625404[/url]
MSCS Limitations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83511&tstart=0[/url]
Converter/P2V:
Boot.ini file - [url]http://mirror.href.com/thestarman/asm/mbr/bootini.htm[/url]
Guide to P2V 2.x - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-p2v-2.0.pdf[/url]
Server Migrations with Vmware Converter - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=48[/url]
Vmware P2V Assistant Best Practices - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9886.pdf[/url]
Converter tutorial - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_convert_physical_machines_to_virtual_machines_with_vmware_converter.htm[/url]
Introducing the Next Generation of P2V: Vmware Converter 3.0 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9453.pdf[/url]
Converter FAQ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html[/url]
Converter Manual - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/VMware_Converter_manual.pdf[/url]
Converter Release Notes - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/converter/doc/releasenotes_conv3.html[/url]
Converter Data Sheet - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/converter_datasheet.pdf[/url]
Converter download - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/converter/[/url]
Import of physical machine fails - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=567860??[/url]
Ultimate P2V - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?page_id=174[/url]
EZ P2V - [url]http://www.ezp2v.net/[/url]
VMware P2V and Virtual Machine Importer - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab09-P2V.VMImporter-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
What machines should not be converted - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73357[/url]
Remove non-present devices from converted system - [url]http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/winxphks2/chapter/hack116.pdf[/url] and [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539[/url]
Updating devices in the new virtual machine - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/p2v21/doc/updatedevices7.html[/url]
Linux conversion - [url]http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/04/cloning-linux-machine-with-converter.html[/url]
Linux conversion - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562582[/url]
Virtualize a Linux Server with VmWare Converter 3.0.1 - [url]http://virtualaleph.blogspot.com/2007/05/virtualize-linux-server-with-vmware.html[/url]
Migrate 2.5.x VM with Converter and no VC - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=566532??[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=562161[/url]
Change HAL from multi to uni - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84611&messageID=646375#646375[/url]
CPU:
ESX Server 2 Best Practices Using Vmware Virtual SMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 3 Ready Time Observations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_ready_time.pdf[/url]
A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf[/url]
Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity:
Vmware users explore disaster recover options - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/originalContent/0[/url],289142,sid94_gci1253386,00.html
Vmware ESX Server and Storage Architecture Best Practices for Performance, Backup, and Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9591.pdf[/url]
Using Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning to Drive Virtualization in the Production Data Center - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9732.pdf[/url]
An Aggressive Approach Using P2V to Address Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9938.pdf[/url]
How Management Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Virtualization: A Brush with Disaster Leads to a Virtualization-Based Disaster Recovery Plan at the Las Vegas Valley Water District - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0046.pdf[/url]
Leveraging VMware ESX Server in Disaster Recovery Solutions - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct5070.pdf[/url]
Implementing Effective Backup Strategies For Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9502.pdf[/url]
VMware Infrastructure 3 Capabilities for Improving Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9552.pdf[/url]
Using Virtual Infrastructure as a High Availability Platform for Physical Production Servers - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9560.pdf[/url]
RepliStor: Disaster Recovery and Data Migration Solution for VMware Environments - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9636.pdf[/url]
VMware ESX Server as a Foundation for High Availability and Disaster Recovery for the Microsoft Server Platform - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0107.pdf[/url]
Migrating Server Operations from Remote Sites to the Data Center for Disaster Recovery and Protection - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct0893.pdf[/url]
Innovative Approaches for High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Your VMware Infrastructure Environment - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9708.pdf[/url]
Vmware Consolidated Backup for Disaster Recovery - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab01-VCB-PRESENTATION.pdf[/url]
HA/DR of Physical and Virtual Environments Using VMware ESX Server and Double-Take for Virtual Systems - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/bct9468.pdf[/url]
Platespin P2V DR - [url]http://www.platespin.com/p2vdr/[/url]
Double-Take for virtual systems - [url]http://www.doubletake.com/products/virtual-systems/default.aspx[/url]
Double-Take Replication in the VMware Environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_doubletake.pdf[/url]
Replistor - [url]http://software.emc.com/products/software_az/replistor.htm[/url]
ESX 3 Disaster Recovery site options - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=473674[/url]
Disaster Recovery Plans - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=517701[/url]
Disaster recovery site VM Startup - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=514046[/url]
