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VMware ESX Server: Third-Party Software in the Service Console
White Papers In general, VMware recommends that users avoid running third-party software in the VMware ESX Server service console. Clear exceptions to this policy are software packages explicitly identified in ESX Server compatibility guides.
[September 23, 2006, 1:00]
VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 Configuration and Operation Using a PS Series Group
White Papers This technical report describes how VMware virtualization software, including VMware ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter 2, can work together with EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SANs to provide a dynamic and scalable virtual environment.
[March 1, 2008, 0:02]
VMware ESX Server 2 Administration Guide
White Papers VMware ESX Server incorporates a resource manager and a service console that provides bootstrapping, management and other services. This VMware ESX Server Administration Guide provides information on how to use VMware ESX Server once it has been...
[May 27, 2004, 1:03]
VMware ESX 2.5 Server Software Backup and Restore Guide on Dell PowerEdge Servers and PowerVault Storage
White Papers This paper provides best practices for backup and recovery of Virtual Machines running on VMware ESX 2.5 Server Software on Dell PowerEdge Servers. Virtual Machine data has the same operational maintenance requirements as physical machine data...
[June 18, 2009, 14:29]
VMware ESX Server: Scale Up or Scale Out?
White Papers This IBM paper presents a basis for discussion about optimal and efficient implementations of ESX Server, the flagship VMware product for x86 hardware virtualization. It considers best practices regarding the scalability of an ESX Server...
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
VMware ESX Server Performance Gains on Dell PowerEdge 2850 Dual Core Servers
White Papers By measuring this performance gain on these three example workloads, customers have a guide for the amount of performance gain they can expect when moving to dual core Intel Xeon processors in a VMware ESX server environment.
[June 18, 2009, 14:31]
A Project Summary: VMware - ESX Server to Facilitate: Infrastructure Management Services Server Consolidation Storage & Testing With Production Servers
White Papers VMware ESX Server and VAssure Virtualization Labs will significantly reduce the problems and cost in Infrastructure Management Services, Storage, Server Consolidation and Testing. ESX Server is virtual infrastructure software for partitioning...
[July 9, 2009, 3:02]
The Scalable Enterprise: VMware ESX Server on the Dell PowerEdge 6650
White Papers This paper introduces the server virtualization software, VMware ESX Server 2.0.1, VirtualCenter and VMotion, on Dell PowerEdge servers. This paper discusses these features, followed by a detailed discussion of how ESX Server and VirtualCenter were...
[June 18, 2009, 14:42]
VMware ESX Server Performance on Dell PowerEdge 2850 and PowerEdge 6850 Servers
White Papers VMware ESX Server software enables many different applications to run on the same hardware at the same time. ESX Server provides the virtualization layer that resides just above the hardware to create Virtual Machine (VM) containers.
[June 7, 2006, 1:00]
Deployment of VMware ESX 2.5 Server Software on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to provide best practices for deploying VMware ESX 2.5 Server Software on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers. This paper describes various configurations that are possible when installing VMware ESX 2.5 Server Software on...
[May 11, 2005, 3:00]
AXA Technology Services Uses VMware ESX Server to Meet Consolidation Goals Without Compromising Performance
White Papers In early 2004, AXA Technology looked to leverage VMware ESX Server and P2V Assistant to consolidate 11 Wintel servers that provide key functionality for AXA Financial's Broker Dealer Infrastructure. With VMware ESX Server, they were able to...
[October 26, 2006, 11:02]
Backing Up VMware With Veritas NetBackup: Best Practices NetBackup 6.0 and VMware ESX Server 2.x and 3.x
White Papers This paper describes several approaches that can be used to back up VMware ESX Server 2.x and its underlying components using NetBackup software. Unless otherwise specified, each of these techniques is fully supported by both Symantec and VMware.
[November 14, 2007, 0:01]
Using VMware ESX Server With IBM WebSphere Application Server
White Papers This paper looks at the best practices when running VMware ESX Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server on a large Symmetric MultiProcessor (SMP) server to achieve the best application performance (throughput and response time).
[September 22, 2006, 1:00]
Network Appliance and VMware ESX Server 3.0 Building a Virtual Infrastructure From Server to Storage
White Papers This technical report discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, increase fault tolerance, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring VMware ESX Server environments by using Network...
[November 19, 2007, 10:30]
Live Video - ScreenCam Demo of the VMware ESX Server SMP Capability in Action
White Papers In this webcast, you will view a narrated, screen capture video of VMware ESX Server remote consoles showing the difference in performance of CPU-intensive applications (a media encoder, in this example) between a single virtual CPU and virtual SMP.
[July 12, 2005, 0:00]
Running Microsoft Exchange Server in a Virtual Machine Using VMware ESX Server 2.5
White Papers With the use of VMware ESX Server, Exchange servers can be deployed with reduced hardware, on a uniform virtual platform that allows for dynamic resource allocation without compromising performance or reliability.
[September 22, 2006, 1:00]
Enabling VMware ESX Server VLAN Network Configurations for the Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server
White Papers VMware ESX Server software includes the VMotion feature, which allows for live migration of a VM from one physical server to another. Virtualization allows for the creation of multiple virtual machines (VMs) that can run simultaneously on a single...
[June 7, 2006, 1:00]
The Role of Memory in VMware ESX Server 3
White Papers The memory management capabilities of VMware ESX Server 3.0 provide a unique and sophisticated way to maximize the usage of physical memory within a single box. Advances in virtualization, CPU, and memory technology make the addition of memory one...
[December 7, 2006, 0:00]
Using RDM to Deploy VMware ESX Server and Guests (Windows)
White Papers In particular, it describes techniques for deploying the VMware ESX Server (version 2.5.1) and VMware Guest Operating Systems with RDM. This white paper explains how to deploy VMware with RDM. This white paper is intended to help skilled RDM...
[March 16, 2009, 4:38]
Atempo Time Navigator for VMware Protects ESX Server Farms of the Credit Mutuel de Bretagne
White Papers Therefore they bought 12 ESX servers from VMware, with each server hosting 25 virtual servers, for a total of three hundred virtual machines. After a thorough review of available solutions, GICM chose Atempo Time Navigator for VMware as their...
[November 4, 2008, 0:01]
