Tips

Tips

• Export an AWS instance to your hypervisor

  There are specific limitations you need to keep in mind when exporting an AWS instance to your hypervisor, but, otherwise, the process is pretty straightforward.  Continue Reading

• Perform a Hyper-V health check with these PowerShell commands

  Get reports on the general health status of Hyper-V hosts and VMs running on Hyper-V hosts, as well as information on installed roles and features with PowerShell commands.  Continue Reading

• How to choose between replacing and upgrading servers

  Be sure to research the risks and rewards of either replacing or upgrading servers and virtualization hosts before deciding which option is the right choice for your environment.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud: What it is, what it does and hybrid cloud use cases

  Hybrid cloud is one of the biggest buzzwords in IT today, but what exactly is a hybrid cloud, and how should you implement it? Learn that and more with this hybrid cloud primer.  Continue Reading

• Packstack deploys OpenStack components quickly and efficiently

  Developed by Red Hat's RDO OpenStack community, Packstack simplifies the OpenStack installation process by deploying OpenStack components automatically.  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

• How will VMs access solid-state drive storage in your data center?

  Solid-state storage is becoming more affordable and, as a result, more popular. Find out how to improve SSD storage performance by keeping operations close to the hardware.  Continue Reading

• Nine steps to a successful Hyper-V to VMware migration

  Before you migrate from Hyper-V to VMware, you should take a comprehensive inventory, set an agreed-upon schedule and communicate the potential impact to all relevant parties.  Continue Reading

• Nested virtualization offers flexibility and cost savings

  Although you can run into hypervisor and OS compatibility issues when trying to implement nested virtualization, if you do your due diligence, you'll realize significant benefits.  Continue Reading

• Monitor an environment with Simple Network Management Protocol

  Monitoring a large or complex environment can be a major undertaking, but the right technology can make it a more straightforward process. That's where SNMP comes in.  Continue Reading

• Address these storage issues to help find bottlenecks

  Drive configuration, server connection and storage backplanes are all things that can affect application latency. Start with these items when looking for storage bottlenecks.  Continue Reading

• Should your virtualization hosts be configured as Nano Servers?

  In most cases, running Hyper-V on Nano Servers, which have a smaller footprint than server cores, will result in significant performance and patch management benefits.  Continue Reading

• Identify bottlenecks and resolve VM performance problems

  Some of the infrastructure components behind slow performance include CPU, memory and networking. These tips will help you find and eliminate those bottlenecks.  Continue Reading

• Explore the benefits of deploying Windows Server 2012 SOFS with SCVMM

  There are two ways to deploy the Microsoft Scale-Out File Server, but only one method reduces install time, uses fewer IT resources and simplifies SOFS management.  Continue Reading

• Recognize and address application performance issues

  When monitoring your environment, you need to know the difference between bottlenecks and faults and understand performance data and application limits.  Continue Reading