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Virtualized clusters and high performance computing

• Can overprovisioned VMs make five 9s availability possible?

  Virtualization makes a highly available environment possible and practical by running parallel instances. This overprovisioned model can be cheaper than using special hardware. Continue Reading

• The relationship between VM clustering and high availability

  Server failure can cause devastating setbacks and cost businesses untold amounts each year. Avoid the dangers of disaster recovery with VM clusters and high availability. Continue Reading

• What are the vSphere clustering requirements?

  What are the hardware and software requirements for server clustering with vSphere 5.5? Continue Reading

• Tidy up your infrastructure with virtualization host groups

  Use these strategies for grouping virtualization host servers to make sure your data center stays organized and easy to manage. Continue Reading

• What does N+1 redundancy mean?

  In data centers, N+1 redundancy is used to express the idea that a system should be designed to withstand the loss of a component. Continue Reading

• Pods fit for virtualization, but bring HA clustering challenges

  Converged infrastructure pods are a good option for virtualization, but administrators must decide whether simplicity is worth a clustering headache.Continue Reading

• The 'what, where and why' of VMCS shadowing

  When performance issues strike systems hosting multiple VMMs, VMCS shadowing comes to the rescue.Continue Reading

• When your high availability architecture should include OS protection

  Adding OS-level high availability on top of an existing HA system may seem like overkill, but certain circumstances necessitate extra protection.Continue Reading

• Four quick tips for troubleshooting Microsoft Hyper-V cluster problems

  Having trouble with your Microsoft Hyper-V cluster? These troubleshooting tips can help you identify and fix the problem.Continue Reading

• Hardware migration: How server clustering can help you ditch old hosts

  Getting rid of obsolete hardware is no easy task, but with a hardware migration, you can move VMs to new hosts with little downtime.Continue Reading

• Server cluster sizing: How many VMs is too many?

  Even server clustering has its limits. Hypervisors and hardware can restrict how many hosts and VMs a server cluster can hold.Continue Reading

• Configuring nodes with open source cluster resource management tools

  Open source cluster resource management has cost-effective tools for building high-availability environments.Continue Reading

• Egenera enhances PAN Manager, courts OEMs

  Egenera Inc.'s PAN Manager virtualization software now includes features that enable it to be added to other management software suites, and OEMs have been courted as resellers.Continue Reading

• VMware inspires IT managers with new uses

  Server consolidation isn't the only thing you can do with VMware virtualization software; IT managers are discovering all sorts of ways you can use the technology.Continue Reading

• With ACE 2.0 beta, VMware tackles desktop management

  VMware says the latest version of its client-side desktop virtualization suite can help IT managers regain control of unmanaged desktops.Continue Reading