Disaster Recovery for Vms - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=502276[/url]
Controllers/Active Directory:
Virutalization of Active Directory - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=352424[/url]
Considerations when hosting Active Directory domain controller in virtual hosting environments - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888794[/url]
Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9710.pdf[/url]
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2003 Server: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885875/[/url]
How to detect and recover from a USN rollback in Windows 2000 Server: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875495/[/url]
P2Ving Domain Controllers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=390630[/url]
Virtualize Domain Controllers or not? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81928&messageID=630985#630985[/url]
Exchange:
Deploying Microsoft Exchange in VMware Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/exchange_best_practices.pdf[/url]
ESX:
Disabling Web access on the ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=59508&tstart=0[/url]
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1918[/url]
Using SCP to Copy Files to or from an ESX Server System - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=599300??[/url]
ESX Server 3.0 Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9567.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Best Practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_best_practices.pdf[/url]
Change VM swap file path - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=530426[/url]
Change VM swap file path - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url] (Page 141)
Vmimages obsolete - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=503192[/url]
Vmimages obsolete - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=530228[/url]
3.0.1 restart bug - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=597633[/url]
3.0.1 restart bug - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75462&tstart=0[/url]
Check whether ESX web service is started - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=564071[/url]
Mount USB device on ESX server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81707&messageID=629349#629349[/url]
Enabling Active Directory Authentication with ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxcfg_auth_tn.pdf[/url]
Configuring Management Agents for ESX Server 3.0.1 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx30_cfg_mgmt_tools.pdf[/url]
ESX Monitoring - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=335610[/url]
Running ESX as a Workstation guest - [url]http://vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67254&start=0&tstart=1[/url]
Guide to VMware Vimsh - [url]http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=4[/url]
General:
Server product comparison - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/server_comp.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure Architecture Overview - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_architecture_wp.pdf[/url]
Introduction to ESX 3.0.1 and VirtualCenter 2.0.1 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_intro_vi.pdf[/url]
Tips and tricks for implementing infrastructure services on ESX server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/tips_tricks_infrastructure_services.pdf[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure Implementation Best Practices From A to Z - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0051.pdf[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Customer FAQ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_customer_faq.pdf[/url]
Server Consolidation with VMware ESX Server - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3939.pdf[/url]
Virtual Machine Cost Calculator spreadsheet - [url]http://www.ronoglesby.com/downloads/vmoglator1.1.xls[/url]
TCO Calculator - [url]http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/calculator.html?[/url]
ESX Server, VirtualCenter, and GSX Server Compatibility - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx301_vc201.html#beforebegin[/url]
File / Print / DNS Servers: Getting Started with Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/file_print_dns_wp.pdf[/url]
Configuration Maximums for VMware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_config_max.pdf[/url]
Configuration Maximums for VMware ESX 2.5.x - [url]http://www.ibm.qassociates.co.uk/vmware-esx-server-specs.htm[/url]
A Comparison of Software and Hardware Techniques for x86 Virtualization - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/asplos235_adams.pdf[/url]
HA/DRS:
Automating High Availability (HA) Services with Vmware HA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_ha_wp.pdf[/url]
Effective DRS and HA in Production - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9413.pdf[/url]
Resource Management with Vmware DRS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_drs_wp.pdf[/url]
Resource Management in Vmware ESX Server 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9726.pdf[/url]
Resource Management Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url]
Intel & AMD with HA & DRS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=526615[/url]
Choosing the HA host destiantion - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=563006[/url]
Vmware HA with 2 ESX hosts - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=605107[/url]
Autostart and HA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76060[/url]
Hardware:
Vmotion CPU Compatibility for Intel processors - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1991[/url]
Vmotion CPU Compatibility for AMD processors - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1992[/url]
Vmotion - How to override CPU masks due to cpu mismatch - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1993[/url]
Vmotion requirements - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_admin_guide.pdf[/url] (Chapter 14)
Vmotion between Apples and Oranges: Understanding CPU Compatibility Restraints for Vmotion - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac1356.pdf[/url]
