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PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 19, 2009 (Hosting.com)

BradyRP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:53:47 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 19, 2009 (Joe Tait)

BradyRP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:45 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 19, 2009 (Anexinet)

BradyRP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:25 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 19, 2009 (Arraya Solutions)

BradyRP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:25 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 19, 2009 (Cisco)

BradyRP — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:16 GMT

Anyone using VMware Lifecycle Manager?

tguthrie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:41:56 GMT

Would like to find someone who is using VMwareLifecycle Manager. We are currently using a combination of VMware ESX 3.5 and Lab Manager 3. We are evaluating the VMware Lifecycle Manager for the workflow provisioning features, specifically. Anyone have any experience with this product in a production environment?

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 29, 2009 (Exagrid)

BradyRP — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:41:06 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 29, 2009 (PerfectDisk / Raxco)

BradyRP — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:37:44 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 29, 2009 (Falconstor)

BradyRP — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:19:11 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (Vizioncore) - Optimizing Virtual Machine Storage

BradyRP — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:56:56 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (Exagrid)

BradyRP — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:53:47 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (VMware) - VMWorld 2009 Overview

BradyRP — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:44:46 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (Vizioncore)

BradyRP — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:08:50 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (VMware)

BradyRP — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:07:24 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 17, 2009 (IBM)

BradyRP — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:03:40 GMT

Going ESX, 1 server....

chrisaug — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:03:46 GMT

The server hardware sounds pretty good, I would try to increase the RAM if possible. Your 5 NT boxes will run fine with 8 GB but going forward you'll want/need more. If necessary, dial down the proccessors. Two Quad-Cores per box should be plenty. Especially if they're the new Nehalem procs. The other issue you'll run into is that almost any ESX feature will require you to have the VMs on shared storage. Either a SAN or NAS with FC, iSCSI, or NFS. HA, DRS, DPM, or FT won't work with the VMs on local storage. My reccommendation would be to scale back on the 1TB of local storage and go with a mid to high-end NAS.

Problem sync'ing Palm with VMware Server 2.0

dakarcz — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:16:10 GMT

hi, looks the link above has nothink to do with vmware.... anyone got the problem solved ? I'm facing the same issue ...

any hel appreciated, tried almost anything, including usb.quirks.device0 = "0x0830:0x0061 skip-setconfig, skip-reset":

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
blacklist usbserial
blacklist visor

xp_sp3.vmx
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:0.deviceType = "mouse"
#usb.autoConnect.device0 = ""
#usb.autoConnect.device0 = "path:4/1 autoclean:1"
#usb.autoConnect.device0 = "vid:0830 pid:0061" # Palm Hotsync - Treo
#usb.generic.autoconnect = "TRUE"
usb.generic.skipSetConfig = "TRUE"
usb.quirks.device0 = "0x0830:0x0061 skip-setconfig, skip-reset"

vmware.log
Aug 17 22:11:13.942: vmx| RemoteUSBVMX: Connected device 0x8000000008300061
Aug 17 22:11:13.942: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 3 USB devices
Aug 17 22:11:13.942: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:11:13.942: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:Palm\ Handheld vid:0830 pid:0061 path:4/1 speed:full family:vendor autoclean:1~~
Aug 17 22:11:13.942: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:Palm\ Handheld vid:0830 pid:0061 path:4/1 speed:full family:vendor deviceType:remote~~
Aug 17 22:11:14.850: vcpu-0| VIDE: (0x1f0) OUTB Cmd 0xb0, Unknown ATA Command on drive 0
Aug 17 22:11:22.165: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 2 USB devices
Aug 17 22:11:22.165: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:11:22.165: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:Palm\ Handheld vid:0830 pid:0061 path:4/1 speed:full family:vendor deviceType:remote~~
Aug 17 22:11:22.329: vmx| SOCKET 7 (287) recv error 0: Success
Aug 17 22:11:22.329: vmx| RemoteUSBVMX: Encountered socket error for device 0x8000000008300061
Aug 17 22:11:22.329: vmx| USB: Disconnecting device 0x8000000008300061
Aug 17 22:11:22.330: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 1 USB devices
Aug 17 22:11:22.330: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:11:23.316: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 2 USB devices
Aug 17 22:11:23.316: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:11:23.316: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:Palm\ Handheld vid:0830 pid:0061 path:4/1 speed:full family:vendor autoclean:1~~
Aug 17 22:13:34.616: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 1 USB devices
Aug 17 22:13:34.616: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:13:35.500: vmx| VMXVmdbLoadUsbDevices: New set of 2 USB devices
Aug 17 22:13:35.500: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:O2\ Micro\ O2Micro\ CCID\ SC\ Reader vid:0b97 pid:7772 path:6/1/2 speed:full family:smart-card~~
Aug 17 22:13:35.500: vmx| USB: Found device ~~name:Palm\ Handheld vid:0830 pid:0061 path:4/1 speed:full family:vendor autoclean:1~~

