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		Analyzing performance in virtualized environments Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 08 Jan 2007 TIP - Want a better way to monitor the performance of your virtual machines? In this tip, Justin Korelc and Ed Tittel take you through the most common monitoring tools.


		Control virtualization chaos with VM management automation Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 22 Mar 2007 TIP - Virtualization veteran Alessandro Perilli sounds off on why virtual machine sprawl happens and why IT shops should automate management of VMs.


		Monitoring virtual machine performance Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 27 Sep 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - Expert Anil Desai fields a user question on monitoring the performance of VMs in your virtual environment.


		How to determine what to virtualize Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 07 Aug 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - In the process of deciding which aspects of your data center should be virtualized? Expert Scott Feuless offers some suggestions in this expert response.


		The rush to fill virtualization management gaps Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 04 Jun 2006 ARTICLE - Significant gaps remain in virtualization management tools needed to optimize those solutions, industry analysts and enterprise users say. But help may be on the way.


	VIRTUAL MACHINE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Optimizing Hyper-V performance: Monitoring tips TIP - Optimally configure Hyper-V virtual machines with tools like Task Manager and by using vendor-supported guest OSes. This tip offers the brass tacks on optimizing Hyper-V.


		Neterion et al. address virtualization bottlenecks, with skeptics in tow ARTICLE - Network interface cards and adapters from Neterion et al. improve virtual machine performance, but skeptics counter that the devices aren't necessary for most virtual environments.


		How to avoid virtual server sprawl: Virtualization planning tools, blade server considerations TIP - Anne Skamarock explains how to avoid virtual server sprawl with consolidation planning toolsets. She also reviews special considerations for consolidating with blades.


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	MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING VIRTUAL MACHINES from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Good tools, practices for VM change management EXPERT RESPONSE - Since virtual machines are so easy to move, tracking change can be a problem. An expert offers up change management tool recommendations and best practices.


		Configuresoft tackles software license compliance on VMware virtual machines ARTICLE - Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Management software is now tied to VMware's VirtualCenter, enabling IT to track compliance on software licensing on VMs.


		Automating VHD recognition in Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 EXPERT RESPONSE - A reader asks why his guest OS does not recognize a new VHD on his network, and whether or not there's a script that can force the guest OS to recognize the VHD automatically.


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	MANAGING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Building and managing a VM library TIP - Virtual machines may be easy to create, move and use, but managing them is a different story. In this tip you'll learn how to prevent server sprawl by creating a VM library.


		Creating an ESX VI3 cluster EXPERT RESPONSE - Site expert Andrew Kutz answers a user question about creating a ESX VI3 cluster for a data center.


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	EMERGING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT TOOLS, BEST PRACTICES from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		ClearCube spin-off goes for piece of Hyper-V's VDI pie ARTICLE - With new integration between Hyper-V and System Center, ClearCube spin-off VDIworks has stepped eagerly into the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) market for Microsoft shops.


		Open Virtual Machine Format to benefit users TIP - Virtualization vendors plan to adopt the Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF), which will make virtual appliances easier to deploy.


		Taking Snapshots with Hyper-V TIP - Point-in-time archives are a snap with the new Hyper-V snapshot tool. Learn how to use this feature in the Management Console to create hierarchies of VM configuration changes.


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	VIRTUAL MACHINE PROVISIONING AND CONFIGURATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Novell virtualization, management save VIST money ARTICLE - In choosing Novell SUSE Xen virtualization and ZenWorks management controls, VIST Financial Corp. has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars.


		VMware with FastScale dynamic provisioning amps Informatica's pre-sales demos ARTICLE - With FastScale and VMware, Informatica can dynamically provision application components on laptops for sales demos, enabling improved performance and more VMs to run per server.


		DynamicOps virtualization management software springs from Credit Suisse's unmet need ARTICLE - When Credit Suisse couldn't find a virtual infrastructure management tool to meet its needs, it developed its own and launched a company to market it.


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	INTEGRATING PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Creating additional Xen virtual network bridges TIP - Configuring additional bridges between virtual machines and physical networks in Xen increases virtual network performance.


		How virtualization impacts IT staff, security and change management TIP - Virtualization breeds three new challenges: reorganizing IT department taskforces, recognizing new security vulnerabilities, and working with a complex change management process.


		Disaster recovery preparedness in virtual environments TIP - Disaster recovery preparedness introduces different requirements in a virtual environment – hypervisor configuration settings and virtual machine snapshots, to name a few.


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	CAPACITY PLANNING FOR VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		Five pitfalls of virtualization, and how to avoid them TIP - This free Info-Tech report highlights five common virtualization implementation challenges and how they can be mitigated.


		Virtual sprawl EXPERT RESPONSE - Learn why virtual sprawl is a problem in virtual environments and how it happens in this expert response from Scott Feuless.


		Storage management in virtual environments TIP - This tip helps keep a storage management strategy on track by outlining how to assign virtual workloads, select storage methods and monitor storage resources.


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	VIRTUAL MACHINE SECURITY MANAGEMENT from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		DynamicOps virtualization management software springs from Credit Suisse's unmet need ARTICLE - When Credit Suisse couldn't find a virtual infrastructure management tool to meet its needs, it developed its own and launched a company to market it.


		With VM security at the fore, security software vendors respond ARTICLE - Virtual machines are more vulnerable than virtualization vendors let on, but that doesn't mean new security software can solve VM vulnerabilities.


		Altor Networks secures VMware virtual machines with firewall, analyzer ARTICLE - Newcomer Altor Networks has developed products to control intervirtual machine communication with its network analyzer and firewall offerings.


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	AVAILABILITY AND VIRTUALIZATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		SteelEye real-time replication runs on Citrix XenServer ARTICLE - Got Citrix XensServer? SteelEye offers real-time replication software to make a Xen environment highly available and to enable virtual machine migration.


		Egenera I/O virtualization software to ship with Dell PowerEdge servers ARTICLE - Dell will offer Egenera PAN Manager software on its PowerEdge servers to enrich management offerings.


		XenServer gains fault tolerance with Marathon Technologies ARTICLE - Marathon Technologies' fault-tolerant software for physical servers now keeps Citrix XenServer virtual machines up and running during hardware failures.


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	P2V, V2V AND V2P MIGRATION from SearchServerVirtualization.com


		OEM + old machine + P2V migration = Murphy's law NEWS - Contributor Joe Foran takes a look at P2V migration in machines with OEM components.


		Putting virtual appliances on physical hardware EXPERT RESPONSE - Expert Anil Desai answers a user question about P2V tools.


		Sifting through P2V conversion tools. EXPERT RESPONSE - Site expert Anil Desai answers a user question dealing with the different P2V tools on the market today.


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