Virtual machine performance management

MUST READ Networking and availability considerations with virtual servers TIP - Granting priorities to some servers over others is important for high availability in a virtual environment, as is network redundancy and isolation, when necessary. Virtual sprawl EXPERT ANSWER - Why is virtual sprawl a problem? Prevent server crashes with application virtualization TIP - Untamed applications can crash important servers. Application virtualization and containers can solve the problem. How AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology works TIP - Find out how AMD-V technology has changed the way processors and guest virtual machines interact in addition to other new features. Get started with Intel VT TIP - If you suffer from problems that limit virtualization performance, study these tips on how Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) can help solve them.

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	The top four Hyper-V virtualization problems that plague admins 05 Nov 2009 TIP - While Microsoft's Hyper-V R2 has made great strides, some problems still plague admins. Here are four issues with Hyper-V that continue to plague virtualization administrators.

	Four less-known mistakes that can kill Hyper-V environments 05 Nov 2009 TIP - With each Hyper-V release, virtualization best practices evolve. Here are four lesser-known mistakes that can kill virtual machine performance in Hyper-V environments.

	How to improve security in Hyper-V virtual networks Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com | 14 Oct 2009 TIP - Virtual switches in Microsoft's Hyper-V and other virtualization platforms don't have all the capabilities of physical switches, but there are ways to improve network security.

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	Top server virtualization challenges: Backups and bottlenecks SearchServerVirtualization.com | 09 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Backing up virtual machine data, managing storage and I/O bottlenecks are major challenges of server virtualization, according to the 'Virtualization Decisions 2009' survey.

	Virtualization management tool adoption stalls SearchServerVirtualization.com | 08 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Whether it's the economic downturn or a perceived lack of need, IT managers aren't buying third-party management tools for their virtualization environments.

	Virtualization Decisions 2009 Purchasing Intentions Survey results SearchServerVirtualization.com | 29 Sep 2009 SURVEY - VM deployments are on the rise, VMware and Microsoft have pulled away from the competition in the server virtualization market, and desktop virtualization is still catching on.

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	Microsoft Hyper-V R2 administration and management guide SearchServerVirtualization.com | 18 Aug 2009 LEARNING GUIDE - This Hyper-V R2 guide features in-depth technical advice on using Microsoft's new virtualization hypervisor.

	Virtualization capacity planning strategy guide SearchServerVirtualization.com | 02 Jul 2009 GUIDE - Has a lack of strategic capacity planning taken a toll on your virtual servers' performance? This guide covers tools, tasks and best practices for virtual server capacity planning.

	Improving performance: Virtualization management guide SearchServerVirtualization.com | 18 Aug 2008 LEARNING GUIDE - This guide offers resources and advice on setting benchmarks, server performance requirements, VirtualCenter's mapping feature to depict your infrastructure and more.

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WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2

	Managing Real-World Virtualization: VM Profiling and Load Distribution - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   26 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   In part two of this four-part webcast series from SearchServerVirtualization.com, you'll get information on how to profile your virtual machines to optimize performance.

	VM Performance Tuning - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   05 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Attend this expert webcast to learn about the most common Virtual Machine (VM) performance challenges and how to overcome them.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 6

	Intel VT 27 Oct 2009 WORD - What is Intel VT? Intel VT (Virtualization Technology) is the company's hardware assistance for processors running virtualization platforms. Intel VT includes a series of extensions for hardware virtualization. The Intel ...

	AMD-V 27 Oct 2009 WORD - What is AMD-V? AMD-V (AMD virtualization) is a set of hardware extensions for the X86 processor architecture. Advanced Micro Dynamics (AMD) designed the extensions to perform repetitive tasks normally performed by software ...

	virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) 06 Apr 2007 WORD - Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is the practice of hosting a desktop operating system within a virtual machine (VM) running on a centralized server. VDI is a variation on the client/server computing model, sometimes ...

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Virtual machine performance management:  Capacity planning for virtualization, P2V, V2V and V2P migration, Virtual machine monitoring, troubleshooting and alerting, Virtual machine provisioning and configuration