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Server hardware and virtualization Once you decide to take on a server consolidation project using virtualization, you face a host of data center virtualization infrastructure challenges, including server hardware choices, network optimization, the right processors and memory capacity. You should consider which server would be the best virtualization platform for your environment -- blade servers, rackmount servers, legacy mainframe system or cloud computing platforms -- in terms of the virtualized workloads you will deploy, your data center footprint, and data center power and cooling requirements. You also want an adequate number of networking interface card (NIC) slots and host bus adapters (HBAs) and you need to choose the best networking options for virtual machine traffic, including PCI express, InfiniBand, Ethernet, of Fibre Channel. Choosing the right CPUs and server memory capacity for virtualization is also necessary. This section on server hardware choices for data center virtualization helps you weigh server hardware options and features in terms of cost, performance, reliability, support, interoperability and other factors to optimize server performance and server efficiency. You will learn which server hardware products and features are best suited for production environments, test and development, disaster recovery, high performance computing, and cloud computing, and how to optimize memory, CPU, networking, server configuration and management and virtualization hardware support.



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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.


	Hedge fund tosses Tibco for memory virtualization startup SearchDataCenter.com \| 22 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Memory virtualization startup RNA Networks pools memory resources to improve performance, replacing Tibco at a large hedge fund company


	Users eager to try vNetwork Distributed Switch SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 26 May 2009 ARTICLE - Users have eagerly awaited the VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch in vSphere because of the increasing simplicity it offers network administrators.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 25


	Selecting CPU, processors and memory for virtualized environments 30 Apr 2009 TIP - When choosing CPU and memory for a virtualized environment, consider processor speed, number of cores needed and the type of DIMM you'll use.


	Blades vs. rack servers: Basic purchasing principles still apply 23 Apr 2009 TIP - Both blade servers and rack-mount servers offer advantages in a virtual environment. But whichever host hardware you choose, remember the basic principles of hardware purchasing.


	Hardware purchasing strategies for virtual deployments 27 Mar 2009 TIP - Server hardware is changing rapidly to meet the needs of virtualization software, but which hardware should you buy? An expert explains processors, memory, compatibility and more.


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Hardware for virtualization trends
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 18 Sep 2008
VIDEO - Virtualization expert Rick Vanover surveys the hardware for virtualization offerings and trends at VMworld 2008.

AMD exec discusses virtualization-assist technologies, live migration
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 17 Sep 2008
VIDEO - Margaret Lewis, the director of commercial software at Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), discusses AMD's virtualization-assist technologies, live migration and interoperability issues with Intel.


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	Learning Guide: Servers for virtualization SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 01 Jun 2006 LEARNING GUIDE - This guide introduces the best hardware for virtualization through articles, definitions, tips, white papers and expert advice on how to virtualize on various types of systems.


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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 3


	SPARC 10 Apr 2003 WORD - SPARC (Scalable Processor Architecture) is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture from Sun Microsystems that is based on reduced instruction set computing (RISC). SPARC has become a widely-used architecture for ...


	PowerPC 11 Dec 2003 WORD - PowerPC is a microprocessor architecture that was developed jointly by Apple, IBM, and Motorola. The PowerPC employs reduced instruction-set computing (RISC). The three developing companies have made the PowerPC architecture ...


	AMD 23 Jul 2001 WORD - AMD is the second largest maker of personal computer microprocessors after Intel. They also make flash memory, integrated circuits for networking devices, and programmable logic devices. AMD reports that it has sold over ...


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