/var/log/messages
Aug 17 22:11:13 linux-3qsk /usr/sbin/vmware-authd10983: Local connection for remoteDevice established.
Aug 17 22:11:17 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 83
Aug 17 22:11:18 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 83
Aug 17 22:11:22 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 83
Aug 17 22:11:22 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 84
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0830, idProduct=0061
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=5
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: Product: Palm Handheld
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
Aug 17 22:11:23 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
Aug 17 22:13:34 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 84
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 85
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0830, idProduct=0061
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=5
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: Product: Palm Handheld
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
Aug 17 22:13:35 linux-3qsk kernel: usb 4-1: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - July 29, 2009 (OSSI, Isilon, Quatro)

BradyRP — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:59:30 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - July 29, 2009 (VMware)

BradyRP — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:57:52 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - July 29, 2009 (Hay Group)

BradyRP2 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:53:55 GMT

VCB Creating Groups

emintzer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:09 GMT

We use both vRanger (small ESX clusters) and VCB by itself. The VCB alone is due to a large ESX cluster where vRanger would be well overpriced. Once VCB is configured, you just need to script the process and then run the script. Look at the included script in VCB called pre-command.wsf - you can put it into a batch file and just copy the line for each server. This way, you just have to run the batch file.

Would like to attend next meeting

nmessick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:01:15 GMT

What sessions are being done at the July 25th meeting?

Is there a VM based solution to streamline ghosting & deghosting process for desktops or workstations?

tom howarth — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:51:38 GMT

virtualisation is not just limited to the Datacenter. VMware have products aimed at the SMB market space too, have a read here http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/small-business/

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Contributing author for the upcoming book "VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment”. Currently available on roughcuts

Thank you for attending the PAVMUG User Conference

jeanw — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:20:09 GMT

Thank you for attending the Philadelphia Area VMware User Conference on May 19. We hope you found the meeting to be helpful and informative.

We would appreciate you taking a moment to provide us your feedback. We will be using this feedback to improve the program.

Once the survey is completed you will be redirect to the presentations from the event.

Best Regards,

The VMUG Team

PAVMUG Technical User Conference (May 19th Radisson Conference Center)

mehul96 — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:22:55 GMT

My kudos to all those who organized and supported this all day event. It was simply amazing to see 900+ participants, lots of vendors with cool products and very informative breakout sessions. Great Job!!

Mehul Mehta
(VCP)

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2009 (Compellent)

Kristyn — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:56:11 GMT

Compellent Presentation

Kristyn — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:54:46 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - March 26, 2009 (Siemens - JPaul) (Part 2)

BradyRP — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:24:43 GMT

Comm Solutions Company Virtualization and Storage Opportuniies (Philadelphia Area)

Buckalew — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:59:28 GMT

How do I post a job?