Vmotion and CPU Compatibility - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=452231[/url]
Vmotion Info tool - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/?page_id=155[/url]
HP Management Agents for VMware ESX Server 3.x version 7.7.0 - [url]http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/26407.html[/url]
Vmotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Servers - [url]http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/vmotion_compatiblity_matix.pdf[/url]
Vmotion and VM Compatibility Matrix for HP Proliant Servers - [url]ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/vmware/vmmotion-compatibility-matrix.pdf[/url]
HP Vmotion Compatibility Matrix - [url]http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/vmware/hpvmotion-compatibility-matrix.html[/url]
Production Consolidation using VMware and the AMD Opteron Processor - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9743.pdf[/url]
IBM Insights in Sizing Hardware for Virtualization - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac4057.pdf[/url]
HP Virtualization Management Software - [url]http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/valuepack/vms/index.html[/url]
10K vs. 15K & iSCSI - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75202[/url]
To vSMP or not to vSMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=298150[/url]
Best Practices using Vmware Virtual vSMP - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsmp_best_practices.pdf[/url]
Hardware recommendations to build a cheap ESX server - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/articles/hardware_recommendations_to_build_cheap_esx_server/1/[/url]
White box/Home ESX system - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620124[/url]
ESX on non-supported hardware to learn with - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77560[/url]
Community supported hardware/software for Vmware Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/resources/communitysupport/[/url]
Change Windows 2003 from multi-processor to uni-processor - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=29415&tstart=0&start=0[/url]
VMware ESX Server: A comprehensive guide to how ESX virtualizes HP ProLiant servers - [url]http://h20331.www2.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/vmwareESXserver_virtualize_ProLiant_1005.pdf[/url]
HP ProLiant server sizer for VMware ESX Server - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/cache/120132-0-0-0-121.html[/url]
IT Consolidation using VMware CapacityPlanner on HP ProLiant servers - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/70314-0-0-225-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN[/url]
Licensing:
Vmware licensing page - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/licensing.html[/url]
Server-based License File Checker - [url]http://www.vmware.com/checklicense/[/url]
Pricing, Packaging & Licensing Overview - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_pricing.pdf[/url]
Install License File - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76518[/url]
Guest Licensing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81345&messageID=627156#627156[/url]
Microsoft Virtual Machine Technology FAQ - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/highlights/virtualization/faq.mspx[/url]
Windows Server Virtualization Calculator - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/calculator.mspx[/url]
Licensing Microsoft Server Products with Virtual Machine Technologies - [url]http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/virtualization_whitepaper.doc[/url]
Microsoft Server Version Feature Comparison - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx[/url]
Linux:
Getting a DHCP Address in a Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977[/url]
Windows to Linux roadmap - [url]http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html[/url]
Windows to Linux roadmap post on Vmtn - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77279[/url]
Install Vmware Tools in a Linux VM under ESX Server 3.x - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5242329[/url]
From DOS/Windows to Linux HowTo - [url]http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html[/url]
Universal Command Guide for Operating Systems - [url]http://www.allcommands.com/[/url]
Linux knowledge required? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=625255[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=628551[/url]
Memory:
Host Mem and Guest Mem % - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=620581??[/url]
Memory Resource Management in VMWare ESX Server - [url]http://www.stanford.edu/~stinson/cs240/cs240_1/revs/esx.txt[/url]
The Role of Memory in ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_memory.pdf[/url]
Memory resource management in Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/usenix_resource_mgmt.pdf[/url]
Understanding memory usage in Windows 2000 - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/tips/w2mem.mspx[/url]
Operating System Extensions to Support Host Based Virtual Machines - [url]http://www.eecs.umich.edu/techreports/cse/2002/CSE-TR-465-02.pdf[/url]
Memory performance - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=65293[/url]
Memory Shares/Limits/Reservations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73411[/url]
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555223[/url]
Understanding the Impact of RAM on Overall System Performance - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Understanding-Impact-RAM-Overall-System-Performance.html[/url]
RAM, Virtual Memory, Pagefile and all that stuff - [url]http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/WindowsGeneralWeb/RAMVirtualMemoryPageFileEtc.htm[/url]
Pagefile thread - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=79080&messageID=617876#617876[/url]
Resizing Memory With Balloons and Hotplug - [url]https://ols2006.108.redhat.com/reprints/schopp-reprint.pdf[/url]
Networking:
VMware ESX Server 3 802.1Q VLAN Solutions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_vlan_wp.pdf[/url]
