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September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11
Hyper-V 3.0 shared-nothing live migration a boon for small shops

Shared-nothing live migration in Hyper-V 3.0 will improve small IT shops’ planned maintenance prospects, but the technology comes with some limits.
March 23, 2009 23 Mar'09
The 10 best virtual infrastructure management tools

Virtual infrastructure management tools have flooded the market, but only 10 make our expert's list. Learn about the capabilities and benefits of these 10 tools.
November 06, 2008 06 Nov'08
AMD demos live migration between Intel and AMD processors

For the first time, AMD and Red Hat demonstrated that live migration of virtual machines across AMD and Intel Xeon-based servers is possible. To date, live migration has been possible only between similar processor families.

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physical to virtual (P2V)

Physical to virtual (P2V), also called hardware virtualization, refers to the migration of physical machines to virtual machines (VMs). Continue Reading
virtual to virtual (V2V)

Virtual to virtual (V2V) refers to the migration of an operating system (OS), application program and data from a virtual machine (VM) or disk partition to another virtual machine or disk partition. Continue Reading
virtual to physical (V2P)

Virtual to physical (V2P) involves transferring or porting a virtual machine (VM) onto a physical machine. Continue Reading

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Why and how to migrate cloud VMs back on premises

Before migrating back on premises, do your research on potential expenses, like licensing costs and egress charges, and consider investing in a migration tool. Continue Reading
Consider these tips when migrating Azure VMs to Hyper-V

Microsoft makes it easy to migrate Azure VMs to Hyper-V, but there are some post-migration cleanup tasks you need to complete before using the VMs in production. Continue Reading
Answers to your burning DRS load-balancing questions

VMware's DRS is able to move virtual machines from an overloaded host to one with more space -- as long as there are no hiccups. Administrators can prevent any miscues by being prepared. Continue Reading

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Get familiar with the basics of vMotion live migration

VMware's vMotion simplifies the process of VM live migration. To use it properly, familiarize yourself with requirements for network bandwidth, host sizes and how it works. Continue Reading
Windows Server 2008 end of life means it's time to move

Your organization has a few options to migrate from unsupported Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 systems to avoid becoming another cyberattack statistic. Continue Reading
VMware HCX improves VM mobility between vSphere clusters

VMware developed HCX to help customers move to VMware Cloud on AWS. HCX has since evolved as an offering and now enables VM and app migration between any two vSphere clusters. Continue Reading

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Microsoft deprecates the SCVMM P2V feature: Now what?

SCVMM 2012 R2 no longer supports P2V, but Microsoft didn't leave virtual administrators completely in the dark. Continue Reading
How Storage vMotion works under the hood

VMware makes moving a VM from one datastore to another simple with Storage vMotion, but the details of how the feature works are more complex. Continue Reading
Should you use CredSSP or Kerberos authentication for Live Migration?

Hyper-V admins need to choose between CredSSP or Kerberos authentication for Live Migration. Find out which is more secure and easier to use. Continue Reading