VirtualizationAdmin Blogs
Welcome to our VirtualizationAdmin Blogs.
In this space, I'll be sharing with you my thoughts, experiences, trials and successes with all things virtual, from everyday server virtualization to the VDI panacea. I'll provide a broad look at the whole market, from VMware to Microsoft to Xen to Parallels, and explain where each fits and doesn't fit. In this space, you'll also gain up-to-the-minute information about what's coming down the pike as well as how-to's that run the gamut from the person just starting out in the world of virtualization to the expert.
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Written by David Davis, VCP, the intention of this blog is to share with readers the most relevant and important information, news, tips and tweaks for all aspects of Virtualization, focusing on Microsoft Hyper-V. VMware, and Citrix. We will discuss topics such as high availability, migration, performance, recovery, product add-ons, and more. We will also cover practical information to help with administration and management of your virtualization infrastructure.
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Welcome to the Blog of Jason Conger. Here, we will focus on Server Based Computing environments including Microsoft Windows Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server, Application and Server virtualization, Application streaming and delivery technologies such as Microsoft Softricity, and many other server-centric topics. Also, I will point out tools and tips to help you with your Terminal Services environments.
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Latest VirtualizationAdmin blog posts
- Setting up Hyper-V Clusered Shared Volumes
- Date - Jan 26th, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- Shared storage in server virtualization is a must-have for virtual machine live migration. Hyper-V supports multiple hosts accessing the same shared storage without corruption through the use of Clustered Shared Volumes (CSV). There are several things you need in order to get a CSV up and running: A private network: This can be an uplink cable from host A to host B or it can be an isolated VLAN with a private IP address space. more...
- Windows 7 Cloud desktop on the iPad with OnLive Desktop
- Date - Jan 26th, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, OnLive debuted their OnLive Desktop product. This is basically a Windows 7 cloud desktop that runs on the iPad (and soon Android devices). This cloud desktop has Microsoft Office available as well as a few other applications. Files can be shared to your desktop by using OnLive Files. Check out the video below for a synopsis: [youtube]ql6VayueUjY[/youtube] So, this OnLive Desktop product has stirred up a lot of questions. more...
- Amazon adds Windows Server to its AWS free tier
- Date - Jan 26th, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- Amazon is the leader of public Infrastructure as a Service cloud offering. Amazon has long had a free Linux tier to try out AWS, but now Amazon is really trying to capture the Microsoft Windows crowd by offering a free instance of Windows Server for a year. Here are some of the details surrounding the free Windows instance: 750 hours of Amazon EC2 Microsoft Windows Server Micro Instance usage (613 MB of memory and 32-bit and 64-bit platform support) - enough hours to run continuously each month. more...
- Citrix (HDX) versus to VMware PCoIP tested with Login VSI
- Date - Jan 25th, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- Although video isn't necessarily a business use case, the way a protocol handles high definition video can tell you a lot about how well the protocol will handle graphic-rich applications that are business critical to many companies. Login Consultant's Frank Anderson recently compared Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 (HDX) with VMware View 5 (PCoIP) and shared the results. more...
- Microsoft takes aim at VMware with System Center 2012
- Date - Jan 24th, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- Microsoft System Center 2012 has reached release candidate status. With this release, not only are a ton of new features included, but a new pricing scheme has been unveiled. With the combination of these two things (features and price), Microsoft is setting its aim at VMware. more...
- LG to embed VMware on Android phones
- Date - Jan 23rd, 2012
- Author - Jason Conger
- LG and Android teamed up to debut an Android phone at the Consumer Electrics Show (CES) 2012 that is capable of running a personal "phone" and business "phone" on a single device. This help with corporate policy and security while at the same time giving the end user choice and flexibility. more...
- Hyper-V and Domain Controllers
- Date - Jan 21st, 2012
- Author - Scott Lowe
- In perusing the Microsoft Hyper-V forums this weekend, I ran across Hyper-V/domain controller questions from users that had a variety of answer… not all correct. The original question was whether or not the Hyper-V role could or should be installed on a domain controller. In general, i. more...
- System Center 2012 RC released… it’s a big one!
- Date - Jan 17th, 2012
- Author - Scott Lowe
- Big news out of Microsoft today! Microsoft released a massive wave in the form of release candidate software for System Center 2012. One of the more interesting items announced is the Unified Installer. Once I’m able to put it through its paces, I’ll report back on that. more...
- VMware Tools installation problems? Try this.
- Date - Jan 15th, 2012
- Author - Scott Lowe
- In order to be able to make full use of your VMware implementation, whether it’s a vSphere install Workstation or Fusion, you really need to install VMware Tools inside each virtual machine that you create. At times, you may receive an error that starts with “Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file…” There are a couple of causes for this issue and regardless of cause, the end result is that VMware Tools isn’t available. more...
- Shutting down Windows Server 8 Developer Preview
- Date - Jan 8th, 2012
- Author - Scott Lowe
- Like many out there, I’ve been using the Windows Server 8 Developer Preview as a way to test the new features coming in Windows Server 8, including Hyper-V. When I first started using the new OS, though, I was immediately struck by the lack of a Shutdown option on the new Metro-style Start m. more...
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