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.

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	Monitor VMware ESX with third-party applications 06 Aug 2008 TIP - Performance monitoring tools from Hyperic and Microsoft offer improved analysis over VMware's standard tool set.

	Optimizing Hyper-V performance: Monitoring tips 15 Jul 2008 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.

	Virtual host maintenance and enhancement strategies 03 Mar 2008 TIP - Upgrading a virtual host environment requires advanced planning. Learn why this process is so critical to virtualization's dynamic infrastructure in this tip.

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NEWS: 1 - 3 of 9

	Virtualization goes mainstream, warts and all SearchServerVirtualization.com | 12 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Data center virtualization has become entrenched, and VMware is the overwhelming choice of platform. But managers remain cautious about third-party virtualization management tools.

	Hyperic HQ now manages Citrix XenServer SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - Now available for Citrix XenServer, Hyperic HQ enables administrators to manage physical and virtual machines in a single, integrated view. Hyperic HQ is also available for VMware.

	Neterion et al. address virtualization bottlenecks, with skeptics in tow SearchServerVirtualization.com | 08 Apr 2008 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.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 4

	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.

	Managing Microsoft Virtual Server performance SearchServerVirtualization.com | 20 Jun 2007 SCREENCAST - This screencast provides a live demonstration of how you can manage Virtual Server's weight-based and constraint-based resource allocation tools for optimal VM performance.

	Resource allocation for Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 virtual machines: A screencast SearchServerVirtualization.com | 25 May 2007 SCREENCAST - Anil Desai describes the two methods for VM resource allocation and provides a live demonstration of how you can manage these resources on your test and production host servers.

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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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	Linux, virtualization help bank tackle downtime issues SearchOpenSource.com | 01 Jun 2006 BEST WEB LINK - A healthy dose of Linux and VMware virtualization was all Stonebridge Bank needed to eliminate the downtime issues that plagued its older Windows-only architecture.

	Microsoft Operations Manager Virtual Server Management Pack Microsoft | 01 Jun 2006 BEST WEB LINK - A collection of monitoring alerts for Virtual Server that lets you gather critical performance counters and track events for many important system statistics. Note that this package requires Microsoft Operations Manager 2005; ...

	Virtual Server host clustering step-by-step guide for Virtual Server 2005 R2 Microsoft | 01 Jun 2006 BEST WEB LINK - This document describes a simple configuration where you use Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 to configure one guest operating system, and configure a server cluster that has two servers (nodes), either of which can support ...

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 3

	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 ...

	VSMP (virtual symmetric multiprocessing) 01 Dec 2006 WORD - VSMP (virtual symmetric multiprocessing) is a method of SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) in which two or more virtual processors are mapped inside a single virtual machine or partition. This makes it possible to assign ...

	paravirtualization 12 Oct 2006 WORD - Paravirtualization is an enhancement of virtualization technology in which a guest OS is recompiled prior to installation inside a virtual machine. Paravirtualization allows for an interface to the virtual machine that can ...

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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Virtual machine performance management:  Monitoring and troubleshooting virtual machines, Virtual machine provisioning and configuration, Virtual machine security management, Availability and virtualization, Emerging virtual environment management tools, best practices, Capacity planning for virtualization, Virtual machine storage management, Backup and disaster recovery planning, Integrating physical and virtual environment management, P2V, V2V and V2P migration