I am looking for all-star seasoned virtualization and storage professionalls to join our ever growing practice. These are full-time, carrer type, opportunities. We are looking for experienced, certified, varsity players that are looking for a home and the respect of working in a professional setting. Applicants should live in PA, NJ, or DE. Please send your resumes to:

William F. Buckalew
Vice President, Operations
Comm Solutions Company
140 Quaker Lane
Malvern, PA 19355
610-889-7914 (direct)
610-482-9227 (eFax)
610-889-7900 (Tech Support)
wbuckalew@commsolutions.com

VMWare and Dell EqualLogic Implementation

gramakant — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:50 GMT

Hi Eric:

Separating out Data to another volume will signifcantly reduce the deltas. As you have noticed, system volume will have enormous amount of deltas even though nothing changed. EQ has offline replication which is recommended for the first replication - it replicates to a tape which you can take to remote site and restore.

There is no need to replicate system volumes on a daily basis as they don't change at all unless we install any o/s or software updates. May be you can replicate them on-demand basis (when the production vm is updated) or maintain a set of VMs on the remote site and install o/s of software updates on them when you do the production VMs. I know it is slightly more work but it saves you a lot of bandwidth.

Ram

Job / Career Corner

oreeh — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:11:49 GMT

Post your job here: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/general/lounge

As mentioned earlier: The only forum where job postings are allowed (for now) is the Virtual Lounge.

So please guys stop posting them here!

Oliver Reeh
VMware Communities User Moderator

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2009 (PlateSpin)

BradyRP — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:23:15 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2009 (Siemens - JPaul)

BradyRP — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:27:19 GMT

Virtual event at Sandusky Ohio(Kalahari)?

vrajavad — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:20:08 GMT

Your are welcome Dave.

Live demo request

dconvery — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:50:10 GMT

From what I have seen, just make sure that you allocate enough RAM and processor to each VM running SQL. You should not put mor that 10-12 VMs per VMFS LUN - maybe less is there is high disk I/O on the SQL. There are best practices whitepapers that you should follow for performance, etc. Your best place to start is to do a Capacity Planner analysis of any servers you wish to make virtual. this will guide you in consolidation ratios and give you good performance stats.

You can certainly PM me if you have more questions, but you would probably be better off posting a new question in the forums. That way you will get a bunch of different opinions.

Dave

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If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 20, 2008 (OnStor)

BradyRP — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:13:07 GMT

Did they purchase the wrong hardware

dwilli — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:40:09 GMT

You should be fine, I had a similar system to start with and it worked fine, I am still using it only now it has acceess to the SAN, local storage, and 48gb of memory.

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 23th, 2008 (Vizioncore)

BradyRP — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:59:42 GMT

PAVMUG 2009 Tentative Meeting Schedule

BradyRP — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:51:30 GMT

Anyone using VDI

tom howarth — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:02:53 GMT

basically you need a host that can run ESX server and a bucket full of disk and memory. remember that you do not need to give your guest 4gb of ram and 2CPU's, you will not be able to test Areo under VDI as the virtualised graphics card is not a decent one. but I have many VIsta Guest running under VDM and serving many users.

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VMware Communities User Moderator

p2v 10Mb nic to virtual, I need 1Gb nic- how to change?

rkaye2 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:08:02 GMT

we just upgraded to vcent 2.5

used the "consolidation" icon to p2v an old box, which had a 10mb nic.

any subsequent nic additional gives me a 10 mb nic

i need a 1 Gb nic like other virtuals on our ESX 3.0.x host.

HOW DO I DO IT?

thanks in advance,

ron kaye

csc/uphs

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 25, 2008 (VMware)

BradyRP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:19:41 GMT

Philly User Meetings

BradyRP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:07:36 GMT

To Register for the PAVMUG meeting:

Please visit & complete the registration form at: http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - September 25, 2008 (Dell)

BradyRP — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:06:28 GMT

my screen is frozen

jaybeecityguy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:20:17 GMT

Thanks for the advice. I'm new to this type of thin. I was able to talk to a sales rep and they walked me through the process. I went into the virtual machine at the top of the page, held down the option key on the key board and hit shut machine. Forcing the machine to close. It worked.