Networking Virtual Machines - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/TAC9689-A.pdf[/url]
Networking Scenarios & Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9689-b.pdf[/url]
ESX3 Networking Internals - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=41[/url]
High Performance ESX Networking - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=43[/url]
Network Throughput in a Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_network_planning.pdf[/url]
Multi-NIC Performance in ESX 3.0.1 and XenEnterprise 3.2.0 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Multi-NIC_Performance.pdf[/url]
Duplex Mismatch Primer - [url]http://www.happyrouter.com/content/view/32/1/[/url]
3rd party software and the new Service Console Firewall - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/302/2143_f.SAL_Public.html[/url]
Firewall and Netbackup - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=477399[/url]
DMZ & VLANs - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=347532[/url]
ESX & DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=233918[/url]
ESX & DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=344471[/url]
ESX VM’s in the DMZ - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?forumID=21&threadID=19402&messageID=222399#222399[/url]
Second Service Console NIC - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=536518[/url]
NIC teaming and VLAN trunking - [url]http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/12/04/esx-server-nic-teaming-and-vlan-trunking/[/url]
Which NIC is used in cold migration - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=555404[/url]
Esxcfg-firewall - [url]http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:do0cm-wxcWsJ:download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab05-SECURITY-MANUAL-APPENDIX.pdf+esxcfg-firewall&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us[/url]
Service Console and Vmotion NIC sharing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=146348[/url]
Configure multiple IP addresses to a NIC in Linux - [url]http://handsonhowto.com/virt.html[/url]
Configure a static MAC address for a VM - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/04/vmware-configuring-static-mac-address.html[/url]
Rename a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80075&tstart=0[/url]
Rename a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/ask_an_expert/how_can_I_rename_a_virtual_switch/1/[/url]
Changing the MAC address of a virtual machine - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=507[/url]
Changing Service Console NIC IP Address - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81427&tstart=100[/url]
Changing Service Console NIC IP Address - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/4309499[/url]
NIC Teaming Load Balancing Policy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=463074[/url]
Can a VM use more then one physical NIC on a vSwitch - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632932[/url]
Bonding NIC’s on a VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=561718[/url]
Aggregate multiple NIC’s into a single pipe - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=83099&messageID=639830#639830[/url]
HA excessive ports required - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=539588[/url]
Scripting Advanced Network Configuration with vimsh - [url]http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=6[/url] Change service console NIC’s - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=565489[/url]
VM Summary Page General showing other NIC ip address - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?hreadID=84784&messageID=649448#649448[/url]
Patches:
Patch Management for ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf[/url]
VI3 Upgrade and Patching - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=54[/url]
Download - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/index.html[/url]
ESX patches - [url]http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html#c4310[/url]
Virtual Center 2.0.1 Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vc-201-200702-patch.html[/url]
Autopatching ESX host - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-autopatching-your-esx-host.html[/url]
Patching and updating Vmware ESX Server 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9858.pdf[/url]
Automated download of ESX patches - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=600341[/url]
Patch Script: - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/esx-autopatch.pl[/url]
Pre-compiled patchlist.txt - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.1/patchlist.txt[/url] and [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.0/patchlist.txt[/url]
Patch order - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80531[/url] and [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80296[/url]
Performance:
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt .1 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1231666,00.html
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt. 2 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1231917,00.html
VMware ESX Server guest performance tips Pt. 3 - [url]http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/0[/url],289483,sid94_gci1235138,00.html
Top 12 ways to Improve Guest Server Performance under VMware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9700.pdf[/url]
Tuning Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp3943.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/0/2800a518-7ac6-4aac-bd85-74d2c52e1ec6/tuning.doc[/url]
Linux Performance and Tuning Guidelines - [url]http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/redp4285.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning for VI3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9872.pdf[/url]
Performance Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab04-PERFORMANCE-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
Performance Tuning Best Practices for ESX Server 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_performance_tuning.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 3.0 Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9567.pdf[/url]
Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0199.pdf[/url]
A Performance Comparison of Hypervisors - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/hypervisor_performance.pdf[/url]
Using esxtop to troubleshoot performance problems - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_using_esxtop.pdf[/url]
ESX Workload Analysis: Lessons Learned - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9398.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Architecture and Performance Implications - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_performance_implications.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Performance and Resource Management for CPU-Intesive Workloads - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ESX2_CPU_Performance.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Performance Tips and Tricks - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_performance_tips_tricks.pdf[/url]
ESX Server 2 Storage Subsystem Performance in ESX Server: Buslogic vs. LSI Logic - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/ESX2_Storage_Performance.pdf[/url]
RTFM Guides:
Upgrade Guide to ESX 3 and VirtualCenter 2 - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx3.x-vc2-upgradeguide.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 3 Service Console - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx3.x-vc2.x-serviceconsole-guide.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 2.x Administration I - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-01-esx2.x.pdf[/url]
Guide to ESX 2.x Administration II - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-02-esx2.x.pdf[/url]
Beyond the Manual - VMware ESX 2.x - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx2.x-beyondthemanual.pdf[/url]
ESX 2.x Service Console Quick Command-Line Guide - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/esx2.x-serviceconsolecommands.pdf[/url]
Guide to vCenter 1.x Administration - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.eu/docs/vmwdocs/admin-vcenter1.2.pdf[/url]
Scripting:
Simplifying Administration with Scripting APIs - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab12-Scripting.VI3-MANUAL.pdf[/url]
Security:
Vmware as a secure and leak resistant sandbox environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=66085&tstart=0[/url]
Security Design of the Vmware Infrastructure 3 Architecture - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_security_architecture_wp.pdf[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Security Hardening - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_security_hardening_wp.pdf[/url]
VI3 Securing and Monitoring - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/labs2006/vmworld.06.lab05-SECURITY-MANUAL-APPENDIX.pdf[/url]
Vmware ESX Server – Providing LUN Security - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_lun_security.pdf[/url]
Vmware and NSA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/nsa_pr.html[/url]
ESX Console Security - [url]http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=37[/url]
Local console and putty session timeout - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=383046[/url]
Vmware’s ticking storage time bomb - [url]http://www.techworld.com/opsys/features/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayfeatures&featureid=2257&page=1&pagepos=1[/url]
Security Hole with Vmware in SAN Installations - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=352088[/url]
VMware’s Security Response Policy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/security_response.html[/url]
Surviving Regulatory Compliance in the Virtual Infrastructure - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc9521.pdf[/url]
Replacing VirtualCenter Server Certificates - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi_vcserver_certificates.pdf[/url]
ESX Security White Paper - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx2_security.pdf[/url]
Windows Server 2003 Security Guide - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/windowsserver2003/w2003hg/sgch00.mspx[/url]
Service Console:
Common Linux commands on the service console - [url]http://www.vmts.net/article/linuxcommand.htm[/url]
Command Line Interface Tips and Tricks for Vmware ESX Server 2 and 3 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9685.pdf[/url]
Third-Party Software in the Service Console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_3p_scvcons.pdf[/url]
Locking server console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=383046[/url]
Send mail from Service Console - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=575650[/url]
Snapshots:
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=74669[/url]
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=584324[/url]
Snapshots take long time to commit - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=73553[/url]
Beware the long snapshot - [url]http://www.vmwarez.com/2006/11/beware-long-snapshot.html[/url]
Snapshot directory - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=554703[/url]
Vmotion with snapshots - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=632322[/url]
Snapshot location - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=414743[/url]
Snapshot disk space and growth - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=85409&messageID=649362#649362[/url]
Storage:
SAN Configuration Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_san_cfg.pdf[/url]
SAN Conceptual and Design Basics - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_san_cfg_technote.pdf[/url]
SAN System Design and Deployment Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_design_deploy.pdf[/url]
Extending a VMFS3 data store - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=65156&tstart=0[/url]
To use extents or not? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81494&tstart=100[/url]
LUNS - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=333672[/url]
LUNS Size - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=36725&start=0&tstart=0[/url]
