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Here you have the best links and articles for the past week:

  1. ESX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide via US Department of Defense
  2. Why Virtualization Amplifies The Disconnect Between Security and IT Operations, And What You Can Do About It via Virtualization Security
  3. Upgrading your Active Directory to Windows Server 2008 via Sander Berkouwer's Blog
  4. Well, that's interesting news - now what? via Virtual Geek
  5. Optimize My IT via VMware
Enjoy!

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And the winners for this week are:

  1. Top 5 things to know about Hyper-V via Windows Virtualization Team Blog
  2. Deploying Windows Server 2008 with slipstreamed Hyper-V RTM (Part 2) via John Howard's Blog
  3. If A Virtualization Misconfiguration Or Security Vulnerability Exists Within An “ESX Appliance,” Does It Really Exist? via Virtualization Security
  4. Virtualising (Domain Controller) Servers via Mark Empson's Blog
  5. Virtualization's Impact on IT Operations - Part Two via Virtual Strategy Magazine
Enjoy!

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If you want to see a couple of nice videos about Microsoft Windows 2008 and Active Directory check the links below:

Part 1: In this video from TechEd 2008, Microsoft senior technical product manager Justin Graham discusses some of the lesser known improvements made to Active Directory with Windows Server 2008. Here you'll get details on features such as stickiness prevention and fine-grained password policies, plus info on what new auditing enhancements to AD mean to administrators.

Part 2: In part two of our interview on Active Directory from TechEd 2008, Microsoft senior technical product manager Justin Graham explains how the read-only domain controller can help improve branch office security. Graham also provides details on the application compatibility considerations that administrators should be aware of before deploying an RODC with Active Directory in Windows Server 2008.

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Here you have the links / posts for the last week!

  1. Deploying Windows Server 2008 with slipstreamed Hyper-V RTM (Part 1) via John Howard's Blog
  2. A Look at Some VMware Infrastructure Architectural Advantages via Virtual Reality
  3. Arghhh.... Oh (that damn VM HA thing) via Virtual Geek
  4. The Virtualization Administrator is dead ! via Virtualfuture.info
  5. The Gift of Time via Life as a Healthcare CIO
Enjoy!

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In what it seems to be the Top 10 things you must read about VMware series, Eric Siebert wrote the top 10 about VMware Networking:

1-VI3 Networking – Concepts and Components: A VMworld 2007 presentation (you will need to sign-in) describing the VI3 network architecture and how to properly configure it.

2-VI3 Networking - Advanced Configurations and Troubleshooting: A VMworld 2007 presentation (you will need to sign-in) on advanced virtual networking topics with tips for troubleshooting problems.

3-VMware ESX Server 3 802.1Q VLAN Solutions: Provides concepts and configuration tips for using 802.1Q VLAN tagging with your vSwitch configurations.

4-Integrating Virtual Machines into the Cisco Data Center Architecture: A white paper written by Cisco on ESX server networking architecture and integration with Cisco network devices.

5-Networking Performance in VMware ESX Server 3.5: A white paper from VMware comparing virtual to physical networking performance.

6-Network Throughput in a Virtual Infrastructure: A white paper from VMware that outlines the considerations that affect network throughput.

7-ESX3 Networking Internals: A VMware TSX 2007 presentation on the internals of how ESX vSwitches function.

8-High Performance ESX Networking: A VMware TSX 2007 presentation on ESX network design considerations.

9-How To Configure Networking from the Service Console Command Line: A VMware KB article on setting up networking via the CLI.

10-Server Virtualization – Network Implications and Best Practices: A presentation from Cisco on network virtualization architecture and design considerations for Cisco networks to support virtual environments.

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Another nice article from Eric Siebert:

1-Understanding Performance in a Virtualized Environment: A VMworld 2007 presentation (you will need to sign-in) on understanding virtualization performance and overhead as well as dispelling common myths. 

2-Interpreting Performance Statistics in V13: A VMworld 2007 presentation (you will need to sign-in) on understanding and interpreting VirtualCenter/ESX statistics in the VI Client and esxtop. 

3-Performance Tuning Best Practices for ESX Server 3: A white paper from VMware with performance tips that cover the most performance-critical areas of VI3.

4-Top 12 ways to Improve Guest Server Performance under VMware ESX Server: A VMworld 2006 presentation (you will need to sign-in) with 12 tips for configuring hosts, virtual machines and guest environments for best performance.

5-Performance Monitoring and Capacity Planning: A VMworld 2006 presentation (you will need to sign-in) on performance tuning methodologies and approaches.