Jim

James A. White Sr.
President
J.White & Company
http://www.jwhitecompany.com
O-856 -809-0085
C-609-870-8456

IRQ issue

tom howarth — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:40:04 GMT

Which VMware product are you talking about. and what Siemens model?

Tom Howarth
VMware Communities User Moderator

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - July 24, 2008 (ArraySolutions)

BradyRP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:28:05 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - July 24, 2008 (Riverbed)

BradyRP — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:23:46 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - June 26, 2008 (3PAR)

BradyRP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:43:18 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - June 26, 2008 (Dataram) (White Paper)

BradyRP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:05:35 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - June 26, 2008 (Dataram)

BradyRP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:59:36 GMT

Virtualization Technology Conference 2008

BradyRP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:47:51 GMT

Unlike VTC 2007 which PAVMUG co-hosted with ETC, this year's VTC was hosted only by ETC. Up until about 2 weeks ago, VMware was not even expected to participate in the event. Since VMware was not originally involved in the event, neither was PAVMUG (we are exclusively a VMware User Group).

To receive notice of PAVMUG events, check:
VMware's events website - http://www.vmware.com/a/events/vmug/
PAVMUG Forum - http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmug/us_northeast/philadelphia?view=discussions

PAVMUG meetings are scheduled for June 26th and July 24th @PennState Great Valley 8am - Noon.

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - May 15, 2008 (VMware)

BradyRP — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:25:16 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - May 15, 2008 (vmSight)

BradyRP — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:34:45 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - May 15, 2008 (eVault)

BradyRP — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:42:56 GMT

Creating backup jobs for VCB/TSM/TSM Integration Module

MicroAdmin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:07:52 GMT

I am having the same problem with the Job directory part. What am I supposed to put there and what format?

Every time I run a backup, I keep getting an error in the temp files that says there was some sort of command line error and it does not specify what the error is.

I currently have a ticket open with Vmware support on this too as their seems to be little to no documentation on it.

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2008 (TechTarget)

BradyRP — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:29:14 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2008 (Akorri)

BradyRP — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:27:09 GMT

Do I need to install a MS OS on a new server before I can use VMWare to create virtual servers

BradyRP — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:22:03 GMT

People may be confusing the VMware Virtual Server (hosted server) with ESX Server / VI3 (bare-metal hypervisor). The hosted server needs an O/S platform to run on (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Linux). The bare-metal hypervisor runs directly on the hardware.

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - January 29, 2008 (Deloitte)

BradyRP2 — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:17:02 GMT

Update Manager

jamrodc — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:30:39 GMT

Microsft Patches.

The staus of theVMware tools is ok.

Meeting Sponsorship

dconvery — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:35:42 GMT

Virtus Partners is interested in sponsoring some future PAVMUG meetings. Who is in charge of this?

Dave

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 15, 2007 (Genilogix)

BradyRP — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:17:37 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 25th 2007 - (vKernel)

BradyRP — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:29:33 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - November 15, 2007 (DataSynapse)

BradyRP — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:05:44 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 25th 2007 - vKernel

BradyRP — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:24:48 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 25th 2007 - Siemens Medical Solutions

BradyRP — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:20:59 GMT

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - October 25th, 2007 - AGAMI Systems

BradyRP — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:28:47 GMT

PAVMUG September 28

dconvery — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:05:51 GMT

Thanks for the insight Ray. Now I understand...

Dave

Vendor Contact Information

BradyRP — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:04:14 GMT

In brief, eG will help pinpoint performance issues before users have problems. The eG Monitor for VMware infrastructures will:

Allow you to monitor your ESX servers and know when you are running out of capacity
Monitor every guest OS - from inside and from outside using our patent-pending In-N-Out monitoring technology
Use a single agent to monitor all aspects of your ESX servers
Automatically correlate the performance of your VM infrastructure with your critical business services

click http://www.eginnovations.com/demorequest/demorequest.htm

Ted Miller | 732-761-9000 | ted.miller@eginnovations.com

VMWare Certification

smithg001 — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:40:54 GMT

I recently switched from my employer of 7 years to a new company and the VI3 Cert that I had did a lot to justify the price I demanded as well as get me in the door.