HBA load balancing - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=342918[/url]
HBA Redundancy - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=428932[/url]
Configuring iSCSI in a Vmware 3 environment - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_iscsi_cfg.pdf[/url]
Ethernet-based Storage Configuration - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/iscsi_storage_esx.pdf[/url]
iSCSI , NAS and IP Storage Configuration for Vmware ESX Server - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9722.pdf[/url]
Using iSCSI with 100Mbps NICs - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=81464&tstart=100[/url]
ESX Server Raw Device Mapping - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx25_rawdevicemapping.pdf[/url]
Unofficial list of SATA controllers that will work with ESX - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=sata_faq[/url]
Running Vmware ESX on SATA disks - [url]http://www.virtualization.info/2006/02/tech-running-vmware-esx-server-on-sata.html[/url]
Install ESX on SATA - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=554936[/url]
Fibre channel paths - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=76763&messageID=601390#601390[/url]
Using Multipathing in ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_multipath_disks.html[/url]
VMFS volume symblic links/uuid - [url]http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-devlabel.html[/url]
VMFS volume symblic links/uuid - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=606588[/url]
Choosing and Architecting Storage for your Environment - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/adc0135.pdf[/url]
Using multi-pathing in ESX Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_multipath_disks.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3, HP StorageWorks best practices - [url]http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/downloads/VMware3_StorageWorks_BestPractice.pdf[/url]
Recommendations for Aligning VMFS Partitions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_partition_align.pdf[/url]
Add second SCSI controller to VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=621097[/url]
Network Appliance and VMware ESX Server 3.0 Storage Best Practices - [url]http://www.netapp.com/library/tr/3428.pdf[/url]
NAS/NFS vs iSCSI for ESX - [url]http://www.vi411.org/2006/10/10/nasnfs-vs-iscsi-for-esx.html[/url]
Time sync:
Configuring windows time service (not in ESX) - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Configuring-Windows-Time-Service.html[/url]
Vmware time sync and windows time service (understand windows time first) - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1318[/url]
Time sync - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?forumID=21&threadID=16115&messageID=186017[/url]
Timekeeping in VMware virtual machines - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf[/url]
Clock in a Linux guest runs more slowly or quickly than real time - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1420[/url]
How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003 - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042[/url]
Troubleshooting:
Troubleshooting Vmware ESX Server 3 and Vmware VirtualCenter 2 - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc9694.pdf[/url]
Kernrate viewer - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d6e95259-8d9d-4c22-89c4-fad382eddcd1&displaylang=en[/url]
VI3 Network Scenarios and Troubleshooting - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9689-b.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter 2 Diagnostics - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac4096.pdf[/url]
Tips for Troubleshooting Vmware ESX Server Faults - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac0028.pdf[/url]
Vm-support options - [url]http://www.vmug.nl/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2&page=15[/url]
When disaster strikes Vmware - [url]http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-vmware/[/url]
Troubleshoot high CPU on ESX with top command - [url]http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&q1=mustgather+cpu&uid=swg21132699&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8<[/url]
TCP/IP Troubleshooting: A Structured Approach - [url]http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/TCPIP-Troubleshooting-Structured-Approach-Part1.html[/url]
Sysinternals utilities - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx[/url]
Vmware Technical Support Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/techsupportguide.pdf[/url]
Upgrade from ESX 2.x to ESX 3.0:
Virtual Infrastructure 3: Beta to Production - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/mdc5173.pdf[/url]
Understanding Virtual Infrastructure Upgrade Moving to the new ESX 3.0/VC2.0 Release - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9809.pdf[/url]
Details of What's New and Improved in VMware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/whatsnew_esx301_vc201.html[/url]
Vmware Infrastructure 3 Release Notes - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/releasenotes_esx301_vc201.html[/url]
Planning a Upgrade to Vmware Infrastructure 3 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_upgrade_plan.pdf[/url]
Vmware ESX 3.x Server and VirtualCenter 2.x Upgrade Guide - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/ESX3.x-VC2-upgradeguide.pdf[/url]
Utilities:
Vmware utilities - [url]http://petruska.stardock.net/Software/VMware.html[/url]
WinScp - [url]http://winscp.net/eng/index.php[/url]
Vmount 1.1 for Vmware - [url]http://www.abinsight.com/vm/[/url]
FastSCP - [url]http://www.veeam.com/veeam_fast_scp.asp+[/url]
Virtual disk (VMDK):
Repair VMDK - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77535&messageID=606523#606523[/url]
Extend boot volume of Windows 2003 VM - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://djberen.googlepages.com/resizingvmwarepartitions[/url]
Defragging virtual disks - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=77661&tstart=0[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://www.vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=2k3resize[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://h0bbel.p0ggel.org/2007/04/10/howto-expand-vm-boot-partition/[/url]
