Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
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This article is part of the November 2009, Vol. 16 issue of Software licensing and support, virtualization and the cloud
Ongoing maintenance and upgrades to host systems can be a challenge to the virtualization administrator. Making significant changes to a virtual environment is a tactical process that requires planning Whether its the additional storage or enhancements to virtualization platform operating systems, this tip offers a managed upgrade strategy for eventless implementations. The system landscape is always in a state of flux. Changed your mind on your storage connectivity, or added network interfaces for additional connectivity? Increased memory on your host systems, or rethought your virtual machine provisioning process? The dynamics of system administration are multiplied by virtual machines (VMs). What makes virtual environments unique is that their scope is increased from the host system perspective. In my environment, each virtual host system currently houses around 25 virtual machines. Therefore, if maintenance is required on a host system, accommodations need to be made for those systems. Migrating virtual machines to other hosts to perform maintenance is a... Access >>>
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Software license management for virtual environments and the cloud
by Chris Wolf
Understanding software licensing and support policies for virtualized and cloud environments is a key requirement for all virtualization projects.
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Virtualization problems: When good deployments go bad
So you've rolled out virtualization and things are going smoothly. Think you're in the clear? Not so fast. Virtualization problems can strike at any time, and for many reasons.
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Software license management for virtual environments and the cloud
by Chris Wolf
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Virtual host maintenance and enhancement strategies
by Rick Vanover
Upgrading a virtual host environment requires advanced planning. Our expert outlines a strategy and explains why this process is so critical to virtualization's dynamic infrastructure.
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Virtual host maintenance and enhancement strategies
by Rick Vanover
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