I am sure a lot of people who have taken the exam agree with me that it isn't the best representation of your ability, but it does create a separation between people who say they know VMware and those who have been formally trained for employers.

PAVMUG July 26th Meeting Presentations

BradyRP — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:57:19 GMT

VMware VDI and ACE Presentation - Eric Heck (VMware)

PAVMUG Virtualization Technology Conference Presentations

BradyRP — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:16:29 GMT

Arraya Solutions VTC Presentations

PAVMUG Virtualization Technology Conference (VTC) Photos

BradyRP — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:01:12 GMT

More Photos

Library References

BradyRP — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:33:06 GMT

Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs (Hardcover)
by Barb Goldworm (Author), Anne Skamarock (Author)

Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Wiley (February 12, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471783951
ISBN-13: 978-0471783954

Book Description

Blade server systems and virtualization are key building blocks for Next Generation Enterprise Data centers
Blades offer modular, pre-wired, ultra high-density servers (up to 10x traditional servers) with shared components (power, cooling, switches) reducing complexity and cost, and improving flexibility, availability, manageability, and maintainability
Virtualization enables consolidation of physical servers by allowing many virtual servers to run concurrently on one physical server improving system utilization, reducing the total number of physical servers, reducing costs, and increasing flexibility
This is the first book covering these complementary technologies and how, together, they provide a strong foundation for the future
It examines the history, architectures, features, examples, and user case studies of blade systems and virtualization, and offers guidance and considerations for how to evaluate and implement solutions

From the Back Cover
Get up to speed on blade servers and virtualization

The combination of blade servers and virtualization provides you with the flexibility, high availability, and manageability to deliver services on demand to users anywhere, anytime. Guiding you through these two technologies, this book clearly shows you why they are rapidly becoming key foundation building blocks for the next generation of data centers.

Experts Goldworm and Skamarock explore the benefits of blade servers and virtualization, presenting you with an architectural view of each. They also include an analysis of the major offerings along with case studies and tips for selecting products. This information will help you successfully implement these technologies on your own.

Here's the information to power up your data center

Assess the needs of your company and determine whether blade servers and virtualization are the right choices.
Utilize the specific features of blade server systems and their components.
Analyze the approaches and architectures of various alternatives.
Compare and contrast different vendor solutions in order to make the best selection.
Decide on hardware, system software, and data center facilities.
Gain a better understanding of the trade-offs, pitfalls, and other considerations that must be taken into account.
Learn how to successfully integrate blade servers and virtualization into your production environment.

PQVMUG Tech Conference...THANKS!

MattG — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:52:50 GMT

I would like to thank Ray and everyone else who was involved in setting up today's technology conference. It was a great resource.

Thanks,
-MattG

PAVMUG Virtualization Technology Conference (VTC) - June 11th, 2007

BradyRP — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:24:34 GMT

Attached is a copy of the Virtualization Technology Conference (VTC) Agenda and Session Abstracts.

We will update this information as new information becomes available.

To register for the Virtualization Technology Conference (PAVMUG - Malvern, PA.):
http://act.vmware.com/servlet/campaignrespondent?_ID_=vmwi.2178

Online registration is now closed.
Onsite registration is available and begins at 7:30am

For Hotel resevations:
The Desmond Great Valley is located across the street from Penn State Great Valley. The Hotel has agreed to give anyone staying overnight for the Virtualization Technology Conference BELOW corporate rates if you call to make a reservation before June 1st. Please say that you are in town for the Virtualization Technology Conference in order to get this special rate. The Desmond also provides many other amenities such a free shuttle service to Penn State Great Valley. Here is the link for the Desmond: http://www.desmondgv.com/

Performance Monitoring Tools for VMware

BradyRP — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:49:53 GMT

Veeam Scanner for VMware

Veeam Discover
Veeam Scanner uses a combination of TCP/IP and vmware API to discover all the details of your virtual infrastructure.

