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Hypervisors
The Top 5 Enterprise Type 1 Hypervisors You Must Know
Before we list the top 5 enterprise type 1 hyerpvisors, you might be wondering, "what is a type 1 hypervisor"? If you don't already know, read our post What Is a Type 1 Hypervisor? A hypervisor is so… Read More
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Hypervisors
Clearing the Confusion - vSphere Virtual Cores, Virtual Sockets, and Virtual CPU (vCPU)
This is a topic that I have been confused on more than once. I would read the help documentation and the VMware KB article, thought I understood it and later say "wait, what?" First, let's look at… Read More
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Hypervisors
vSmackdown! vSphere 5.1 vs. Hyper-V 2012
Twenty years ago, the fight was Novell vs. Microsoft as Microsoft's upstart Windows NT server operating system decimated Novell's handsome share of the server market. Ten years ago, the war shifted… Read More
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VMware Fling: vCenter 5.1 Pre-Install Check Script
If you’ve ever done an upgrade to vCenter 5.1, you know there can be a lot of caveats. The vCenter 5.1 install is a little more involved than previous upgrades. Luckily there is a VMware fling a… Read More
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Hypervisors
Installing vCenter SSO on a Remote Database Server
vCenter 5.1 now comes with a Single Sign On Service that enables you to have SSO capabilities for VMware products. SSO is required for vCenter installation in version 5.1 and will probably continue… Read More
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Hypervisors
Handy Backdoor Tricks for Mounting Hyper-V VHDs
I’ve always been a fan of learning a new thing as it specifically solves a problem for me. One example was learning the netsh command so that I could easily turn off Windows Firewall, which it’s a… Read More
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Installing vCenter 5.1 Using the Simple Install
There are a couple ways to install the new vCenter 5.1 update 1. You can do a simple install which installs the Single Sign On Service, Inventory Service, and vCenter itself in the simplest way. Y… Read More
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Hypervisors
What Is a Type 1 Hypervisor?
Sometimes called a "bare metal hypervisor" or "native" because it runs directly on a bare metal physical server, a type 1 hypervisor has direct access to the hardware. With a type 1 hypervisor, there… Read More
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Hypervisors
vSphere with Operations Manager (vSOM) 101
In the new VMware vSphere (starting with 5.1 and above), VMware includes the vCenter Operations Manager Foundation Edition with every version of vSphere, starting with vSphere Essentials Plus and abov… Read More
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Hypervisors
How to Download for Hyper-V Server 2016 Free Edition
Note: This post has been updated to cover the latest version of Hyper-V Server 2016. Like the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (free edition), there is also a free edition of Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V… Read More
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Hypervisors
How to Run VMware vSphere ESXi in Fusion
Want to learn vSphere? Test vSphere? Prepare for your VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification? Running VMware vSphere inside a local desktop hypervisor such as VMware Fusion or VMware Workst… Read More
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Understanding the Top 4 Performance Metrics in vSphere
vSphere environments can be complex beasts that require a lot of attention and ongoing tuning to get “just right.” When it comes to ensuring the ongoing acceptable performance of that vSphere en… Read More
By Keith Ward
