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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 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 Server, VirtualCenter and VMotion Reduce Server Count by 85 Percent; Resolve Disaster Recovery Issues; and Significantly Reduce Management Workload
White Papers Using VMware ESX Server to virtualize and manage every application, they have been able to reduce the number of servers at the two server farms. The Aveve Group is Belgium's largest agricultural and horticultural supplier, with a diversified...
[August 9, 2006, 0:00]
VMware ESX 3.5, ESXi 3.5 and Dell PowerVault Storage System
White Papers This paper describes the configuration steps to deploy VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 solutions on Dell PowerVault storage arrays. The high availability configuration has the PowerVault MD300i storage array with dual controllers, each with two 1GbE iSCSI...
[August 7, 2009, 1:20]
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, VirtualCenter and Vmotion Transform System Management, Reduce Server Sprawl and Underpin Disaster Recovery Strategy
White Papers VMware ESX Server was the only product on the market that allowed the company to achieve this goal without purchasing additional hardware. Addleshaw Goddard first assessed VMware software as part of a tactical project to build two high-performance...
[August 9, 2006, 0:00]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
Network Appliance and VMware ESX Server 2.5.x: Building a Virtual Infrastructure From Server to Storage
White Papers Virtual infrastructures provide a fantastic solution to the challenge of distributed server architecture; however, the native storage virtualization within VMware ESX server does not provide for the same benefits and hardware reductions as it does...
[May 11, 2007, 1:00]
Server Consolidation With VMware ESX Server
White Papers This IBM paper discusses server consolidation options and considerations using VMware ESX Server on IBM eServer BladeCenter and IBM eServer xSeries 445 hardware. In addition, systems management options using VMware VirtualCenter, VMotion, VMware...
[September 27, 2005, 3:00]
LAMP Performance Characterization and Sizing on VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 and Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Servers
White Papers This paper provides the findings from performance characterization and sizing tests for Dell PowerEdge 1855 Blade Server running VMware ESX Server 2.5.1. By using the analysis of the test results in this paper, Systems Engineers and IT Architects...
[July 19, 2007, 1:00]
Scheduler Improvements in VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 and ESX Server 3.0
White Papers This paper discusses a performance optimization in the VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 and ESX Server 3.0 scheduler that can benefit Intel processor-based IBM NUMA-class servers with hyperthreading enabled. The information presented is based on the...
[April 23, 2007, 1:00]
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]
Data Protection and Application Availability for Your VMware Environment With Veritas NetBackup and Cluster Server for VMware ESX
White Papers Veritas Cluster Server for VMware is a comprehensive high availability and disaster recovery solution for the ESX platform, providing availability for the underlying server, virtual machines and applications running within VMs.
[June 19, 2008, 1:01]
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]
Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant 8.0 to Monitor SNMP Traps Generated by VMware ESX Server
White Papers This paper talks about configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 8.0 to recognize and monitor SNMP traps generated by VMware ESX Server software. The VMware ESX Server software provides a set of MIBs which can be used to monitor alerts and...
[June 5, 2007, 1:00]