Veeam Document
Documenting the virtual infrastructure.

Veeam Control
Veeam Scanner gives you a single point of control of all the virtual machines.

Product Description:
http://www.veeam.com/veeam_scanner.asp

VM Security

BradyRP — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:12:22 GMT

Attached file contains links

We in the security business couldn't help but to take notice of a Gartner press release that went out last week about how virtualization can weaken security. It capped roughly six weeks of press and blog discussions about virtualization and security. To help you make sense of it I've selected a list of what I think is the best feature coverage from across the meda.

Recent Coverage of Virtualization and Security

"Virtualization's New Frontier: Security" - InformationWeek - Larry Greenemeier - March 2007
Larry talks about the benefits and security risks inherent with virtualization, based on recent interviews with security and virtualization experts; the article includes a pros and cons chart for virtualization security.

"VMS Create Potential Risks" - Dark Reading - Kelly Jackson Higgins - February 2007
Kelly interviews Gartner's Neil MacDonald, VMware's Patrick Lin, Matasono's Thomas Ptacek, Security Incite's Michael Rothman and Blue Lane's Allwyn Sequeira in a timely and thorough introduction to the virtualization security discussion.

"Virtualization: The Beginning of the End of Static Security" - Always On - Greg Ness - February 2007
I've been simply overwhelmed by the blogsphere reaction to my mid-February column at Always On. Six virtualization expert blogs have linked to the column and initiated some excellent dialogue. I talk about the 4 critical differences between physical and virtualized infrastructures and what it means for static security solutions. Want to follow the blog discussion? Simply click on the Technorati icon that follows the piece and follow the links!

"VMware Annoints Blue Lane" - Searchservervirtualization.com - Alex Barrett - March 2007
Alex interviewed a wide range of experts, including a leading virtualization consultant about Blue Lane and the impact of virtualization on security. It's obvious that hours of interviews went into her very thorough coverage of the Blue Lane launch. Note: while we don't consider ourselves a patch management vendor, we do protect VMs from remote attacks against unpatched vulnerabilities.

"Blue Lane Shields Virtual Machines" - Network World - Denise Dubie - March 2007
Denise was the first editor to cover the emergence of the application front end, which ultimately became a sizable category with the likes of Cisco, Citrix, F5 and Juniper joining the category through acquisition and/or product extension. It wasn't surprising, therefore, to see her piece get picked up across the IDG global empire.

"Blue Lane Provides Security for Virtual Machines" - InfoWorld - David Marshall - March 2007
If your scanning news and blogs about virtualization its difficult not to run into David. He is typical of InfoWorld's ability to recruit insightful, "no-holds-barred" subject matter experts across multiple categories. David's concise overview of the security challenges of virtualization is easy to read and informative.

Next time I'll share my favorites from the blogsphere, where virtualization and security bloggers have also weighed in. BTW- Neil MacDonald's Gartner report is well worth the read. If you're not a Gartner client and want an excellent analyst introduction to the issues check out this Nemertes report.

Gregory Ness
Blue Lane Technologies
10450 Bubb Road
Cupertino, CA 95014
408.200.5233

P.S. You can always find other research papers and webcasts about patching in our Info Center.

VMcasting

BradyRP — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:32:04 GMT

http://www.vmcasting.org/

VMcasting is an automatic virtual machine deployment mechanism based on RSS2.0 whereby virtual machine images are transferred from a server to a client securely delivering files containing a Technical Specification (http://www.vmcasting.org/vmcastingspec/) and virtual disk image.

