Storage for virtualization

HIGHLIGHTS

	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.
	Leveraging storage replication for VM disaster recovery TIP - If you're sizing up storage solutions for DR in a virtual environment, the issues are vendor support, storage architecture, replication options, deduplication and recovery options.
	Server virtualization may have big disaster recovery payoff TIP - The biggest impact of server virtualization may be in disaster recovery, specifically in improving the recovery time of applications that you wouldn't dedicate a standby server to.

SUBTOPICS

	Architecture Part one of our All-in-One-Guide on storage and server virtualization discusses the architectural considerations for virtualized storage environments. Learn about various architectural challenges posed by storage in the virtualized environment, browse our expert responses on important ... Technical tips
	Operations/Management Part two of the storage and virtualization All-in-One Guide offers tips, expert advice and a PDF download about storage management in virtual environments. Learn how to avoid storage-related bottlenecks and more. Technical tips
	Backup considerations in virtual environments Choosing backup systems and processes for virtual environments becomes more critical as organizations begin running mission-critical production workloads on their virtual platforms. These tips offer advice to help IT managers ensure that virtual machines are at least as well protected as ... Technical tips
	Disaster recovery Explore the final chapter of the storage and virtualization All-In-One guide and learn how virtualization can improve your disaster recovery plan. You'll find technical tips, webcasts and podcasts about disaster recovery with VMware on blades, virtual machine backup best practices, and a ... Technical tips

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Storage for virtualization:  VMware on Windows, Virtualization: 2006 top five how-tos, VMware, Alessandro Perilli's step-by-step virtualization guide, Xen, Beginner's virtualization guide