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Virtualized clusters and high performance computing

• Myths persist about virtualizing high performance computers

  Recent evidence shows virtualization is a viable option for high performance computers today. 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

• 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

• Handle changing server workloads by employing high-performance GPUs

  Graphics capabilities have long been an important feature of PCs, but today's data centers are also deploying high-performance GPUs for servers. Continue Reading

• Gaining control of KVM VMs in a manual HA environment

  High availability has clear benefits, but what about HA without a cluster file system? You may want to opt for a manual HA environment instead.Continue Reading

• Cluster Shared Volumes and virtual storage provisioning decisions

  Many data centers turn to Cluster Shared Volumes to manage resources. But proper virtual storage provisioning rests on multiple factors.Continue Reading

• Configuring and provisioning production-ready SMB 3.0 storage

  Yes, SMB 3.0 can go beyond test environments. But before you can take SMB 3.0 storage into production, there are a few things you need to tackle.Continue Reading

• Using LXC to create virtual containers in SUSE Enterprise Linux

  Creating virtual containers with LXC may trump hypervisor-based virtualization -- especially if you want to run multiple instances of the same OS.Continue Reading

• New virtual data center design decisions with Hyper-V 3.0

  IT pros are presented with new virtual data center design options, thanks to new feature in Hyper-V 3.0. So which architecture will you choose?Continue Reading

• Using SCVMM PowerShell cmdlets to customize Hyper-V live migrations

  SCVMM PowerShell cmdlets add granular flexibility to Hyper-V’s baseline Live Migration technology. These SCVMM cmdlets will improve performance and reduce administration effort.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

• Virtual server cluster size: What’s the magic number?

  Just because you can put a lot of hosts in a cluster doesn’t mean you should. Right-sizing a virtual server cluster is a difficult endeavor.Continue Reading

• Top six server load balancing gotchas

  Virtual machine configurations can affect server load balancing. If you want resources balanced among your hosts, consider disk drives, affinity, storage and other factors.Continue Reading