All-in-One Guides:Storage for virtualization learning guide
Architecture
Technical tips
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Three ways to virtualize storage
Tip - Data center pros need to know the pros and cons of the three basic methods of storage virtualization.
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Weighing hosted, bare-metal, OS and hybrid server virtualization
Tip - This tip helps you identify the pros and cons of the various server virtualization approaches: hosted, bare-metal, operating system and hybrid.
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What to consider when designing virtual hard disk (VHD) storage
Tip - A key performance concept is VHD file placement. In this tip, Anil Desai looks at some scenarios and recommendations that can have a significant impact on performance.
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How to use network-based storage options to improve virtual machine performance
Tip - In this article, Anil Desai explains how you can use network-based storage options to improve the performance and manageability of VMs running on Microsoft Virtual Server.
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Drive configurations for enterprise-class virtualized array SANs
Ask the Expert - A reader wrote in asking expert Serdar Yegulalp if enterprise-class virtualized array SANs need any special configurations, or if the high spindle-count of the SANs would make up the difference. See how he responded.
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Licensing, performance and storage: The hidden costs of server virtualization, part three
02 Oct 2006
Column - To virtualize or not to virtualize? Before deciding, take a close look at this technology's hidden costs.
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Virtual machines and fibre channel LUNs
Ask the Expert - James Geis explains how fibre channel LUNs connect to virtual machines.
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What is NPIV and why is it important?
Ask the Expert - Storage expert James Geis explains what NPIV is, and how it relates to a virtual storage environment.