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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	Evaluating virtualization management diagnostic tools 27 May 2009 TIP - Newly available storage and application performance management tools identify the root causes of performance bottlenecks, letting you boost your virtual deployment's performance.

	Virtual performance management tools' must-have features 20 May 2009 TIP - The best virtualization management tools feature must-have capabilities, including cross-domain performance data. Discover critical features for optimizing virtual infrastructure.

	Virtual systems management efficiency: Improving admin-to-VM ratios 06 May 2009 TIP - Decreasing admin-to-virtual machine ratios can boost virtual systems management efficiency and IT productivity. An expert explains how to use VSM tools to improve this metric.

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	F5 Networks adds vSphere, vCenter integration: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com | 02 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - In today's news in brief, F5's BIG-IP appliances add VMware's vSphere 4 and vCenter support, and more.

	Microsoft OKs virtualized SQL Server clusters: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com | 19 May 2009 ARTICLE - In an about-face, Microsoft will now support failover clustering for SQL Server instances running in a virtual machine.

	Distributed Power Management to bring power efficiency to vSphere SearchServerVirtualization.com | 06 May 2009 ARTICLE - The Distributed Power Management feature in VMware vSphere will bring benefits to IT shops that suffer from regular server downtime.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 8

	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.

	SearchServerVirtualization.com Products of the Year 2008 SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 Oct 2008 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - SearchServerVirtualization.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product.

	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 4

	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:  Capacity planning for virtualization, P2V, V2V and V2P migration, Virtual machine monitoring, troubleshooting and alerting, Virtual machine provisioning and configuration