The concept of VMcasting is based on the similar concept of Podcasting, the popular trend of audio content delivered via an RSS feed presenting a downloadable or streaming file (often an MP3). With VMcasting, a developer publishes an RSS 2.0 feed where each item describes a release of a particular Virtual Machine Image or Virtual Appliance. The items descriptions may contain release notes or other information about what's new in a particular release. Therefore developers can be easily upgrade or install using a virtual server management system such as Enomalism.

VMware Consolidated Backup

Acts-ssc — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:05:58 GMT

I would like to say I enjoyed attending my first VM users group. I found the vendor presentaions interesting and informative. I found Dan Anderson's "Best Practice" extremely educational. I really would like a copy of that presentation. It would make my life easier when I explain to my superiors what we need to do.

Thank you

Anthony Tucci

PAVMUG Meeting Presentations - 2007-MAR-29

BradyRP — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:48:02 GMT

Agenda:
07:30 08:30 am Continental breakfast
08:30 08:45 am Introduction

08:45 09:30 am Consolidated Backup & Recovery for VMWare Environments
(Todd Forman, DataDomain)

09:45 10:30 am VMWare Consolidated Backup (VCB).
(Dan Anderson, VMWare)

10:45 11:30 am CommVault Data Management Options for VMWare Environments
(Gary Gerenza, CommVault)

11:30 - 12:00 noon Q&A, Meeting Wrap-Up

VMware Authorized Consulting Partner Contact Info

Drew_M — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:28:23 GMT

Virtus Partners
VMware Enterprise Partner
VMware Authorized Consulting Partner
Andrew Merrill
610-239-8100 x252
andrew.merrill@virtuspartners.com

Our team of engineers have completed the stringent technical training and competency programs to earn the distinction of VMware Certified Professionals who have the ability to assess, deploy, and implement a virtual environment. Accreditation has been provided by VMware through its Professional Services Organization.

Please feel free to inquire about our VI3 enterprise demo lab at our office in Plymouth Meeting PA. This demo runs on HP C-Class Blades, P-Class Blades, DL-Class servers, and HP Enterprise Virtual Array shared storage.
Thank you,
Andrew Merrill

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PAVMUG Meeting Presentations - 2006-NOV-16

BradyRP — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:20:35 GMT

Meeting Presentations:
- Cassatt Corporation
- ISM
- VMWare

Vendor Presentation (VDI connection broker)

mnaquin — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:20:38 GMT

I work with a small software company that is a VDI alliance partner. We would like to present our product to the group how would we go about getting scheduled?

Michelle Naquin
mnaquin@sychron.com
512-484-8573

Virtualization Links

BradyRP — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:09:32 GMT

About-Virtualization.com - http://about-virtualization.com/mambo/

AMD Virtualization Technology -
http://enterprise.amd.com/us-en/solutions/consolidation/virtualization.aspx

HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) - http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/258348-0-0-0-121.aspx

Intel Virtualization Technology - http://www.intel.com/technology/computing/vptech/index.htm

IT-Director.com (Virtual Infrastructure) - http://www.it-director.com/channel.php?channelid=13&SESSID=8f3c57935c54dba2d4912a14d87267d9

Run-Virtual - http://www.run-virtual.com/

Search Server Virtualization - http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/

Virtual Strategy Magazine - http://www.virtual-strategy.com/

Virtualization.info - http://www.virtualization.info/

VM Guru - http://www.vmguru.com/

VMProfessional - http://vmprofessional.com/

VMTS - http://www.vmts.net/

VMWareZ - http://www.vmwarez.com/2005/12/virtualization-websites.html

XEN Source.com - http://www.xensource.com/

PAVMUG Meeting Evaluation Surveys

BradyRP — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:58:07 GMT

PAVMUG May 25th Meeting Survey Results

PAVMUG Meeting Presentation - 2006-MAY-25 - Surgient, Inc

BradyRP — Wed, 31 May 2006 23:50:46 GMT

Here are the presentation notes for the Surgient, Inc. Test Lab Automation Using Virtualization.

