Tag: ESXi

Comparing VMware’s ESX to the free ESXi Hypervisor

Comparing VMware’s ESX to the free ESXi Hypervisor

Saw this TIMELY tweet pop by my screen from Duncan Epping on the differences between ESX and ESXi.  Timely since I just had a conversation ... Read More

Enable VT and EVC in the Dell BIOS.

Enable VT and EVC in the Dell BIOS.

To enable 64-Bit support for Virtual Machines in VMware ESX, you must Enable Virtualization Technology and to configure the ESX host for Enhanced vMotion Compatibility, ... Read More

Replicating direct attached storage Virtual Machines

So I have seen estimates here and there stating that upwards of 80% of VI installations are SAN attached. For me personally, the number is ... Read More

iSCSI – Hardware or Software – How many TOEs do you have?

iSCSI – Hardware or Software – How many TOEs do you have?

More and more of my new implementations of VMware Infrastructure are being connected to iSCSI SANs (EMC, LeftHand, and Equallogic) and the question has come ... Read More

VMware VirtualCenter as a Virtual Machine

VMware VirtualCenter as a Virtual Machine

I seem to run into this over and over again.  Clients that are confused about whether to put VirtualCenter (now called vCenter) on a physical ... Read More