6-ESX Workload Analysis, Lessons Learned: A VMworld 2006 presentation on performing workload analysis and performance analysis of virtual workloads. 

7-VMware ESX Server, Best Practices for Performance: A presentation from EMC World 2007 with recommended performance practices and benchmarking guidelines.

8-VM Performance Monitoring and Logging: A VMUG presentation from VMware on performance monitoring and using log files.

9-ESX3 Performance Tuning: A VMUG presentation from Long View Systems on performance tuning ESX hosts and virtual machines.

10-Performance Tuning for VI3: A VMworld 2006 presentation on basic performance concepts, tools, technologies and recommendations.

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Another week, another 5 interesting articles to read!

  1. Deploying VI with Cisco via VMware Networking Blog
  2. 10 Gigabit Ethernet and VMware - A Match Made in Heaven via Virtual Geek
  3. So, how **EXACTLY** does VM HA's admittance algorithm work? via Virtual Geek
  4. How does basic networking work in Hyper-V? via John Howard's Blog
  5. Virtualization of Domain Controllers part Deux via Jane Lewis's Blog
Enjoy!

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Back in February I wrote a post about the VMware Tools and Utilities I use to administer our VMware environment. Now, via vmware-land.com we get the following list:

1-Putty - Telnet and SSH client for remotely connecting to the ESX service console
2-WinSCP and Veeam FastSCP - SCP clients for browsing ESX server file systems and transferring files to/from ESX hosts
3-VI3 SnapHunter and SnapAlert - Utilities that can report all running snapshots on ESX hosts including name, size and date. Can also automatically email reports and optionally commit snapshots
4-VI Scripted Backup Utility - A backup utility that is run from the Service Console that provides VMDK level backups of any VM on storage accessible by the host
5-MCS StorageView - A utility that displays all the logical partitions, operating system, capacity, free space and percent free of all virtual machines on ESX 3.x or Virtual Center 2.x
6-SSH Plug-in - A VI client plug-in that integrates an SSH console directly into the client
7-Storage VMotion Plug-in - A VI client plug-in that extends the client’s functionality by providing an integrated, graphical tool that can be used to invoke storage VMotion (SVMotion) operations
8-VMotion Info - A program that will collect Vendor, Model, CPU Types and the CPU feature bits from all hosts to check for VMotion compatibility
9-VMCdConnected - Scans all Virtual Machines and shows if they have a CD connected to it. After scanning the VM’s you can disconnect all the CD’s with a click of a button
10-VMware Converter – (Performs hot and cold conversions of physical and virtual servers to virtual machines. Also converts image formats

Enjoy!

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And here you have the the best articles for the past week:

1-Significant Networking Problem with Hyper-V via Scottlowe.org

2-The Case For And Against Stretched ESX Clusters via Virtual Geek

3-VMFS Storage Sizing for Maximum Performance via VM /ETC

4-Disaster Recovery in the Datacenter via VMware Podcasts

5-ROI Analysis: Virtualization via InformationWeek

Enjoy!

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I have been listening to the first two VMware Communities Roundtables conversations in the past weeks and I find the podcasts to be quite interesting.

The first week the sound quality was not great but in the last one the sound improved a lot making it a more pleasant experience. So, if you feel like giving it a try, here is the information:

  1. First Roundtable: Podcast (mp3) ; Links
  2. Second Roundtable: Podcast (mp3); Links
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This is kind of new (6.5 beta build 91182), so I wanted to write about how important it will be for any IT professional / enthusiast to have the ability to run ESX 3.5 / ESX 3i in VMware Workstation 6.5 when the final release is ready.

You see, this will not only be good because it could potentially give you the chance to test patches or scripts, but also because it allows you to "learn" about the environment without having to spend a lot of money.

We all know that VMware's licensing is not cheap, nor is the hardware to run the VI3 environment, and that is why I believe VMware should always try to "facilitate" the usage and testing of all its products without having to purchase expensive equipment.

Consequently, having now and in the future the chance to run ESX 3.5 / ESX 3i in VMware Workstation 6.5 is a very welcomed opportunity to experience one of the best virtualization products we have seen so far!

More information and print screens here and here.

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Welcome!

Posted by Gabriel Macie… Feb 14, 2008

This is a blog focused on IT Infrastructure Management, so you can expect to find here articles about Virtualization, Microsoft & Open Source Technologies, IT Management and Security.

The main objective is to share ideas and experiences through simple posts that can serve as on-line reference and hopefully provoke some thoughts.

Also, feel free to visit http://it-infrastructure-management.blogspot.com/ for more weekly updates!

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