Virtualization Reference Materials

BradyRP — Mon, 01 May 2006 20:58:12 GMT

Intel Virtualization Technology

PAVMUG Meeting Evaluation Survey Form

BradyRP — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:34:16 GMT

Sample Meeting Evaluation Survey form

Citrix Drive Mapping

vm4all — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:42:30 GMT

Might I suggest you post this out in the regular
forums - perhaps the P2V forum.

I can almost guarantee that you will get more
responses and have better luck solving you issue.

Thanks, I didn't realize it wasn't posted in the general area.

PAVMUG Meeting Agenda - March 30th 2006

RMarquiss — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:52:13 GMT

I think the polling mechanism is broken. I keep being pushed to a login screen (even though VMTN knows I am logged in). Putting my right credentials in returns me to the same login screen.

Solaris on VMware

brushmore — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:15:47 GMT

At the Jan. 26 meeting someone asked about Solaris on VMware. Well I wrote an article that might be helpful to some people:

http://brushmore.blogspot.com/2006/01/installing-opensolaris-on-vmware-draft.html

Please send me any feedback you might have.

Bill
rushmores.net

PAVMUG - January 26th 2006 Meeting

vir2ualjan — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:25:11 GMT

Would someone please look into adding the upcoming event to the link sited below.

To Register for the PAVMUG meeting:

Please visit & complete the registration form at: http://www.vmware.com/vcommunity/usergroups.html

enlarge disk dimension

BrianG — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:28:33 GMT

Yes vmkfstools will allow you to expand the size of the vmdk

Refer to "Using vmkfstools" in the ESX Server Administration and Installation Guide at www.vmware.com/support/esx21/doc/esx21admin_vmvkfstools.html

This command extends the specified VMFS to the specified length.
vmkfstools -X --extendfile #[gGmMkK]

Use this command to extend the size of a disk allocated to a virtual machine, after you have created the virtual machine. The virtual machine that uses this disk file must be powered off when you enter this command. Also, the guest operating system must be able to recognize and use the new size of the disk, for example, by updating the file system on the disk to take advantage of the extra space.

You specify the size in kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes by adding a suffix of k (kilobytes), m (megabytes) or g (gigabytes), respectively.

Caution: This operation makes fundamental, irreversible changes to the virtual machine's disk. Take the precautionary measure of creating a backup copy of the virtual disk prior to continuing.

To resize an existing Windows 2000 virtual disk, for example, execute the following command:
vmkfstools -X 8000M vms:win2000.dsk

This command expands the virtual disk file named win2000.dsk that is stored on a VMFS partition named vms to a size of 8GB.

After expanding the disk file, you must run a partition manipulation tool such as PartitionMagic, Volume Manager or ServerMagic in the virtual machine to expand the partition seen by the virtual machine into the newly created space on the virtual disk.

mount devices

Neilpuck — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:13:30 GMT

Is there a way to share that ext3 directory to all esx servers, or do I have to load my isos onto each esx box?

Microsoft license changes affecting virtual hardware

BradyRP — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:57:56 GMT

Microsoft Licensing Statement regarding Virtual Hardware

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/virtualization_brief.doc

how to mount devices

teletrt — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:28:52 GMT

Hello,
it was very useful, exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks a lot,
ad.

PAVMUG Member Survey Summary Report

BradyRP — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:27:28 GMT

We got a lot of new User Surveys from our 2nd meeting (1/27/2005). We'll aggregate these with the User Surveys from the 1st meeting to see if the trends are shifting any.

Obviously, we can continue to update the information quarterly on a manual basis with each new meeting and new users. If we could get a web-based application going, then people could update their preferences online and we could generate reports periodically.

Should we do a complete re-survey on an annual basis?

Mixing production and non-prod VMs on the same ESX server?

BradyRP — Fri, 20 May 2005 21:00:28 GMT

VLAN Recommendation
I think the minimal VLAN recommendation is:
(1) VMs
(2) Console O/S
(3) VMotion