Resizing Windows VM disks - [url]http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Recovery/System-Rescue-CD-188.shtml[/url]
Unable to log on if the boot partition drive letter has changed - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321/en-us[/url]
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows - [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188/en-us[/url]
Basic CID chain repair - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=437660[/url]
Growing disk files in ESX - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=534759[/url]
Recreate vmdk disk descriptor file - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=608537[/url]
Virtual Center:
VirtualCenter Technical Best practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_technical_best.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter Monitoring and Performance Statistics - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_monitoring_statistics_note.pdf[/url]
VirtualCenter 2.X Using Database Views - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_dbviews_2x.pdf[/url]
SQL Server database as a VM Guest - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=577459[/url]
SQL 2005 support - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6565318[/url]
SQL 2005 Express edition support - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67175[/url]
SQL 2005 support - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75222[/url]
Operation timeout - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=75010[/url]
Managing remote servers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=593730[/url]
Running VirtualCenter in a Virtual Machine - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_in_vm.pdf[/url]
Template Usage and Best Practices - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vc_2_templates_usage_best_practices_wp.pdf[/url]
Virtual Center and remote ESX servers - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=593730[/url]
Managing Vmware VirtualCenter Roles & Permissions - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_vc_roles.pdf[/url]
Changing SMTP subject lines for email alerts - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=79916&tstart=0[/url]
VI Client slowness connecting to VC Server - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80590&tstart=60[/url]
Statistic Rollup Stored Procedures – Optional Parameters - [url]http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3034858[/url]
Running VC on a VM in production - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=635594#635594[/url]
Beware Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=594826[/url]
Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=588439[/url]
Inventory cleared after Patch2 - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=589339[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure Web Access Administrator’s Guide - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_web_access.pdf[/url]
SQL Questions relative to VirtualCenter - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=84599&messageID=644844#644844[/url]
Converting VirtualCenter on Access to SQL Server 2000 - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/docs/vmwdocs/whitepaper-convertingfromaccesstosql.pdf[/url]
Virtual Machine:
VMware disk files explained - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_vmware_files_explained.htm[/url]
What Files Make Up a Virtual Machine? - [url]http://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_learning_files_in_a_vm.html[/url]
Installing Windows XP on ESX - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=61099&tstart=100[/url]
SQL Server virtualization and multi-instancing - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/virtualization.mspx[/url]
How to virtualize SQL Server on Virtual server - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/events/vs/add-62.mspx[/url]
Configuring swap files on Windows 2003 VM - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=326236[/url]
Change vswp file location - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=530426[/url]
Improving Guest Operating System Accounting for Descheduled Virtual Machines in ESX Server 3.x Systems - [url]http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_esx_vmdesched.pdf[/url]
Virtual machine extra files overhead - [url]http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=85409&messageID=649362#649362[/url]
Vmware Server:
10 ways to increase performance on a Vmware system - [url]http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_increase_vmware_performance.htm[/url]
Vmware Server Tips and Tricks - [url]http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/dvt4696.pdf[/url]
Websites:
Mike Laverick's RTMF Education - [url]http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk[/url]
Vmware Technology Center - [url]http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/technology/[/url]
Australia and New Zealand's Premier Virtualisation Community - [url]http://www.ozvms.com/[/url]
VM Professional - [url]http://vmprofessional.com/[/url]
Virtual Tricks - [url]http://virtrix.blogspot.com/[/url]
VM Weekly - [url]http://www.vmweekly.com/[/url]
x86 Virtualization - [url]http://x86virtualization.com/[/url]
San Barrow - [url]http://sanbarrow.com/[/url]
Virtualization Info - [url]http://www.virtualization.info/[/url]
Run Virtual - [url]http://www.run-virtual.com/[/url]
Vmware Professional - [url]http://www.vmwareprofessional.com/[/url]
Vmwarez - [url]http://www.vmwarez.com/[/url]
Virtual Strategy Magazine - [url]http://www.virtual-strategy.com/en/home[/url]
ESX Server Hints and Tips - [url]http://trivore.com/vmware/esx25.html[/url]
Virtual Infrastructure 411 - [url]http://www.vi411.org/[/url]
VM Guru - [url]http://www.vmguru.com[/url]
Vm User - [url]http://www.vmuser.com[/url]
Virtualization Daily - [url]http://www.virtualizationdaily.com/[/url]
Xtravirt - [url]http://xtravirt.com/[/url]
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